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Student Health Services hosts group walking session every Monday at noon By Chris Correll
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Hoping to stave off the infamous freshman 15? As part of their campaign to promote student health, Student Health Services program Beaver Strides hosts a 45-minute group-walking session — Move it Mondays — every Monday throughout the regular school year. Move it Mondays are just one aspect of Beaver Strides’ efforts to help students stay healthy. The group is the brainchild of Malinda Shell, an Oregon State University health educator who has led students on these walks for 12 years. “I wanted to have a way for OSU faculty and staff to get more
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Students respond to questions about on-campus safety 1. What is your biggest security concern at Oregon State University?
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2. How well do you think OSU protects its students?
Riley Kernan Senior, environmental and natural resources with a minor in biological engineering
Sara Smee Senior, merchandising management
Riley Nelson Junior, merchandising management
1. “Just walking around at night. I don’t do it very often. Obviously I’m probably safer as a guy, just ... drunk students at night.” 2. “I personally haven’t had any issues with it, but I’ve heard of lots of things happening and lots of things that don’t get followed-up with, as far as assaults and sexual harassments and stuff like that. So there’s probably some room for improvement.” 3. “That’s a good question. I really don’t see too many (security guards) actually on campus. I mean I’m sure they have cameras and stuff but ....”
1. “Walking home late at night, in the dark, as a female.” 2. “I think they do a good job.” 3. “Adding more blue lights because they are in very sporadic places.”
1. “Walking home at night because I feel the campus isn’t lit very well. There’s lights, but they’re also pretty dim.” 2. “I’d say pretty well. I’d give them a good score. Thumbs up.” 3. “I think they should extend SafeRide hours and maybe make it more inclusive because I’ve called them a couple times, and they wouldn’t come get me because of where I was or where I was going.”
3. What should OSU prioritize in their improvements to campus security?
Victoria Redman Senior, political science and business
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“Walking around campus at night, due to the lack of campus lighting in some areas of campus.” “I think OSU has been a leader in collaborating with students to learn what their concerns are with campus safety and making an effort to improve it. Like lighting for example: They’re installing like 15 new lamps on 35th, so I think that they’re doing a good job working together with students to address those concerns.” “I really enjoyed seeing the ‘It’s on Us’ campaign come to Oregon State, and I learned that Oregon State was the first school in the nation to start that campaign, so I think that the university should continue to prioritize sexual assault awareness on campus and take more proactive measures of educating people.”
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OSU Pride Center fosters positive community, safe, engaging environment By Chris Correll
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Many students come to Oregon State University from small towns where they may be one of only a handful of LGBTQQIA students. “I found this place my third week here. It was a totally new environment and a great place to really figure myself out,” said Troi Bartreau, a junior double majoring in human development and education. “There were only about three people in my high school who were out. It was nice to meet people and associate with people who were open about these issues and created a positive environment.” October is Queer History Month. The Pride Center will host several events, including the building’s 10th anniversary on Oct. 11. Creating a positive environment for OSU students is a core goal for the Pride Center. Much of the staff is made up of older students who work as peer facilitators. Luke Kawasaki, a senior in human development and family science, is one of several students working with the center to provide support at a time in students’ lives when they may feel the most isolated and in need of help. “We serve as a meeting space for students to come together on campus and a hub for LGBT organizations,” Kawasaki said. “Having the center gave me an outlet to feel totally connected to Oregon State.” Emily Gritzmacher, a senior in liberal studies, has been with the Pride Center since last spring when she first started volunteering. “It can be a really scary thing to put yourself out there,” Gritzmacher said. “It’s important for us to let them (students) know that they are absolutely welcome here. It’s a safe space.” Over the years, OSU has built several cultural centers to foster diversity among the student population and create an environment on campus that is safe and welcoming to peoples from all walks of life. In the 1970s, a group of OSU students came together to create the Gay People’s Alliance, but they had no official recognition. Their goal was to create a safe place where members of the LGBTQQIA community could meet without judgment and get to know others who could relate to their personal experiences. With the outbreak of AIDS in the 1980s and the poor handling of its containment that followed, student activism began to demand a center on campus designed to meet the needs of LGBTQQIA students. They got their wish in 2001 when the president of OSU approved the budget for the Queer Resource Center, which at the time was part of the Women’s Building. Not long after, the center started seeing so much usage that in 2004, the Pride Center opened its doors. “I think it’s a big deal for us to have a place like this,” Gritzmacher said. “It’s really helpful for us to have this community, and I’m glad that we can be there for other people, too.” Chris Correll, news reporter news@dailybarometer.com
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Public urination Around 1:30 a.m., an officer approached a man who was allegedly urinating on the brick wall at Cobblestone Square at 14th Street and Northwest Monroe Avenue. The officer cited the man for human waste and released him. Stun gun Around 3 a.m., an officer responded to Southwest 1st Street and Southwest Monroe Avenue following reports of a man who allegedly broke a car window and threatened people with a stun gun. The man was arrested for unlawful use of a stun gun, disorderly conduct in the second degree and two accounts of menacing. Officers later learned that the owner of the car was allegedly the perpetrator’s girlfriend. Two witnesses said they had
Southwest Twin Oaks Circle in South Corvallis. The man had two warrants for his arrest: possession of methamphetamine and a failure to appear in court for his possession charges. Officers transported him to the Benton County Jail.
Friday, October 3 gone to check on the girlfriend when the perpetrator allegedly pulled out a stun gun, turned it on and told both of the witnesses to “mind their own business.” After administering a breath test, officers found the perpetrator’s blood alcohol level to be at 0.22 percent. Trespassing Officers found a fugitive hiding in a storage shed behind a residence near
Oregon law Around 4:15 p.m., an officer of the Corvallis Police Department pulled over a driver for failure to stop for a pedestrian at a crosswalk. Upon finding that the driver allegedly had no car insurance for his vehicle, the officer also cited him for driving uninsured, which is illegal in Oregon. The officer called for the car to be impounded as a result.
