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2013 Beaver Community Fair offered free samples, introduced incoming students to campus and local selections By Kaitlyn Kohlenberg The Daily Barometer
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Kevin Klein, a senior in mechanical engineering, aims for the dunk tank’s target at Friday’s Beaver Community Fair.
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Marcus Hall, a freshman in electrical engineering, plays Humans vs. Zombes in the MU quad during the Beaver Fair.
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Mackenzie Hoy, a member of the Memorial Union Program Council, sits in the dunk tank.
The sunshine bathed students in light and warmth as they explored the tables and booths lining the paths of the Memorial Union Quad. More than 200 booths and tables were set up Friday for the annual Beaver Community Fair, which showcases student organizations, Oregon State University departments, local businesses, non-profits and other Corvallis-based entities. This was the first year the German Club presented a table at the fair. Club members offered lollipops, information about their club and a fun “How German Are You?” quiz. German instructor Catherine Liggett said the club was still trying to gain more student involvement, and they’d had luck at other fair-like events. “We’ve had a lot of success here at the (Beaver Community Fair),” Liggett said. “We had 71 people take our quiz, ‘How German Are You?’ and it was really fun. There was a lot of interest.” Other booths represented organizations that have been established on campus for several years. The sustainability office stays more in the background, but office workers attend as many OSU events as they can, according to Garin Anderson, a junior in construction engineering who worked a table at Friday’s fair. “What we really like to do with students is push alternate transportation See FAIR | page 2
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The People’s Republic of China honored an Oregon State University professor with the Friendship Award of China, the highest civic award for non-Chinese scientists. Brett Tyler, a professor in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology and the director of the Center for Genome Research and Biocomputing at OSU, received the award on Sept. 29. Tyler led a collaborative research effort in the United States, China and Europe. More than a decade Tyler of research has allowed for many new advancements to combat the world’s most devastating plant diseases. The USDA awarded nearly $10 million
to Tyler and his partners to research soybean crops in the U.S. The research program focuses on oomycetes, a plant pathogen that can cause serious diseases. Tyler has Chinese partners in the research effort. Yunchao Wang from Nanjing and Weixing Shan from the Northwest Agricultural and Forestry University have partnered with Tyler on disease resistance work in soybean and potato breeding. U.S. and Chinese government funding has allowed for exchange students and content sharing between the two nations. Resistance genes for oomycetes are now being used in commercially available crops, an effort that can be attributed to the work of Tyler and his partners. managing@dailybarometer.com
Students, anyone with Dixon Rec. membership can shoot at the club’s firing range Sundays, Tuesdays
“What we do in the safety trainings is applicable to all firearms in all situations,” said Lucas, a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering with a minor in economics. There are three safety rules that Lucas and the other five officers repeat throughout the evening. By Megan Campbell Rule number one: Always keep the gun pointed in The Daily Barometer a safe direction. It’s all about safety. This is the most important rule. A “safe direction” “I always like having people listen to the safety rules varies. While transporting from the vault to the firing again, again, again and again,” said Stephen Lucas, the Pistol Club’s president. “The most important thing line, point the pistol up toward the ceiling. Down range that someone can walk out of our range knowing is the is the safe direction to point the pistol while at the firing line. Pointing the pistol to the ground or down is not a three safety rules.” While the club allows students and anyone with safe direction: toes. Rule number two: Always keep the gun unloaded a Dixon Recreation Center membership to use the until ready to use. 16-lane firing range, Pistol Club officers’ number one If your hand is on the gun, you are using the gun. priority is educating people about firearm safety. Rule number three: Always keep your finger off the General hours of operation are Sunday and Tuesday trigger until ready to fire. from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. This is the most common bad habit Lucas observes. Before anyone is allowed to fire the Ruger semiThis occurs with both experienced shooters — who may automatic MK-II and MK-III, which the club provides, have picked up poor habits due to the lack of formal everyone must go through training. See PISTOL | page 2 Safety trainings are from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. n
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ing whiskey and blew a 0.208 percent blood-alcohol content. The female was cited with a Minor-in-Possession.
Canceled shopping spree A 19-year-old Oregon State University student allegedly attempted to steal a black Adidas hat, a black Nike sweatshirt, an orange Nike Dri-Fit shirt, black Nike shorts and a textbook access code from the OSU Beaver Store for a total of $329.74. The suspect was booked for Theft II.
