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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2013 • VOLUME CXVI, NUMBER 16
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Parking, traffic solutions on the horizon n
Collaboration Corvallis workgroup evaluates current system to adjust for the future By Emma-Kate Schaake The Daily Barometer
There is no shortage of issues to be addressed regarding parking and traffic at Oregon State University, both on and off campus. Parking and Traffic Mitigation, one of the three workgroups involved in Collaboration Corvallis, is tasked with finding solutions for the gamut of parking and traffic issues to combat OSU’s rapidly growing campus. True to the collaborative mission of the project, the group includes community members, neighborhood residents, OSU representatives and stakeholders and traffic consultants. According Collaboration Corvallis’ official website, the Parking and Traffic Mitigation group was assigned with tasks to “conduct a parking and transportation study, identify problem areas and collect data regarding traffic volume and parking utilization, evaluate and recommend opportunities to better manage traffic volumes and parking impacts, and recommend holistic solutions.” Some of these specific solutions, which are then recommended to the steering committee, include transit services, park-and-ride lots, satellite parking and enhanced pedestrian and bicycle programs. One of the major issues facing the group is the cohabitation of students and neighbors along streets off campus. These streets are in the designated A, B and C zones where cars can park without permits for two hours a day. The Corvallis Urban Services committee and the Parking and Traffic workgroup have been assessing the need for additional parking districts to ease the congestion burden in neighborhoods. A proposal for 10 additional zones is still under review within the City Council. Steve Clark, vice president of OSU relations and marketing, and an active member of the Parking and Traffic workgroup, said the group is behind the creation of these new districts. Clark said the implementation would take “into considerSee PARKING | page 3
COURTESY OF Collaboration Corvallis, the City of Corvallis, Oregon State University’s Campus Operations
Student-led initiative gains footing on OSU’s campus n
#beBEAVERBOLD initiative encourages OSU students to be courageous in all actions By Kaityln Kohlenberg
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Chances are, if you’ve been around campus the past few weeks, you’ve seen or heard something about being “Beaver bold.” The student-led #beBEAVERBOLD initiative is managed through the Student Events and Activities Center. #beBEAVERBOLD is par tnered with events like the Beaver Community Fair, After Dark at Dixon Recreational Center, Battle of the DJs at the Memorial Union and the Get Naked in the Quad event. Founders of the initiative wanted to create another outlet for students to get connected with Oregon State University and the associated communities. “The inspiration for the initiative was basically trying to incorporate See BEBEAVERBOLD | page 4
U.S. Supreme Court petition to drop case is denied Lawsuit against conservative paper, Liberty, continues after an OSU petition denied By Sean Bassinger The Daily Barometer
COURTESY OF EVENT COORDINATOR Megan Mueller
Students participating in last year’s #beBEAVERBOLD initiative dance and exemplify being Beaver Bold.
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a petition from Oregon State University to drop a U.S. District Court lawsuit involving The Liberty, a former conservative campus publication. The case, labeled OSU Student Alliance v. Ray, began in 2009 based on claims that college officials wanted to limit the paper’s reach. Former Liberty editor William Rogers and the OSU Student Alliance filed these complaints after the publication’s seven bins disappeared from campus. The suit was initially dropped, but a judge in the Federal Court of Appeals overturned the decision in October See LAWSUIT | page 3