State managers’ positions to be redefined By Hannah Hoffman STATESMAN JOURNAL
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SALEM — Managers in state government might start seeing their jobs change, or at the very least, see their titles change over the next several months as the state creates new definitions for every type of manager across about 4,000 jobs. The definitions will lead to a recalibration of salaries that will go into effect in 2016. The new job descriptions are the latest step toward standardizing management positions across state government. Michael Jordan, director of the Department of Administrative Services, said the goal is to have managerial positions that are consistent across state government. Each level should be equally difficult, when taken on the whole, considering factors including number of people supervised, size of the budget and amount of influence over policy. The process, called the Oregon Management Project, included a survey of 3,400 managers — or 80 to 90 percent of managers in state government — that was completed by mid-December. The hour-long survey required employees to describe “why (their) position exists” and to rank and describe six to 10 duties they were directly responsible for. They also were asked to describe the education and experience necessary for the position, the decisions they make and how much money they’re in charge of. The survey showed that jobs have changed a lot since the process was last done 20 years ago, Jordan said, and it showed that what managers actually did often failed to match their official job descriptions. Those descriptions were then compiled into manager classifications that will be used across agencies. Those classifications are then divided into different fields, and the specifications for managers in each field are being written systematically through the fall and winter.
Right now, managers are classified as “principal managers/executives,” Jordan said, and assigned levels lettered A through J. There’s little description of specific duties, and the jobs are vague enough to apply across departments, where people adapt them to their actual duties. In the future, managers’ jobs will defined by the field they’re in. For example, DAS on Friday completed writing the specifications for managers in the “business operations” and “mathematical science” fields. Those include managers who supervise purchasing agents, management analysts and actuaries, among others. Under the new guidelines, people who manage budget and policy analysts, for example, can be “administrators,” “managers” or “supervisors.” Each of those has either two or three levels. The levels each have specific explanations of job duties and qualifications. The end goal is for a Manager 2 of fiscal analysts at DAS to be paid the same and have essentially the same job as a Manager 2 of fiscal analysts in the Oregon Health Authority. Managers will find out where their jobs fit as the specifications for each field are completed, spokesman Matt Shelby said. That means some people will find out very soon what their job will be called going forward. However, they won’t know their potential pay scales for a long time. It will take until February to finish writing all the specifications, and then the state will do a market analysis for each position, Jordan said. Jobs that are not “in market,” which is defined as between 95 percent and 105 percent of the midpoint, will be adjusted, he said. All of these changes won’t be implemented until 2016, Shelby said, and there will be an opportunity for managers to appeal the decisions made about their jobs in the meantime.
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Evergreen school officials investigate child’s fatal injury By Rob Manning
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PORTLAND — An elementary school student in the Vancouver-area Evergreen district died this week, apparently after being injured on the playground. School officials are scrambling to figure out what happened at Fisher’s Landing Elementary School. Evergreen officials say the child was taken to an area hospital Wednesday night, several hours after recess - when the brain injury could’ve taken place. The child died Thursday morning. Gail Spolar at Evergreen Public Schools says no students reported an incident, and no staff reported seeing one. Spolar says Evergreen has hired an outside investigator. “Among the things the investigation is looking at, is obviously interviews with all the people who were present at that time, as well as people who saw the student after recess,” says Spolar. “The investigation also includes a review of weekly playground inspection records, to see if there was anything noted in those, as well.” Spolar says grief counselors have been brought in to help students and staff at the school. The school playground is still in use, as the investigation continues.
Calendar Tuesday, Oct. 7 Meetings Socratic Club, 7-8pm, MU Talisman Room. The Socratic Book Club will discuss Chapter 12, “The God Who Gathers and Transforms His People,” from Don Carson’s book, The God Who is There. Open to the public.Wednesday, Oct. 8
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Monday, Oct. 13 Events Terra Magazine, 6-8pm, Old World Deli, 341 2nd St. Science Pub: The Dharma in DNA: Intersections of Buddhism and Science, by Dee Denver, OSU College of Science. Counseling & Psychological Services, 11am-1pm, MU Quad. Join us in a relaxing and rejuvenating guided meditation during a break between classes.
Tuesday, Oct. 14 Events Counseling & Psychological Services, 6-8pm, MU 208. Miss Representation Film Screening. A film that explores the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America.
Wednesday, Oct. 15 Events Counseling & Psychological Services, 11am-1pm, MU Quad. Free Photo Booth. Reduce your stress and take time to be social by taking pictures with silly props. Counseling & Psychological Services, 7pm, meet at the Gazebo in Central Park. Finding the Light: A Suicide Awareness and Prevention Walk. An event to raise awareness, support our families and friends and connect with each other.
Thursday, Oct. 16 Meetings Baha’i Campus Association, 12:301pm, MU Talisman Room. Religion without clergy. - A discussion.
Events Counseling & Psychological Services, Noon-1:30pm, MU 206. Listening Tables. Engage in conversation about mental health care in our community.