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was no attempt to enter into the building. Don Draper would be proud Hammer time Around 11:35 p.m., troopers were called A hammer was found on the floor in to Poling Hall after there was a report of Weniger 129 along with broken glass from alcohol poisoning. An 18-year-old female a window. Authorities concluded it was was found in her room and was allegedly thrown through the window, but there very intoxicated. She admitted to drinkFriday, October 4
Blacking hard A male, 19, was reported passed out in the Callahan lobby. When authorities arrived, he wasn’t there but witnesses said he was heading south toward 13th Street. After a search, troopers found him and talked to him about what had happened. The male allegedly didn’t remember being in Callahan and blew a 0.167 on the breath test. He was cited with a Minor-in-Possession. managing@dailybarometer.com
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EUGENE — A man was jailed Thursday night after a stabbing in Alton Baker Park in Eugene, but a prosecutor said Friday that he wasn’t ready to file formal charges in the case. Jeffrey Loyd Howard, 54, was arrested on suspicion of second-degree assault after Eugene police investigators identified him as a suspect in the stabbing of a man who called 911 at 10:02 p.m Thursday. Officers found the injured man underneath a covered shelter in the park. He had been stabbed several times and suffered wounds that were “significant but not life-threatening,” police spokeswoman Melinda McLaughlin said. The 52-year-old man reported that he had been stabbed after intervening in a dispute between Howard and another person, McLaughlin said. Officers found Howard in the park and arrested him without a struggle, McLaughlin said. Howard was still being held in the Lane County Jail on Friday afternoon, but was expected to be released after prosecutors decided against immediately charging him with a crime. “It needs more investigation,” Lane County Deputy District Attorney David Schwartz said of the case. Medics took the injured man to PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield for treatment. The three people involved in the incident are listed in police reports as being transients, McLaughlin said.
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SPRINGFIELD — A Springfield bartender won big this week, when a Keno ticket given to her as a tip turned out to be worth $17,500. Aurora Kephart, 25, who has worked at Conway’s Restaurant and Lounge in Springfield’s Thurston neighborhood for almost four years, often receives unplayed Keno tickets as tips from a bar regular. On Tuesday evening, the male patron, who wishes to remain anonymous, bought a handful of Keno tickets and asked Kephart to choose the two she wanted. When she checked the numbers, Kephart’s first ticket won $5. Then the second yielded the big prize. “The look on his face was incredible,” Kephart said. “I automatically handed it back to him; it was his ticket.” But the patron wouldn’t take the ticket and made Kephart sign it, so that she would be the only one able to collect the prize. “The reaction (in the bar) was crazy,” she said. “Everyone was
so amped up. I mean how often does that happen somewhere like Thurston? “The bar is 80 percent regulars, so everyone knows everyone. People were so excited for me.” With the bar busy, Kephart says she went right back to work, her brain “scrambled” by the big prize. The next day, she claimed her prize at the Oregon Lottery office in Salem. Kephart says she gave the anonymous patron a percentage of her winnings. “I just couldn’t not give him some of it,” she said. As for her share of the money, Kephart says she’s planning to buy a new couch and to save the rest. Those modest plans have earned her plenty of teasing from the Conway’s regulars. But, as luck would have it, Kephart says she had spent the day Tuesday looking for a new couch, only to be deterred by the high prices. “I never realized how expensive couches were,” she said. “Instead of waiting till Christmas or later, now I can buy something I really need.”
Calendar Monday, Oct. 7 Events Interfraternity Council (IFC), times vary, Corvallis. Chapter Events. The 19 IFC fraternities will host a variety of events for interested men to meet brothers.
Tuesday, Oct. 8 Meetings ASOSU Senate, 7pm, MU 211. ASOSU weekly Senate meeting.
Events Interfraternity Council (IFC), times vary, Corvallis. Chapter Events. The 19 IFC fraternities will host a variety of events for interested men to meet brothers.
Wednesday, Oct. 9 Meetings ASOSU House of Representatives, 7pm, MU 211. ASOSU weekly House meeting.
Events Interfraternity Council (IFC), times vary, Corvallis. Chapter Events. The 19 IFC fraternities will host a variety of events for interested men to meet brothers. OSU Socratic Club, 7pm, Milam Auditorium. Hosting a dialogue on “Buddhism and the Teachings of Jesus,” where two speakers present divergent views. Free and open to the public.
