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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
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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
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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
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Students given opportunity to affect global change n
Oregon State joins the Clinton Global Initiative, offers applications to students who strive for social change By Tori Hittner The Daily Barometer
Oregon State students now have a unique opportunity to affect universal change through the university’s recent affiliation with the Clinton Global Initiative University. The Clinton Global Initiative University, built upon the foundation of the larger Clinton Global Initiative, provides college students with the opportunity to actively seek and produce change in the world, according the organization’s website. “It’s taking the Clinton Global Initiative that’s broader and really looking at the power of college-age individuals working for social change,” said OSU Student Affairs graduate assistant Whitney Jones. With its partnership with the Clinton Global Initiative Network, Oregon State
became one of only 36 universities in the nation to offer students such an opportunity. The seventh meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative University, scheduled to be held at Arizona State University from March 21-23, promises students the chance to collaborate with world leaders and celebrities on pressing global issues. “It’s an opportunity that allows students to take their knowledge and apply it where their passion is,” Vice Provost of Student Affairs Larry D. Roper said. “Go make a difference in the world using what you know.” Students applying to the program must complete a Commitment to Action, which, according to the website, is a “new, specific and measurable initiative that addresses social or environmental challenges on campuses, in communities or in different parts of the world.” A single student or groups of up to three may complete the Commitments to Action. Working in tandem with faculty advisers, students complete projects designed to provide active solutions to
genuine community issues. Participating students’ attendance and meal fees are paid for by the university while financial assistance for travel is available via Oregon State and through the Clinton Global Initiative directly. Both Roper and Jones stressed the duality of the application decisionmaking process. Oregon State and the Clinton Global Initiative University work together to support participants and encourage the growth of future leaders. “With (OSU) being a research institution,” Jones said, “students are a part of that culture from the faculty down and that really matches with what the Clinton Global Initiative stands for.” Students interested in applying to participate in the program can find more information at the Clinton Global Initiative University website or contact both Roper and Jones via email at larry. roper@oregonstate.edu and whitney. jones@oregonstate.edu, respectively. Tori Hittner
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Black bear spotted at Rogue Valley Airport By Kyle Aevermann
“About 3:20, Sunday morning a black bear was located in this MEDFORD — An unsus- area of the airport,” said Bern pected traveler made it’s way to Case, spokesman for the airport. A black bear was spotted the Rogue Valley International Medford Airport over the crossing the rental car parking lot and climbing up two sets of weekend. But where exactly he was fences, remnants of his fur still trying to go remains a mystery. hangs, he eventually made his Checking in and going way onto the tarmac. The idea of a bear on airthrough security, that’s what most have to do at the airport, port grounds both shocked and that is unless you’re black bear. excited travelers. KOBI-TV
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Written by Emerald Media … • Since the Oregon State Board of Higher Education approved U of O officers carrying guns on campus this June, the department’s 10 police officers are now allowed to carry Glock 21 handguns when they patrol campus and beyond. • Even though the Associated Students of University of Oregon is a student-led government, its members deal with approximately $15.5 million this fiscal year, which includes $700,000 in reserves. The funds are dispersed through four finance committees: the EMU Board, the Departments Finance Committee, the Programs Finance Committee and the Athletics and Contracts Finance Committee. • Oregon junior tight end Colt Lyerla withdrew from the University of Oregon, saying the decision to withdraw was completely his and that his suspension for Saturday’s game against Colorado didn’t play into it.
Airport officials say they did loose track of the bear for some time because there are between 700-800 acres of fenced property. They located the bear around 7 a.m. and as he was seen climbing back over the fence. “We had someone checking the runway to make sure it wasn’t in that vicinity.” Medford police said they received several calls about
the bear heading toward Bear Creek. They were unable to locate him and believe he just took a small detour before heading to his final destination, wherever that may be. Airport officials say that this is the first time a black bear has entered airport grounds. However, they have seen coyotes in the past. No flights were delayed.
Feral cat colony conflict in Salem By Laura Fosmire and Joce DeWitt
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. Meso-American Student Association, 5-6pm, Native American Longhouse. General Meeting.
Speakers Women’s Center, Noon-1pm, Women’s Center. Mental Wellness Series. Dr. Judy Neighbours will discuss “How to flourish.”