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PORTLAND — Vice President Joe Biden will appear Wednesday at a rally at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland with Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley. Doors open at 1 p.m. Registration is free, but participants must sign up and obtain tickets through the Merkley campaign website, JeffMerkley.com. Biden also will take part in a private fundraiser. Biden’s visit will follow on the heels of Monday’s visit by Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who will appear with Merkley at the EMU Ballroom at the University of Oregon in Eugene. Warren came to the Portland Hilton on May 28, a week after the Oregon primary, to speak for Merkley. She also appeared at Powell’s Cedar Hills Crossing in Beaverton for her book “A Fighting Chance.� In a statement earlier Monday, Republican rival Monica Wehby painted Warren and Merkley as partisans: “Her campaigning for Senator Merkley signals a desire to recruit fellow ideologues to continue a partisan agenda that has devastated job creation and imploded our economy. Together, their divisive politics, cloaked as populism, have done more to
harm working and middle class families than the political opponents they vilify.� But Wehby, a physician from Portland making her first bid for public office, apparently lifted phrases from her latest health care policy statement from another source without crediting them. BuzzFeed News website reported Friday that the similar phrases were drawn from Wehby’s May 20 primary opponent, state Rep. Jason Conger of Bend. BuzzFeed reported earlier that sections of Wehby’s previous health care policy statements were taken from American Crossroads, a super PAC founded by Republican political strategist Karl Rove, and economic policy statements from a Republican senator and Republican congressional candidate. Following the earlier disclosures, Wehby’s campaign removed all policy statements from its website, but has added statements since then. The latest disclosure followed a daylong visit Thursday by Arizona Sen. John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee, on Wehby’s behalf. The Wehby campaign’s response: “The campaign has already addressed this issue and taken the necessary steps to
correct it. Dr. Wehby stands by the concepts and principles that are shared by a majority of Americans who recognize the need for reform of our broken health care system.� Merkley’s campaign released a TV ad, “Word for Word,� and a digital ad, “Cut and Paste,� seizing on the earlier plagiarisms. “Monica Wehby’s plagiarized agenda may work for national Republicans and her billionaire special interest backers, but it’s the wrong agenda for Oregon,� says spokeswoman Lindsey O’Brien. While on his Oregon visit for Wehby, McCain took unusually direct aim at Merkley, but had only a relatively mild jab at Biden. Biden was a senator for 36 years — 22 of them coinciding with McCain’s tenure in the Senate — until Biden was elected vice president in 2008. The Democratic ticket of Barack Obama and Biden beat the Republican ticket of McCain and then-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. “They don’t send the vice president out to campaign for the other side if they’re not scared,� McCain says. Merkley, meeting earlier Thursday with reporters, says he’s honored by Biden’s visit and it will spark enthusiasm. Merkley has been leading Wehby in most independent public opinion surveys.
Portland man steals car, injures passenger, commits burglary By Jim Redden
were not immediately released. According to police, the incident started PORTLAND TRIBUNE around 4:59 p.m. on Oct. 5 when Lindsay PORTLAND — A 45-year-old passenabandoned his own vehicle. He then broke ger was critically injured when the driver into a home in the 10000 Block of Northeast crashed a stolen car Sunday afternoon. Beech, where he stole the keys of a 2014 The name of the victim was not immedi- white Toyota Camry from the residence. The ately released. owner did not know Lindsay, or the fact that Joshua Eric Lindsay, 34, ran away from he entered the residence and stole the keys. the car but was arrested and charged with After leaving the residence, Lindsay drove Assault II, Burglary I, Driving Under the off in the stolen Camry with a female pasInfluence of Intoxicants, Reckless Driving, senger. He then crashed into the back of a Unlicensed Use of a Motor Vehicle, and Fail- 1995 Honda Odyssey driving westbound ure to Perform the Duties of a Driver. on Northeast Prescott at Northeast 94th Two other people received minor injuries Avenue. The Odyssey then crashed into a in the multi-vehicle accident. Their names third vehicle, a 2013 Subaru.
Lindsay continued driving the Camry westbound until it became disabled at Northeast 83rd Avenue and Northeast Going. A witness heard the car horn and went to see what was occurring. According to police, the witness saw Lindsay slapping the unconscious passenger with an open hand, as if he was trying to wake her up. When the witness confronted the suspect, Lindsay removed items from the vehicle and ran off westbound. North Precinct officers later located Lindsay at Northeast 72nd and Northeast Alberta, where he was walking out of a back yard. Lindsay had not sustained any injuries in the crash.
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PORTLAND — It’s moving weekend for an urban goat herd that has been a popular attraction in Portland’s Belmont neighborhood. A company plans to build apartments on the empty lot where the goats have lived. 88-year-old Irv Bloom. He lives in Tigard, and drives downtown to visit the herd every couple of weeks. The goats are headed to a lot
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SALEM — When it comes to being charged with a felony hit and run, a Polk County deputy district attorney said that the question of who hit who is not the issue. Polk County chief deputy district attorney Jayme Kimberly is assigned to the hit-and-run case against West Salem High School choir teacher Kimberly McConnell. The deputy DA explained the felony charge, which was questioned by many readers following the Statesman Journal’s story of McConnell’s arrest. Salem Police said that McConnell was involved in a crash the evening of Sept. 19 when she was driving her vehicle on the 1600 block of Ptarmigan Street NW and collided with an 8-year-old boy on his skateboard. She did stop her car at that point, said Lt. Dave Okada of the Salem Police Department. But according to a police report, she left the scene without providing the required information or waiting for the arrival of a police officer. A nurse witnessed the scene and made sure that the boy was taken to Salem Hospital. He suffered a compound fracture to his leg and was later taken to a Portland area hospital, Okada said. Neither the police nor an ambulance was called to the scene at the time of the crash. On Sept. 23 the family, reportedly tied up by medical issues, filed a report with police, who arrested McConnell on a charge of failure to perform duties of a driver in a crash with injuries. She was booked into the Polk County jail and posted bail on a charge of felony hit
and run. Her attorney, Walter Todd, said Wednesday that the collision was unavoidable and the child hit the rear of McConnell’s vehicle as she was driving the speed limit. She then took her son to West Salem High School while her husband stayed at the scene. When she returned minutes later, the attorney said, the boy had been taken to the hospital. The child’s family did not want to call 911 or an ambulance, Todd said. Okada confirmed that McConnell is known to the boy’s family and Todd said that their children have played together. Kimberly, the deputy DA, referred to ORS 811.705 for the statute on failure to perform the duties of a driver to an injured
person. It says that the driver of any vehicle involved must immediately stop at the scene and remain there until he or she has given the injured person the name, address and registration number of the vehicle, and the name and address of anyone else in the vehicle, proof of driver’s license, reasonable assistance to ensure they get medical attention and remain at the scene until a police officer arrives and has received the required information. Regardless of who caused the crash, Kimberly said, a driver involved in an injury crash is required by law to stay at the scene. Leaving the scene could result in a misdemeanor charge if the crash involves only property, like a mailbox or another
vehicle, she said. But it’s a felony when the hit and run causes injury to a person. It is classified as a Class C felony if it’s physical injury and Class B if it’s serious physical injury, Kimberly said. The difference between physical injury and serious physical injury is defined by ORS 161.015, she said. Oregon Revised Statutes read that physical injury is “impairment of physical condition or substantial pain� and serious physical injury “creates a substantial risk of death or which causes serious and protracted disfigurement, protracted impairment of health or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily organ.� Todd could not be reached for comment on the charge.