Thursday, Oct. 10 Events Interfraternity Council (IFC), times vary, Corvallis. Chapter Events. The 19 IFC fraternities will host a variety of events for interested men to meet brothers.
Friday, Oct. 11 Meetings Anime Club, 6:30-9:30pm, ALS Rm. 4001. First meeting for the term. We will be discussing club activities, fundraisers and the club trip, and will be watching anime.
Events Interfraternity Council (IFC), times vary, Corvallis. Chapter Events. The 19 IFC fraternities will host a variety of events for interested men to meet brothers.
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PISTOL n Continued from page 1 training — and newcomers. Apart from being open for members and casual shooters on Sundays and Tuesdays, the club also has a competitive club sports team. The team meets Fridays at the same time. A goal Jordan Jones, Pistol Club coach, hopes to meet this year is to receive an invitation to the national competition. The team competes during winter term. Lucas said “it’s not hard to get an invite” to join the team. Any member of the club can be on the team. There are no tryouts or qualifications necessary. Lucas said the officers look for members who exhibit a clear knowledge of the safety rules. Safety trainings — which are required before becoming a member — are $5. This includes a training on the three safety rules, how to operate the pistol and marksmanship. Afterword, the fee pays for one box of .22 LR ammunition and an evening of shooting. Interested persons are not required to become a member at the safety training. The membership costs $15 for one term, $25 for two terms and $35 for three terms. The Pistol Club supplies all equipment, including the pistols,
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ammunition (at $3 per box of 50 rounds), free targets and all safety equipment. Everyone, including the officers, has to pay for ammunition. Due to nationwide ammunition shortages and limitations, the pistol club limits the amount of ammunition each person can use in an evening to one box. Though the club encourages students to use club pistols, if a member owns his or her own pistol and wants to use it at the firing range, he or she can do so provided the Pistol Club insures it is safe to fire beforehand. These members may also use their own ammunition, so long as it meets the range requirements. The club has been in operation since 1948 and has a perfect safety record. “We’re teaching the basics of firearm safety,” said Jones, who works in the College of Engineering in the IT department. Jones is also an Oregon State University alum with a degree in computer science. When asked why members and officers were spending their Sunday evening at the Pistol Club shooting range, located in the back area of the McAlexander Field House, everyone replied, “Because I like to shoot.” Megan Campbell, managing and news editor managing@dailybarometer.com
Interfraternity Council (IFC), 8-10am, MU Ballroom. Jump Registration. Men joining an IFC Fraternity should meet to turn in necessary information to take part in Jump. Interfraternity Council (IFC), 10am, MU Quad. Jump. The final event of Fall Formal Recruitment where newly committed men jump into the arms of their chosen Fraternity.
Monday, Oct. 14 Speakers Terra Magazine, News & Research Communications, 6pm, Majestic Theatre, 115 SW 2nd St. Science Pub. “Finding Our Way Through the Controversy Over Genetic Engineering in Agriculture: the good, the bad and the righteous.” Speaker: Steve Strauss, director, Outreach in Biotechnology, OSU.
Tuesday, Oct. 15 Meetings ASOSU Senate, 7pm, MU 211. ASOSU weekly Senate meeting.
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Tabitha Wilson, a freshman majoring in animal science, demonstrates pointing the pistol in a safe direction.
“(Community members) really enjoy the opportunity to just gain exposure to the OSU students and really build the options,” Anderson said. “We also do eco- connection there,” said Dante Holloway, reps in the (residence) halls in the fall. We coordinator for student organizations. hire them and they help us collect data for “They all attest to it being great exposure the Energy Civil War and Campuses Take and publicity.” Liggett agreed, and said that events like Charge, which we do every year.” the fair help student organizations show off Local businesses were also present. their presence and availability to students Most offered small trinkets or candies and community members alike. as souvenirs. The OSU Folk Club Thrift Previous incarnations of the event have Shop, located in downtown Corvallis, had included different management and pura selection of items, including clothing and poses, including two events, the “Where jewelry, which they offered for free. It’s At Fair” and the “Beaver Unity Fair”. The Others groups encouraged activities like two events were eventually combined and, after changes in program funding, became painting, quizzes, raffles and games.