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. International Students of OSU (ISOSU), 5pm, International Resource Center in the MU. The Danger of a Single Perspective - Developing your Global Lens. Interact with international and globally-minded, local students in a round table discussion about individual global norms, traditions and differences happening and concerning OSU students.
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.
Saturday, Oct. 12 Events 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.
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SALEM — There’s a cat fight at the Center Street Mobile Park focused on the question: What to do with the park’s feral cat population? Assistant manager Juan Torres wants to see the cats gone. He estimated that 40 to 60 feral cats live in the park and only 10 percent of them have received appropriate vaccinations. He said he’s received complaints from some park residents who think the cats are a nuisance and others who say they have gotten sick from them. To that end, Torres said he’s trapped one of the feral cats and removed it from the park, taking it to a farm to live instead. But residents Danny Bogue and his sister Barbara Baker think the cats should stay. The park’s colony has already undergone the catch, neuter, release services provided by Salem Friends of Felines, meaning the population is under control. And they’re concerned that Torres is using illegal and possibly abusive methods to get rid of them. On a chilly and foggy Friday morning, Bogue, Baker and fellow residents Sandra and Glen Newcomb stood outside the park at 4155 Center Street NE, clutching neon-colored signs protesting the cats’ treatment. They waved the signs, bearing messages such as “Stop killing our cats” and “Stop trapping our cats,” at passing cars. “We’re hoping they will back off and leave them alone,” Bogue said. “We’re just trying to
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Being Beaver Bold is about doing something courageous, gettingand testing your bo. get the word out.” “It’s not right that they think they can get away with it,” Baker said. Baker said Torres took her pet cat, Sissy, whom she’s had for eight years. Bogue said Torres trapped a feral cat in a cage and left it there for three days as the city was pounded with an unseasonably severe rainstorm. Torres denies he’s done any of these things. He said he trapped one feral cat about a week See CAT | page 3
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ago and safely removed it to live on a farm, instead of in the mobile park. Torres said Bogue feeds around 20 cats that linger around his home and accused him of attempting to dismantle a trap near the management office. “He said a cat was in there for days,� Torres said. “There wasn’t even a cat in there.� There are many more residents who are opposed to the cats roaming the park than in favor, he said. Of the residents that live in the 75 homes at Center Street Mobile Home, only five advocate for the cats to remain on the grounds. Torres said management sent out a newsletter to the community at the end of September informing them that they planned on trapping cats to curb the problem. When Bogue responded negatively to the newsletter, Torres sat with him for four hours to come up with a solution, Torres said. “He says they’ve all been vaccinated, which is definitely not true,� Torres said. “If you look behind their houses they have 15 to 20 cats behind their houses. I ask them, ‘Whose are those cats?’ and they have names for every single one of them.� According to Center Street Mobile Park policy, residents are allowed two cats that remain indoors. Friends of Felines executive director Jeanie Sloan said Torres called her in late September because he was concerned that park residents might sue, claiming the cats made them sick, and wanted to know if Friends of Felines would take legal action against him “if he did something with the situation.�
ation the locations and weekday limits and restrictions so that only residents of those neighborhoods could park there.� The districts would presumably place restrictions on non-residents by requiring permit use, rather than the free hourly parking that is in place in the current zones. However, the congestion might not ease as much as expected, according to the group’s calculations of the zone’s usage. “Eighty-five percent of the utilization of off-street parking in the neighborhoods is actually by residents of those neighborhoods,� Clark said. These include long-term residents and student renters parking nearby their residences. Part of this density in central campus and downtown neighborhoods is actually a result of past city planning. “Twenty-five years ago, the city made comprehensive zone plans to designate the density of neighborhoods surrounding the city,� Clark said. “Rather than consume neighborhoods far away from campus, the community put density nearby downtown services and the university and transit.� The plan accurately matched the growth of the university by providing housing and parking in central locations, but the expansion strained street capacity. On campus, available parking is also limited. A debate currently still in the preliminary discussion phase is the potential ban of cars for freshmen to reduce the number of cars on campus. Implemented this fall, OSU, in collaboration with Housing