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at 91st and Foster in the Lents neighborhood. Bloom has memorized their new address. She says the herd was originally used to trim weeds on the city’s empty lot. Now they work as therapy animals, visiting elementary schools and retirement homes. “There’s 14, I can’t pet all of them. And they all want to be pet,� says Kurtz. The goat’s new home in Lents is just temporary.
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Portland Woman skydives to celebrate 80th birthday By Peggy Savage PORTLAND TRIBUNE
PORTLAND — For her 80th birthday, Edith Huskey decided she was going to plunge to the Earth from an altitude of 13,000 feet, and she wanted to take some family members along with her for the ride — skydiving, that is. “She is a daredevil and is the feistiest and most energetic person I know,” said her granddaughter Harmony L. Sturdevant. “The last time she jumped it was for her 73rd birthday.” Huskey was born in 1934 and turned 80 on Aug. 7. The family held a celebration at the Molalla Adult Community Center on Aug. 23, inviting family and friends from all over the country. “Then she announced to everyone that she would be jumping from a plane on Sept. 13,” Sturdevant said. Huskey was scheduled to jump at 2 p.m. from Skydive Oregon in Molalla. Her friends and family attended and took along food and drinks to make the day complete. She has nine children, 19 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Three generations of her family jumped with her: her daughter Rose Ell, Rose’s son Mike Norris and Allan Warren. “This is my typical grandmother who loves to still go hunting, camping, fishing, and as a devoted Christian, she loves to be involved in the Assembly of God church with the youth group,” Sturdevant said. “The family was excited and nervous for her to return safely to Earth, and that is exactly what she did. “The three of them hugged after they landed and said a little prayer for partaking in such a wonderful memorable event together. It’s an incredible story about an incredible woman.”
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State approaches looming carbon fight By Anna Staver
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SALEM — As global leaders and advocates gathered in New York last month to discuss climate change, a similar cast of characters is assembling in Oregon for the 2015 Legislative session. The Oregon Clean Fuels Program, a controversial plan to transition to lower carbon fuels for cars and trucks, needs to be extended by the 2015 Legislature, or it will die before ever getting off the ground. “It’s one of my top priorities,” Gov. John Kitzhaber told the Statesman Journal. “I think it’s a game changer in terms of transportation costs, and a much cleaner source of fuel for the transportation industry.” But the governor is running out of time. Oregon’s 2009 Legislature authorized the adoption of new standards shortly before Kitzhaber took office with a goal of cutting the amount of carbon in fuels by 10 percent over 10 years. Fuels producers and distributors would have to provide cleaner fuel mixes or buy credits from providers of lower-emission fuels like biodiesel and natural gas. The initial plan was to implement the new regulatory system in 2011, but creating the administrative rules proved to be a slow, complicated process for the Department of Environmental Quality. By 2013, the agency had only created rules for the first phase of the program, which required fuel companies to report the volume and carbon intensity of their products. The program’s implementation hung in limbo until February when DEQ announced it was moving forward with creating the rules on implementation — which means the agency could be creating rules for a program that’s never implemented. The governor’s administration hopes that lawmakers who were reluctant to lift the Dec. 31, 2015, sunset during the
2013 and 2014 legislative sessions will warm to the idea if they see how the program would work. Rep. Gail Whitsett, R-Klamath Falls, seems certain the program would function as a hidden gas tax that would add $1,280 per year in transportation costs to the average Oregon family. “Many simply can’t afford to pay more or afford to buy expensive hybrid and electric cars,” Whitsett said. “I’ll be working hard with Oregonians for Sound Fuel Policy to keep the sunset on.” She also cited a report by the Boston Consulting Group that called a similar California law non-achievable because it legislated demand for a supply of biofuels that doesn’t exist in the marketplace and predicted a significant hike in the cost of gasoline. But Kitzhaber doesn’t buy that. “I don’t see any evidence that would happen,” Kitzhaber said. “The price of gas fluctuates dramatically. What this will do is provide consumers with other choices. I think it is much more likely that this will stabilize the cost of gas.” Critics of the study have also argued that it failed to include natural gas and propane in its estimates. If Oregon’s Democrats can hold their majorities in the House and Senate this November, Kitzhaber could have a chance at removing the sunset. Sen. Michael Dembrow, D-Portland, wants to pass a bill early in the 2015 session. “By everything I’ve heard, I think there will be a lot of legislative support,” Dembrow said. That support is key because both he and Kitzhaber said they’re not open to a compromise that includes another sunset provision. “I think what we want is certainty in the market,” Kitzhaber said. “It’s an opportunity also to create thousands of construction jobs building out a new alternative fuels structure, and you need certainty to make those kinds of investments.”