simply, “The Beaver Community Fair”. OSU’s Student Events and Activities Center hosted the fair this year. Holloway, who was a faculty member in charge of the event, added that increased student participation helped the fair run well this time. “I had a few more students taking a bigger role since previous years and coordinating certain aspects of the fair,” Holloway said. “The last two years have been exceptional and this year … was just that much smoother.” Kaitlyn Kohlenberg Campus reporter managing@dailybarometer.com
Career Services, 1-2pm, Valley Library: Willamette East & West. Resume: Can You Pass the 10 Second Rule? Lea McLeod from Degrees of Transitions will present. Career Services, 11am-Noon, Valley Library: Willamette East & West. Beaver’s Wanted: How to prepare for Success at the Career Fair. Carolyn Killefer will speak.
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Tennis balls flew in all directions, incessant medleys of barks filled the air and sopping wet tails shook with happiness. The event marking the end of the summer swim season has proven to be a successful one, with dog families traveling from all over the area for the festivities.
From Great Danes and Saint Bernards to pugs (as seen above) and Chihuahuas, dogs of all shapes and sizes came to play in the water on Saturday at the 9th annual Dogs Day held at the Osborn Aquatic Center.
Admission was a suggested $5 per dog, and all proceeds benefit the Corvallis Parks and Recreation Family Assistance Program.
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team for the future,” Harmon said. Gomez said she was “very excited,” about the upcoming season and what she, and Oregon State, could accomplish this year. By Scott McReynolds Harmon said OSU is constantly recruiting the same athThe Daily Barometer letes as the other Pac-12 schools, and this season’s success After two second-place finishes in the Oregon State has been a result of recent recruiting classes, which speaks women’s cross-country team’s first two meets, the Beavers to the job the coaching staff is doing. finished fifth out of 19 on Friday in Sacramento, Calif., at the “It’s exciting,” Gomez said. “We are hoping to create our Inter Regional Jamboree. They competed against a strong own history.” field that included seven teams ranked in OSU hopes to continue to build the the top 15 in the West Region. history in its next two races at the Santa Junior Kinsey Gomez led the pack for We expect to finish Clara University Bronco Invitational on the Beavers, finishing 11th overall with Oct. 19, and the Beaver Classic on Oct. 25. a time of 17:10, besting her personal in the top half record in the 5,000-meter by more than Even with one of the best teams in (of the Pac-12). It’s 30 seconds. Gomez was followed by recent years, the Beavers will still have redshirt freshman Emily Weber in 22nd, to compete against Arizona, Oregon, fun to race against with a time of 17:26, and freshman Holly Washington, Stanford and Colorado in teams like Oregon. Cavalluzo, who finished in 29th with a the Pac-12, all of which are ranked in the time of 17:33. top 15 in the nation. Freshman Kristiane Width finished in “We expect to finish in the top half (of Laura Harmon 17:43, finishing 40th overall. Senior Sandra the Pac-12),” Harmon said. “It’s fun to race Assistant coach Martinez was the final OSU runner to against teams like Oregon.” score, finishing in 45th overall with a time The Beavers have time to prepare of 17:47. considering they don’t face many Pac-12 After finishing fifth at the most recent race, OSU cross- schools until the Pac-12 Championships on Nov. 2. country is off to one of its strongest starts since the beginning Oregon State will look to build momentum in those two of the program in 2004. Gomez, the experienced junior, and races for the Pac-12 Championships, where the team will a strong group of freshmen — Cavalluzo, Width and Weber try to finish in the upper half of the conference for the first — have led the Beavers. time in four years. Assistant coach Laura Harmon said the team is excited Courtesy of Stoddard Reynolds about the future after the fast start to 2013 and expects the Scott McReynolds, sports reporter Oregon State’s Kinsey Gomez tries for a personal record at the Sundodger success to build the program for years to come. On Twitter @scottmcreynold4 meet in Seattle, Wash., on Sept. 14. “It helps us with recruiting, which helps us build our sports@dailybarometer.com
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Junior forward Mike Reckmeyer dribbles up the field against San Jose State on Sept. 22. Reckmeyer assisted on OSU’s only goal.