and Dining Services, offered a $50 incentive for dorm residents who would park their cars in designated lots farther away from central campus locations. These lots are located on the fifth level of the Gill Parking Structure, southeast of McNary Hall, and a third on the northwest end of campus. It may become a requirement next year for dorm residents to park in the Gill garage or Reser Stadium. To deal with congestion, the group will promote alternative forms of transportation and increase the safety of those modes around campus. One such plan involves the improvement of the shuttle and transit system to double the rate of ridership on the Corvallis Transit System and the Portland Airport shuttle. “It has been growing about 4 to 6 percent per year, and we would like to see the rate of ridership increase to eight to 12 percent per year,� Clark said. Another plan is a safety campaign, which includes campus and community safety corridors for pedestrian, bicyclist and jogger use during dark morning and night hours. The group conducted assessments of safety corridors, including safety blue light and emergency phone availability, as well as the placement of OSU shuttle and Corvallis transit stops. Safety will also be promoted through education and marketing with a continuation of the “Be Bright, Be Seen� campaign implemented last winter. The program offers information for students regarding reflective gear, lights and overall safe transportation. Eric Adams, the project manager for Collaboration Corvallis said the workgroup is strongly increasing opportunities for alternative trans-
portation modes. “They are encouraging people to use bikes and walk, and they want to make these options safer,� Adams said. “They are taking an open and objective approach.� Other long-term solutions that will be discussed in coming meetings are the creation of an off-campus satellite parking system and the construction of a new parking garage on the north side of campus. Variable pricing for on-campus parking will be implemented starting Fall 2014. The next meeting of the Parking and Traffic Mitigation workgroup is on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Osborn Aquatic Center. On the agenda is the finalization of the recommendations for safety corridors, the car ban policy, and remote parking lots, as well as discussion of marketing for alternative transportation.
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BEBEAVERBOLD n Continued from page 1 students on campus (as) a way for them to get connected,” said events coordinator Megan Mueller. “This was something that First-Year Experience was trying to get into.” During the summer of 2012, alumnus Alfonc Rajak came up with the slogan “be bold,” which then evolved into “beBEAVERBOLD.” The hashtag symbol was added so that the initiative could make use of social media outlets like Twitter and Facebook.
news@dailybarometer.com • 737-2231 Teams of students and faculty forged the initiative. Once funding and goals for the initiative had been agreed upon, a student group was placed in charge of implementation. Mueller described her own experiences of being ‘Beaver bold,’” saying that simply being more outgoing and introducing herself to people led to her meeting a close friend. “Rather than implying loud or disruptive behavior, bold, in this sense, is just doing something courageous, like asking people around campus if they’re finding their way alright,” Mueller said. In a video interview on the
#beBEAVERBOLD website, OSU President Ed Ray said that being Beaver bold is, “getting involved with communities different from your own, about being engaged in service activities to make a different in other people’s lives. It’s about testing your boundaries and capabilities.” Other examples of being Beaver bold include anything from volunteer work, being a first-generation college student and being an international student. “Get outside your comfort zone, challenge yourself and others to do what you can to preserve a sense of equity
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Linebackers’ play key to OSU defense OSU has experienced many injuries to its linebacking core, hopes increased experience will lead to chemistry
inconsistent. What’s more is that Oregon State has a challenging back half to their schedule, and they have yet to play solid defense in back-to-back weeks. Their schedule begins to get more difficult this weekend, when they By Mitch Mahoney play the Cougars, who, at 4-2, have The Daily Barometer surprised a few teams this year. The Beavers’ defense has been a Fortunately for OSU, the Beavers crapshoot so far in 2013. In their are returning from a bye week and five games, the Beavers allowed 49 did not play last weekend. That points, then 14, then 48, back down extended time off has given them to 30 and finally just 17 points in an extra week to rest, reflect, recover their last game against Colorado. and game plan before they have to At times they’ve struggled. At times play at Pullman, Wash., on Saturday. they’ve dominated. Throughout Defensive coordinator Mark the year, they’ve consistently been Banker reasons that injuries have n
been the biggest culprit behind the defense’s struggles. “If we go back to training camp, psychologically, losing (junior linebacker) D.J. Alexander affected a lot of different things,” Banker said. “We had some continuity and rhythm going early on in camp. You replace one guy, but then it affects some other things.” Junior linebacker Jabral Johnson, originally Alexander’s backup, was forced into a starting role opposite senior linebacker Michael Doctor. “Johnson’s chemistry with Michael Doctor had to be developed, and it did over time,” Banker said. “Then as we go, we lose Michael Doctor,
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and that affected Johnson one more time, because he had to change positions from outside linebacker to inside linebacker. Now we’ve got a new play-caller in those situations.” Doctor has been out since early September with a foot injury and may not return this season. Alexander returned to the lineup two weeks ago against Utah, and redshirt freshman Rommel Mageo has since filled in at middle linebacker, with sophomore Joel Skotte splitting time. Early-season turmoil at the linebacker position has subsided somewhat, allowing the remaining healthy players to play together and improve their chemistry. “We’ve learned a lot as we’ve gone, from the standpoint of what we can and what we can’t do,” Banker said.