In 2013, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office converted its fleet of 10 vehicles to propane with the goal of saving about $20,000 annually. However, the conversion came with a $60,000 price tag. Dembrow thinks the high cost of fleet conversion and construction of alternative fueling stations has kept private companies from making similar investments. “I know of at least one propane company investing in California over Oregon because of this sunset hanging over our heads,” Dembrow said. But Carl Harbaugh, who owns Southtown Glass in Salem, worried that any spike in fuel prices caused by implementation would hurt Oregon’s existing businesses. “When we bid or estimate and price stuff, we typically don’t actually purchase the materials until a year or a year and a half later,” Harbaugh said. “It could upset the apple cart big time.” Unlike California’s law, Oregon’s program was designed to nix itself if fuel costs rise above a certain amount, but critics argue the procedures for doing so are complex and could be contested. Harbaugh and Whitsett want the private sector to dictate the timeline for conversion to alternative fuels. The Klamath Falls Republicans believe companies will choose natural gas or Biodiesel when it makes financial sense for their business. And therein lies the heart of the problem in adopting a low carbon fuel standard for Oregon — the need for urgency varies depending on where a person stands on the underlying issue of climate change. “I come at this from a different place than Rep. Whitsett. I believe climate change is significantly human induced as a result of putting too much carbon into the atmosphere,” Dembrow said. “And I believe we have to combat this now in a variety of ways, and one of the key ways is transportation fuels.”
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Senior forward Khiry Shelton moves in for the kill on one of the three goals he put in the back of the net Sunday evening against Cal at home on Paul Lorenz Field.
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ranked No. 13 in the nation. This gave the Beavers their first win over a ranked opponent since OSU beat No. 22 Washington 2-1 on Sept. 30, 2011. By Brian Rathbone Cal is also the highest ranked team the THE DAILY BAROMETER Beavers have defeated since their win Sunday marked the Beaver’s first confer- against No. 12 UCLA in 2005. The Beavers’ offense exploded for six ence win since Oct. 7, 2012, a monumental day for the Oregon State men’s soccer team. goals in their victory, most in a Pac-12 The weekend victory marks a break in the match since 2002. In addition, their fourstreak of 19 consecutive winless confer- goal point differential was the largest ence games. Cal entered the contest being since 2003. n
For the first time in OSU history, the Beavers had two players with hat-tricks (three goals) in the game. Senior forward Khiry Shelton and freshman forward Timmy Mueller each put three goals in the back of the net. Former forward Emery Welshman gave the Beavers their last recent hat-trick versus Wisconsin-Green Bay in 2012. Before this, the last time a Beaver scored three See SOCCER | page 6
The Beavers improved to 4-1 after defeating Colorado on Saturday. Here are some statistics that go beyond the average box score, most of which are relevant to the team (save the last couple). The Beavers’ final two touchdown drives (of four total) against Colorado traveled a combined 172 yards, lasting 20 plays and 10:06. The Beavers allowed only two Colorado drives of more than three minutes. Each defensive position group — except for the defensive line — has recorded two interceptions this year. senior Tyrequek Zimmerman has two picks for the safeties. Senior Steven Nelson has a pair of interceptions for the cornerbacks, while fifth-year senior Michael Doctor and senior D.J. Alexander each had one pick for the linebacking crew. Former wide receiver and current defensive end Obum Gwacham is the biggest threat for the defensive line to catch up to. The Beavers scored their first (and second) touchdowns of the fourth quarter this season. OSU is still being outscored 47-16 in the final period this year, but holds 37-0 advantage in the third quarter. No OSU wide receiver has caught a touchdown pass in the last 205:56 of game time. Mannion’s only touchdown See FOOTBALL | page 6
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Linebacker D.J. Alexander leaps over Colorado sophomore quarterback Sefo Liufau on his way to a completed pick-six on Oct. 4 in Boulder, Colo.
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in the last three games was to tight end Caleb Smith. Against USC, the Beavers had only two players with more than six receiving yards. Against Colorado, all eight receivers who recorded a catch totaled at least 19 yards on the day. Quarterback Sean Mannion failed to string together five completions in a row against USC, but had three such streaks against Colorado on Saturday. He finished 27-for-37 for 278 yards. Eight of OSU’s 15 touchdown drives this year have covered 75 yards or more. The Beavers are 4-0 when they win the time of possession battle. Even with the 15 yards the Beavers conceded on a pair of sacks, OSU averaged 5.2 yards per carry against Colorado. Justin quinn | THE DAILY BAROMETER The Beavers have started Beaver players congragulate senior forward Khiry Shelton after he successfully completes his 13 drives between the 10 and 20-yard lines this year hat-trick on Sunday, Oct. 5. and scored five touchdowns. They’ve had 24 drives beginning between the 20 to 30-yard lines with only three touchdowns. Nine of the Beavers’ 10 field goal drives this season lasted at least seven plays. OSU’s field goal drives move an average of 53.4 yards. Mannion ended a three-game interception streak against the Buffaloes. The Beavers have yet to score a touchdown on a drive that began after a punt return for positive yardage. For the first time this season, the Beavers had the final possession of both the first and second halves. On drives that the Beavers force a punt, opposing offenses travel an average of 6.4 yards. Five of the nine drives in which the opponent turned the ball over traveled six yards or less. Eight of the Buffaloes’ 12 drives started at the 25-yard line, including all five scoring drives. Colorado was 72-42-1 before Saturday when playing teams with ‘State’ in their name. Their winning percentjustin quinn | THE DAILY BAROMETER age in such games dipped from 62.61 to 62.07 percent.