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Reckmeyer was credited with the assist. It was the second straight game with a goal for Sandnes, who scored the Beavers’ lone goal in a 3-1 loss to No. 1 Cal on Thursday. In the 62nd minute, Stanford found The Daily Barometer the back of the net for a second time The Oregon State men’s soccer when Jordan Morris finished off a team dropped its second consecutive give-and-go sequence with Batteer game when it lost, 2-1, to Stanford in with a goal. Palo Alto, Calif., on Sunday. OSU was unable to find the equalStanford (6-2-1, 1-1-0 Pac-12) izer in the final 28 minutes. struck first when Zach Batteer headed The Cardinal outshot OSU 18-12, in a pass from Jimmy Callinan in the though the teams finished with 27th minute. eight shots apiece in the second A short time later, OSU freshman half. OSU sophomore goalie Matt midfielder Ole Sandnes leveled the Bersano was able to save five of the score when he netted his third goal seven shots Stanford put on goal, of the season. Junior midfielder Mike while Stanford’s Drew Hutchins n
saved three of the four shots OSU put on goal. Sophomore forward Mikhail Doholis led the Beavers in shots with three. Sandnes, senior midfielder Alex Eckerson and junior midfielder Mike Reckmeyer each finished with two shots. The win was Stanford’s sixth in its last seven games. The Beavers (7-2, 0-2) have eight Pac-12 games remaining, though they don’t play again until Oct. 14 when they travel to Seattle to face the Huskies. After that, OSU will play five of its final seven games at home. The Daily Barometer
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The Oregon State volleyball team continued its conference losing streak this weekend, losing to Arizona State on Friday and Arizona on Sunday. After falling in a 3-0 sweep against Arizona State (13-2, 3-1 Pac-12) on Friday night, the Beavers (9-6, 0-4) lost in four sets to Arizona (12-4, 2-2) Sunday afternoon. In Friday’s match against Arizona State, the Beavers were unable to effectively block the Sun Devils’ hitters or combine to present an offensive front, falling to ASU 19-25, 8-25 and 14-25 in a clean three-game sweep. OSU came out strong Sunday, coming away with a 25-15 win. It was a promising start considering the Beavers had an 8-0 record when they won their first set of the contest. That streak was broken, however, as they lost the next three sets, 23-25, 14-25 and 14-25 again. Defensively, Arizona out-blocked Oregon State 15-4, though both teams were even
across the board in digs. Senior libero Becky Defoe continued her defensive prowess leading the Beavers with 13 digs. The Beavers suffered more than just losses against Arizona. Junior setter Tayla Woods suffered an ankle injury. Freshman defensive specialist Sydney Francis was also injured when she collided with a teammate and had to leave the floor with the threat of a concussion. Oregon State has been plagued with injuries early this season, having lost three starters before conference play even began. It has left head coach Terry Liskevych with limited options for substitutes. That lack of choice was evident in the last two sets against Arizona as Oregon State struggled to score. The Beavers return to Corvallis for a muchneeded week of recovery for a home conference matchup against USC on Friday. The next four days off will potentially help the ailing Beavers get healthy before their fifth conference game of the season. The Daily Barometer
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The Oregon State women’s soccer team lost both of its games over the weekend to fall to 0-2-1 in Pac-12 play and 2-8-2 overall. The Beavers lost to the University of Utah, 1-0, in Salt Lake City on Sunday. The lone goal of the game came early on, when Utah’s Taylor Slattery found the back of the net in the 15th minute. The game was played fairly evenly the rest of the way, with OSU and Utah finishing with eight shots each — five on goal for the Beavers, four on goal for the Utes.
OSU senior forward Jenna Richardson led the Beavers with two shots on goal, while senior Brandi Dawson, senior Jacy Drobney and sophomore Audrey Gibb — who was playing in her hometown — all put one shot on frame. OSU goalie Sammy Jo Prudhomme finished the game with three saves. Utah’s Lindsey Luke notched her seventh shutout in eight starts this season. The Utes (6-15, 2-0-1) have yet to allow a goal in three conference games. On Friday, the Beavers fell to Colorado, 2-0, in Boulder. In that contest, OSU fell behind early after Colorado (10-2, 2-1) scored two goals in the first 14 minutes of the game. The first goal came in the sixth minute on a shot from CU’s Madison Krauser that deflected off the foot of OSU’s Kathryn Baker and past Prudhomme.