ken this past weekend that if you have a job in college football statistics, I feel sorry for you. But the truth of the matter is, that in the very first year of the playoff era, nothing could have been better. It is heartbreaking to learn that our state will probably not be represented within the final playoff, but what did happen silenced the haters. The idea that the Southeastern Conference will rule the world within the playoff era now comes into question. Three of the top five teams are from the SEC, but those three teams deserve to be there. The other two are from big conferences and have paid their dues to be in the position they are. It also isn’t over for the Pac-12 just yet. We have a list of one loss teams that still have the opportunity to see teams fall or redeem themselves before the final time comes. And this alone is why the four team playoff system already looks to be something special: everyone is fighting for a shot. Sure, this isn’t the level of March Madness when a whole list of underdogs have a shot at seizing the crown. But it does provide the opportunity for an “off the radar” team to storm their way through their conference and become a contender. Mississippi State started the season out of the top 25. In Fact, they were buried about halfway down the list of teams receiving votes outside the ranked. Since then, they have — for the first time in school history — defeated two AP top 10 teams in the same season and stormed to a No. 3 ranking. They even managed to snag a couple first place votes along the way. They do play in the SEC, so it makes it easier for them to knock off ranked teams, but the same could be said of any team within the Pac-12. The truth of the matter is that a nobody can become a somebody, and that was something that was nearly impossible while a set of computers was running the show. Now any team, within any conference, who has a strong schedule, can prove their mettle. And if they do so, they can find themselves on the big stage playing for the championship. For once, college football has a list of uncertainties, and one of those is which conferences will play for the title. One quality argument would be that we may always see an SEC team within the four team structure. But to say that the SEC will always have all the cards is proven to not be true after week six. All it will ever take to change that scenario will be a good college shake-up. I’ll be hoping for the same every week. And I would think that a lot more people will be hoping for the same thing, including the SEC.
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goals in a conference game was former forward Robbie Findley back in 2004. Mueller is the first freshman to net three goals since former forward Alan Gordon accomplished the same feat in 2002. Shelton is not only scoring goals, but now has 10 assists on the season, giving him the third highest total in school history, only three assists shy of tying the record held by former forward Ryan Johnson. Shelton continues to climb up the Oregon State record books in other areas. His 24 points this season place him eighth in OSU’s all-time record book. Not to be outdone by his offensive counterpart, Mueller is closing in on breaking the school record for most goals by a freshman. Mueller currently has nine goals on the year, needing one more to tie Findley and former midfielder Joe Zaher. He also only needs five more points to tie Zaher’s record for points in a season. Oregon State has one more home game against Washington on Sunday before they head out on the road to California. Brian Rathbone, sports reporter On Twitter @brathbone3 sports@dailybarometer.com
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here have been quite a lot of awful things going on in the last month. Tensions are high between America and other nations with the grey area on just how dangerous our drone program is, and now, riots are running rampant in our country. Don’t worry, I can stomach all of that, but after reading today’s news, I finally snapped. The straw that broke this camel’s back is Devils Lake high school’s new policy regarding yoga pants. Or rather the ban of yoga pants. The inhumanity doesn’t stop there. The board has decided to ban skinny jeans, leggings and jeggings. Pretty much the whole “eggings” family. If I’ve said it once I’ve said it a thousand times: Cyberbullying, regular bullying, drugs in schools, low school budgets and ineffective teachers are fine. But if you mess with my chance to wear Lululemons, we’ve got a problem. At this stage, both the school administration and the high school ladies are at a stalemate. The school administration is going with the whole “wearing that type of clothing is a distraction that takes away from the learning process” shtick. Apparently the driving force behind this is that it distracts males from learning. According to Principal Deb Black,
In fact, take solace in the fact that most men are distracted by females wearing any type of clothing — no amount of clothing will ever fix the way our brains operate.
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it also distracts the teachers. Before we get to the non-creepy School is a place to learn and fact that some of the Devils Lake faculty are distracted by your ultimately cultivate an environ16-year-old daughter wearing yoga ment that allows young adults to pants, we need to address more be who they want. This doesn’t important matters, like really lis- mean ladies get to paint on sizezero compression pants and say tening to the message at hand. guys are pigs for looking, just like It’s hard to deciit doesn’t mean pher, but I think I guys can’t blame get the gist. women and their …if you mess To all ladies who wardrobes for wear comfy clothes failing class. with my that give you an It’s because you individualist spirit chance to wear stayed up to late and help you feel “Call of pretty: don’t. Lululemons, we’ve playing Duty” and you Men can’t handle know it. got a problem. it. We aren’t saying Deb makes that you should a great point. wear a burlap sack School is a place around your body — three or four to learn. Hopefully in Devil Lake’s turtlenecks should do the trick. While on the topic of your being case this only involves academics.