Less than eight minutes later, CU’s Anne Stuller gave the Buffaloes a 2-0 lead. But OSU responded, quickly. Thirtyeight seconds after Stuller’s goal, OSU senior Erin Uchacz played a beautiful ball into the box that Richardson was able to head into the goal to cut the Beavers’ deficit in half. Unfortunately for the Beavers, that ended up being the only one of their nine shots (four on goal) that got past CU goalie Annie Brunner, who finished with three saves — including two on Richardson’s shots late in the game. The Beavers will look to get back on track when they host the University of Arizona at 3 p.m. on Friday.
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BOULDER, Colo.— Marcus Mariota didn’t have a Heisman moment. A signature play to collect the famous trophy at the Downtown Athletic Club usually occurs in a memorable win against another nationally relevant team. Colorado doesn’t qualify right now. But Mariota certainly gained some more Heisman Trophy momentum with seven more touchdowns (five passing, two rushing) to lead No. 2 Oregon to a 57-16 victory over the Buffaloes on Saturday at Folsom Field. And the Ducks’ star quarterback still hasn’t played in the fourth quarter this season. Mariota carved up CU’s much-improved defense for 355 yards passing and 43 yards rushing. “I didn’t really think about mercy,” coach Mark Helfrich said of pulling Mariota from the game after he threw touchdown passes on Oregon’s first two drives in the third quarter. “That’s a good program, a proud program, and we’re not in the embarrassment business, we’re not in the statistics business and we don’t think about that. We don’t think about individual awards, that’s not our deal. We want to get in a rhythm offensively and get him out.” The Ducks (5-0 overall, 2-0 Pac-12) were a little out of sync in the first quarter. After failing to cover an onside kick to open the game, CU forced a three-and-
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at least to the game plan and what to do if they did it,” Aliotti said. “He made two nice plays.” Coming into the game, Oregon trailed for 5 minutes and 26 seconds all season. CU led for 6:29 before reality bit the Buffs. The Buffs had 231 yards on 23 snaps in the first quarter but allowed Oregon to amass 262 yards on 29 snaps. Two more promising CU drives in the second quarter ended with Oliver field goals. Mariota added a 1-yard touchdown run and orchestrated a demoralizing 11-play, 92-yard drive capped with a 4-yard touchdown pass to Josh Huff just before halftime. “From my perspective up there calling plays, it doesn’t have to be a good play call and Marcus finds a way to make it work,” Oregon offensive coordinator Scott Frost said. “He created some things tonight that shouldn’t have been there, but he was just able to create. He’s just playing at a really high level.” Mariota threw a 44-yard touchdown pass to Addison and a 26-yard touchdown pass to Huff to extend the Ducks’ lead to 41 points before watching the rest of the game from the sideline. Oregon finished with 755 yards of offense, its secondhighest total of the season and in its history (772 yards vs. Nicholls in the opener). And this was without the services of starting running back De’Anthony Thomas and starting tight end Colt Lyerla. Thomas, who sprained an ankle during the opening kickoff against Cal, wore a walking boot while in uniform during pregame warmups but was unable to play. Byron Marshall filled in nicely once again with 122 yards on 23 carries, with Tyner adding 30 yards on the ground.
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After the first round of the Erin Hills Intercollegiate — a three-day, 54-hole event — Oregon State is tied for fourth in the 14-team field after shooting a 1-over 289. The Beavers trail only No. 8 Stanford, No. 3 UCLA and No. 22 SMU. Stanford shot an 8-under 280 and UCLA and SMU are tied for second after shooting 2-under 286s. OSU is tied with Michigan and Northwestern, and leads Marquette and Oklahoma by two strokes. Oregon State got off to a sluggish start, without anyone under par after nine holes, but rallied for a strong back nine. Senior David Fink led the way for the Beavers, shooting an even-par 72. Junior Alex Franklin and sophomore Brian Jung also shot evenpar 72s, and freshman Kevin Murphey shot a 1-over 73 in his collegiate debut. Freshman Connor Kumpala was even through nine holes, but bogied five times on the back nine, finishing with a 4-over 76. Sixteen players finished under par in the 81-person field, meaning Fink, Franklin and Jung are tied for 17th after the first round of action. The second round starts at 6:30 a.m. PT at the Evan Hills Golf Course in Erin, Wisc. The Daily Barometer On Twitter @barosports sports@dailybarometer.com
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Bullying does not disappear after graduating high school O
ctober is National Bullying Prevention Month. Most of us like to think that we’ve left bullying behind us, in high school. But bullying doesn’t stop at high school. Stopbullying.gov reports that cyberbullying “is bullying that takes place using electronic technology.” It defines bullying as “unwanted, aggressive behavior ... that involves a real or perceived power imbalance.” But that doesn’t take into account the people who watch it happen — or even see it as entertainment. They’re just as guilty as the people snickering to themselves as they post revenge porn or mock someone by name in an anonymous forum. The OSU Confessions page is the definition of cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is, crazily, bullying that takes place in cyberspace. The Internet can be a scary place, as anyone who’s accidentally made a typographical error in the search bar knows. It can also be cruel.
Editorial The OSU Confessions page is one example, but the Whisper app is guilty as well. Also, revenge porn. The thing is, ignoring it doesn’t make it go away. Schools that don’t have no-tolerance policies but insist that bullying isn’t a problem are really just creating an arena in which it’s tolerated. What’s worse is that bullying doesn’t just hurt the people being bullied. It creates an environment of fear and teaches children at a young age that it’s better to ignore wrongdoing if it means ignoring conflict. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services interviewed Tyler Pascavis, a former bully turned anti-bullying activist, for a piece called “Teen Shares His Story About Both Sides of Bullying, Advocates Starting Conversations in Communities” on stopbullying.gov. Pascavis said bullying is a sign that there’s something wrong or
missing in the bully’s life. Pascavis added: “When someone bullies, it’s because he or she is looking for acceptance, and without that acceptance, he tries to find his worth in causing pain to others. We need to help these students also see they are loved.” Pascavis said there should be a stronger focus on all aspects of bullying, not just the obvious ones, and that only a community in which everyone is accepted and loved despite differences and opposing philosophies is a community in which bullying won’t be a problem. We see bullying everywhere. On the Internet, it’s cyberbullying. In the workplace, it’s harassment. In college, it’s confessions sites and vicious rumors. It’s even in the law. Remember the “Don’t Say Gay” bill? Yeah. Indiana State University’s recent study found that 15 percent of college students reported being bullied. Nearly 22 percent reported being victims of cyberbullying. The study also showed
38 percent of students in the study knew a victim of cyberbullying, and approximately 9 percent admitted to cyberbullying someone. “We really believe there’s a whole dimension to bullying from minor rude behavior like not saying hello to assault at the other end,” said Christine MacDonald, a professor of educational and school psychology at ISU, in a press release regarding the study. “By intervening at minor behaviors, we can stop more severe negative behaviors,” she added. We’re not expecting all of campus to actively celebrate National Bullying Prevention Month. But we do expect everyone to at least act like decent human beings. And hey, maybe we won’t need a month dedicated to this in the future. t
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OSU wave energy research has potential to power entire world T
he Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC) is partnered with Oregon State University in efforts to create a more sustainable method of harnessing wave energy. Out of all the energy sources in the ocean — currents, tidal and temperature differential — wave energy has the highest energy density and, more importantly, one of the highest and most predictable availabilities, according to OSU’s “About Marine Energy” page. According to the OSU Energy Center’s
The same website tells us that 0.2 percent of the ocean’s unused energy might be able to power the entire world if we could control it, which is likely Gabi why OSU’s marine research team would focus on this source of abundant natural energy. However, there are a few downsides website, “Oregon has a ‘Renewable to this method of gathering energy from Portfolio Standard’ that states that Oregon’s goal is for 25 percent renew- waves. One of the problems is that the able energy for all large utilities (PGE, wave energy devices are foreign to the PacifiCorp, EWEB) and 10 percent and ocean’s natural ecosystem. The noise and electromagnetic fields 5 percent renewable energy for small these devices emit could interfere with utilities by 2025.”
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marine migratory species and confuse sea birds. But in order to see progress, we have to make changes and experiment. As long as these wave energy converters aren’t hurting the environment, the positive outcome could potentially meet the world’s desperate need for a renewable energy source. At the beginning of 2013, NNMREC chose Newport as the “future site of the first utility-scale, grid-connected wave energy test site in the United States,” according to Belinda Batten, professor of mechanical engineering at OSU and director of the NNMREC, in her article, “Newport selected as home of Pacific Marine Energy Center.” This site will be called the Pacific Marine Energy Center (PMEC). It will be a testing center for energy generation potential.