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the reason we males have a hard Because if it’s where kids are suptime academically in class, it posed to learn about ethics or selfshould only be appropriate that image, I’d say Deb “The Downer” you do our homework as well. Black gets an F. Now on to the males. t To all guys who are distracted by Alec Grevstad is a senior in speech communiThe opinions expressed in Grevstad’s the opposite sex wearing absolutely cations. columns do not necessarily represent those of provocative and outrageous yoga The Daily Barometer staff. Grevstad can be pants: Don’t be ashamed. reached at forum@dailybarometer.com
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Some fights T for rights take too long he Supreme Court continued to stand behind its ruling of legalized gay marriage this Monday by rejecting appeals from five states looking to overturn the ruling. In fact, the justices proceeded to bring an end to same-sex marriage delays in five states, henceforth making gay marriage legal in 30 states. The federal court then added a durability measure to the ruling by creating an action that will allow same-sex marriage to begin in Utah, Indiana, Oklahoma, Virginia and Wisconsin. What this means for Oregon is that Judge Michael McShane’s decision to overturn the ban on gay marriage back in May is protected from review. While it’s excellent to see our government stand where it now does, it feels a little ridiculous that this law continues to be challenged in any way, shape or form. It’s unfortunate we still need any sort of bodyguard law to keep it safe from opposition. This is 2014. Questioning this equality should not be an option anymore. It is a freedom that should have been shared long ago, and the idea of it experiencing opposition is medieval. Marriage is not something one religion should claim for itself. This spits in the face of not just other forms of faith with their own versions of unions, but also contributes denial to a human right. Because sincerely, America has always fought for freedom and rights in some sense or another. We fought for the right to become our own nation amongst a world divided into religious monarchies. We fought for human dignity, regardless of race, banishing slavery from our shores. We fought for women to get the right to vote and to have a say in politics. We have crawled from the ghosts of our ancestors who began this nation with the logic of making it better, of going back to the drawing board and not being afraid to rewrite laws to make something available to everyone. We continue to fight for equal pay. Overall, we continue work for equality to reign supreme so more voices can be heard, more stories told and steps toward a better world achieved. Marriage belongs to two people who love each other enough to legally bind themselves together. That’s it. To ignore that is to ignore all of the sacrifices for equality that our country has made, successful and unsuccessful. Monday’s Supreme Court decision was an excellent breakthrough, but there’s clearly more work to do. Again, this is 2014. Let’s start acting like it.
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orget your laptop at home; invest in a quality pen and a fresh notebook Students use computers, laptops and smartphones in class for various purposes. Most take class notes and review Powerpoint presentations. But we have all encountered the handful distracted by the Internet. Surely you aren’t in the latter, but there is good reason to leave your laptop in your book bag. Often, students say they take notes on laptops and tablets because they type faster than write. Pam Mueller and Daniel Oppenheimer of Princeton University and UCLA wondered whether recording more notes faster really was an advantage. They randomly assigned college students to either take notes on a laptop or by hand during lecture. At the end, a test of the concepts of the lecture showed laptop users learned less. Why? It was not that the laptop users were more distracted (they weren’t connected to the Internet). In fact, when researchers analyzed students’ notes, they verified student reports that they could record more while typing. Laptop users wrote more. And the notes they took had significantly more wordfor-word overlap with the lecture. This seems like an advantage, but actually these students were merely recording (or transcribing) the lecture as quickly as they could instead of deeply processing the information being presented and documenting the main points. Psychologists long ago documented that deep processing produces more learning than shallow processing. So, researchers specifically instructed some of the laptop users to avoid wordfor-word notes before the lecture started in hopes they would use the laptops to think like hand writers, but still get the benefits of digital tools. Unfortunately, it didn’t work. Longhand note takers still performed significantly better than either group on the concept test. It seems that there is something about writing by hand that helps people think more as they take notes. In a similar study, researchers studied the same phenomena a different way. Participants in this study were instructed to read material, and were either allowed to copy and paste as much of the information as they wanted into their own set of notes or were only allowed to copy a limited amount of information. In other words, some of the participants were allowed to merely transcribe the text, while others had to be selective note takers. Participants who had been restricted performed better on a multiple-choice test of facts and concepts, as well as an essay test where participants had to synthesize the ideas in the readings. Taking longhand notes is a natural restriction when listening to a lecture. The inability to write down every single word allows you to process the information at a deeper level and decide what is important to record. My advice is to focus on the key points while you’re taking notes, not on getting down every word. Just by using a pen or pencil instead of a keyboard — you’ll be on the right track. t
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one Girl” is yet another masterpiece from the expert of thriller films, David Fincher. This movie stacks up against his other work in the genre, including “Se7en,” “Panic Room,” “Zodiac” and “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.” Fincher adapted Gillian Flynn’s 2012 best-selling novel of the same name (she also wrote the screenplay). Although the run time is about 150 minutes, it never seemed to drag on, unlike some movies this long such as “The Wolf of Wall Street.” It is engaging, dark and sometimes a little crazy, but the story is just wild enough to be great. We follow the tale of Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) and the disappearance of his wife, Amy (Rosamund Pike). The movie uses two means of telling the story: Following Nick and also through flashbacks of Nick and Amy through the narration of Amy’s Journal. Nick comes home one day and appears to find the aftermath of a struggle. His wife is nowhere to be found. After some investigating, Nick becomes a main suspect, which he perpetuates by his cool and somewhat smug persona, which Affleck plays to marvelously. Through the journal narration, Amy describes the crumbling of her marriage and eventual fear she encounters from Nick. As we see all Nick goes through, with paparazzi and cable news figures making accusations, “Gone Girl” is a great story of the world we live in today. It exemplifies the hyper-popularization that cable news experiences with
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Saling certain crime cases and a look at the 21st century modern marriage. If you’re like me, you are heading into this movie without having read the book, so I will not spoil anything. However, the film takes a major and intriguing turn about halfway through. Alongside the excellent performances from Affleck and Pike, both Tyler Perry and Neil Patrick Harris are superb in their roles. Perry acts as the superstar defense attorney with a glib personality that cable news loves, and he provides a perfect taste of humor in his scenes. Harris plays a former stalker of Amy. Unfortunately his story seemed a bit rushed, which is a shame since he thrived in the role. The movie is the best thriller since last year’s surprise of September, “Prisoners.” Both keep you on the edge of your seat as the story takes sharp twists and turns. There hasn’t been a really good movie in theaters since “Guardians of the Galaxy,” and probably won’t be until “Fury” comes out in a couple of weeks. I would strongly suggest going to see “Gone Girl.” t
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blast of polka music filled downtown Corvallis this weekend for the sixth annual Blocktoberfest. This Oktoberfest-inspired event was hosted by Block 15 and in collaboration with several other Corvallis businesses to bring people together over beer and sausages. The traditional Oktoberfest takes place in Munich every year and the festivities last for 17 days. Oktoberfest started in 1810 to celebrate the royal marriage King Ludwig I and Therese of SaxeHildburghausen. The main attraction served at the festival — beer — can only be brewed within Munich city limits, and only then it can be dubbed Oktoberfest worthy. Not any old brew can be poured at this sanctioned event. The local celebration doesn’t last that long, but there is still a lot of fun and food during the two days that Blocktoberfest lasts. And the beer and cider served was all locally brewed. Blocktoberfest was true to its name: It took up a block of downtown right in front of the Block 15 restaurant on 3rd Street. The event took place under a big tent with long tables in authentic Oktoberfest fashion. The live music set the scene, playing continuous polka — the Oregon State fight song even made the band’s repertoire. Dirndls and lederhosen were worn by the band, the servers and many festival attendants. The Beaver game against Colorado played under the big tent, and people played games of cornhole and darts off to the side. Lederhosen and the Beavers are pretty awesome, but the reason why we all went was for the beer and the food. There were a variety of beers and tankards to choose from.
You bet I got my beer in a Blocktoberfest bier stein. The ale that filled my stein was the Blocktoberfest brew. This was an easy-to-drink malty amber beer. It tasted a lot like a traditional southern German Hefeweizen, focusing more on wheat and yeast than hops. The Blocktoberfest brew was the most popular choice at the event, filling many pints and liters under the tent. Beer is a vital part in any Oktoberfest-like event and the beer offered set the German mood. I’m not a fan of pumpkin anything in the fall. What I love about fall is all the German and Oktoberfest styled beer. After getting beer, the next most
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Di Raffaele Food Critic important thing to do is get food. Blocktoberfest’s menu was filled with German-inspired food. They made bier bread pretzels, bier cheese potato soup and bier braised brisket. All of this sounded delicious, but I settled for a simple and authentic dish: the Oktoberfest-style bratwurst. I topped off my bratwurst with spicy mustard, which added a
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Various pitchers and cups of beer sit out at the Blocktoberfest festival in downtown Corvallis. The festival took place last Friday and Saturday.
nice kick. This sausage was a simple meal, but the fresh ingredients are what make it so good. The casing of the bratwurst was one of the best features because it was cooked just right to where it gives a snap when you bit into it, letting out all the delicious juices inside. Dessert isn’t usually the cuisine in mind at events like this, even at Oktoberfest, but here they didn’t skip the sweets. The dessert option at Blocktoberfest was a German apple cake with caramel. This cake was like two desserts in one. It had a cookie-like crust baked with cinnamon that protected the soft center. This crust added a really nice crunch to the cake and made little crevices around the circumference where the caramel hid and poured out upon taking a bite. The middle was soft and gooey with baked apple chunks, brown sugar, more cinnamon and even more caramel. The cake was decadent and even better: It paired well with the beer. Beer usually isn’t the choice beverage to go with cake, but the Blocktoberfest brew was not hoppy and the wheat taste of the brew connected the dessert and drink together. Oktoberfest may be the largest and oldest public festival in the world and get thousands of tourists from all over, but it doesn’t take place here. Blocktoberfest is a great time to hang out with people you know and meet people you don’t know in Corvallis and all bond over beer and lederhosen. No need to fly to Munich next year. Instead, go to the big tent on 3rd Street.
Chris Correll
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Smart and cynical“House of Cards”dark horse of Netflix I
f the popularity of shows such as “Breaking Bad” and “Dexter” has proven anything, it’s that audiences are willing to forgive even the most controversial premises if the circumstances are portrayed just right. Good writing can take meth dealers or killers and make us root for them until the very end. Netflix is determined to stretch that principle to the limit with their political drama “House of Cards,” which stars Kevin Spacey as one of the most morally ambiguous leads in television. After being denied an expected appointment to Secretary of State, Congressman Frank Underwood (Spacey) vows to remove his enemies and place himself in power at any cost. What follows is an elaborate game of alliances and betrayals that only grow more complex and dangerous over time. The show’s tone is undeniably clever and unapologetically grim. Spacey is assisted by a talented cast that all have something to gain or lose from Frank’s ambitions. Robin Wright plays Claire Underwood, Frank’s headstrong wife and one of the few people who can hold their own against his overbearing personality. Kate Mara is Zoe Barnes, a reporter who begins an intimate relationship with Frank in exchange for insider information, while both sides try to make sure neither one gains too much leverage over the other. Nearly every character has harsh flaws that make them relatable, and a little sad in their own way, which meshes well with the harsh perspective the writers try to convey. Even the look of the show supports its tone. Most of the scenes are shot in bland corporate buildings or dark streets without much color or expression. It’s done so often it can only be intentional, and it does do a good job of sealing the viewer inside the often bleak world of politics. Spacey’s performance as a borderline sociopathic politician dominates every scene he’s in. Underneath his polite voice and southern mannerisms is a predator with a pragmatic mind and a dry sense of humor. We get most of what we need to know about politics from his monologues that break the fourth wall. He might tear someone down with a few cold words or lie to their face without blinking, only to give a nod to the camera and deliver a line that makes you laugh despite yourself. “House of Cards” isn’t for everyone. Even fans of Netflix’s other shows might find they can’t get on board with this one. I’d call it an acquired taste. There are currently two seasons available on Netflix, with another one on the way in 2015.
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Brooklyn Di Raffaele is a senior in English. The opinions expressed in Di Raffaele’s columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Di Raffaele can be reached at forum@dailybarometer.com.
Chris Correll is a senior in psychology. The opinions expressed in Correll’s columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Correll can be reached at forum@dailybarometer.com.