The main goal of the PMEC is to aid in the research of creating reliable energy from ocean waves. The PMEC has received support and funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, which contributed $4 million. This is a positive indicator of the potential effect wave energy research could have on the future of energy and a huge step in the right direction. If this amazing feat can be accomplished without damaging the ocean ecosystems, a new and more efficient way to generate energy could be in our foreseeable future. More on OSU’s wave energy research will be covered in my column in upcoming weeks. t
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A woman ran into a police officer to get past a government roadblock on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., last Thursday. She was killed in the chase. Her child was in the backseat of the car the whole time. It’s an easy leap of logic to claim that when a government fails, unrest will spread — when you don’t give the situation a second thought. But upon deeper inspection of the situation on Capitol Hill, we discover that the woman in question was named Miriam Carey, and that she was from Connecticut. According to Politico.com, she “suffered from postpartum depression after the birth of her daughter,” and “reportedly had a history of mental health issues.” Investigators are currently under the impression that Carey believed “Obama was stalking her.” Obviously, this was not a case of an enraged revolutionary. This was not a case of a swarm of mice who saw an opportunity while the cat was away. It was a case of a mentally ill individual acting out. In times of crisis, history shows us that people can, in fact, keep it together. During the Great Depression, the theory — at the time — was that those in poverty and low economic standing would rise up, Marxist style, and crime would run rampant throughout the United States. In a few cases, that was true. There were Bonnie and Clyde, as well as Al Capone and other romanticized gangsters. But the majority of the people focused less on theft and more on caring for their own. Not starving was more of a priority. In fact, according to CityJournal.org, crime rates actually fell during the Great Depression. CityJournal also argues that one lone factor, such as economic stand-
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ing or a government shutdown can’t cause crime. A combination of contributing circumstances cause crime, such as equality, drug use — even a lead deficiency in the blood is said to cause behavioral aggression. Crime and violence are not as easily written off as having just one cause or another. In Carey’s case, the cause was mental illness and was not a result of the government getting its panties in a wad. Now, this doesn’t mean crime is going to end and everything is going to be hunky-dory. There will probably be crime directly connected to the government shutdown, but so long as people keep using their brains, we should be okay. t
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VANCOUVER, Wash. — A Vancouver man stands accused of trying to kill his live-in girlfriend with a baseball bat late Thursday. Vancouver police had to break down the couple’s door to rescue the woman. Jesse T. Duhamel, 37, also known as “Tripper,” appeared Friday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of first-degree attempted murder. Judge Scott Collier held him in jail on $400,000 bail. He is scheduled to be arraigned Oct. 17 on the charge. Vancouver attorney Jack Peterson was appointed to defend him. Duhamel was ushered into the courtroom in shackles and a green suicide smock, designed to prevent inmates from
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fashioning the garment into a noose. After his hearing, he began to shuffle out of the courtroom when he saw The Columbian’s photographer snapping photos of him. Duhamel roared expletives at the photographer. Collier chastised Duhamel for his inappropriate court behavior, and corrections officers dragged him away. Police were dispatched to the suspect’s home at 10:17 p.m. Thursday in the 2600 block of East 20th Street on a report that he was suicidal and acting abnormally, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in court. When officers arrived, they heard a woman screaming and being struck with a blunt object, the affidavit says. As they attempted to force open the door, they saw Duhamel throw the woman against a window, the affidavit says. “Fearful that (her) life was in jeopardy, I forced the door open and interrupted Duhamel assaulting (her) with a baseball bat,” one officer wrote.
The victim told officers that he had struck her in the back with the baseball bat and was going to kill her, court documents say. “Thank you for saving my life,” she said, according to the affidavit. She was not seriously injured but complained of spinal pain and had welts on her back. During an interview, Duhamel allegedly told police that he thought the victim “was out to get” him and that she had spiked his drink. He said he was going to “get her before she got him.” An officer asked him if intended to kill the victim. “It needs to be done,” Duhamel responded, according to the affidavit. Duhamel and the victim had been living together for about three months. Duhamel has a criminal record in California, Utah and Washington. Past convictions include assault, theft, battery, burglary, robbery and failure to appear in court.
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PORTLAND — Briana Murphy opens her little white trailer, with the words “Goat Power” on the side, and claps her hands. “Everybody ready?” she says. “Come on, babies, come on.” Murphy has school district employees arranged in two lines outside the trailer. They make a corridor for the goats to walk
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