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Junior linebacker Jabral Johnson tackles Colorado junior quarterback Connor Wood in OSU’s win on Sept. 28. Johnson has moved around between middle and outside linebacker.
“We’ve learned more about our personnel, and as long as that development continues, we’ll see the light at the end of the tunnel.” The Beavers welcomed several players back to practice. Senior guard Grant Enger, sophomore tackle Gavin Andrews and junior fullback Tyler Anderson all returned to practice on Monday. Junior tight end Connor Hamlett returned to practice as well. Hamlett had an MRI on his knee last Monday, but the results came back clear. Offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf said he expected the junior tight end to play on Saturday.
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Junior linebacker DJ Alexander chases the play in the Sept. 28 victory against Colorado.
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Oregon State committed to sticking together as team, optimistic about remainder of season By Grady Garrett The Daily Barometer
During a day off in Salt Lake City on Saturday, the Oregon State women’s soccer team visited redshirt freshman Audrey Gibb’s old stomping grounds: East High School. Otherwise known as the school where Disney Channel original movie “High School Musical” was filmed. Cue a bunch of female Division I athletes searching the halls for Troy Bolton and pretending to be Vanessa Hudgens or Ashley Tisdale. “It was like reliving my childhood,” said senior midfielder Erin Uchacz. “As lame as it is, I was pretty excited to go sing in the cafeteria. “Laura (Rayfield), Brandi (Dawson) and I sung, ‘We’re all in this together’ (from ‘High School Musical’), which is a good song for our team.” Ah, is it ever. The Beavers’ season took another downward turn over the weekend when they lost to Colorado, 2-1, on Friday and Utah, 1-0, on Sunday. A team that entered the season with postseason aspirations is 2-8-2 overall and 0-2-1 in the Pac-12, tied for third-to-last. Two is the fewest number of wins the program has had through 12 games in 16 years. But as Uchacz alluded to, the Beavers are willing to ride the season out together. “I think (team morale) is good,” Uchacz said. “After a team meeting we had (on Monday), everyone is ready for this week. Everything else is in the past.” “Obviously it’s been kind of a rougher patch, but I think everyone is working hard, still pushing,” Gibb added. “We’re all being positive, still working
through it all, because that’s all you can do.” Uchacz said there were positives they could take away from their two most recent losses. “I think we didn’t give up,” she said. “Chances didn’t go our way, but we still fought.” Other women’s soccer notes… • Starting lineup: After tinkering with the starting 11 during nonconference play, head coach Linus Rhode has been pretty consistent with who he has started during Pac-12 play. Nine players have started all three conference games: Sammy Jo Prudhomme, Jenna Richardson, Uchacz, Val Margerum, Gwen Bieck, Laura Rayfield, Jacy Drobney, Kathryn Baker and Haley Shaw. Brandi Dawson started both games on the most recent road trip. Annie Govig, Marissa Kovac, Gibb and Natalie Meiggs have logged one conference start each. All told, 19 players have started at least one game this season. Drobney, Baker and Bieck are the only three players who have started all 12 games. • Freshmen: Four true freshmen have appeared in all three conference games: Baker, Govig, Sabrina Santarossa and Helene Haavik. Baker and Haavik have appeared in all 12 games, but Santarossa and Govig recorded four DNPs each during nonconference play. • Kovac injured: Junior defender Marissa Kovac left Friday’s game with an ankle injury in the 17th minute. She did not play on Sunday and was on crutches on Monday. • Kennedy plans to return: Senior defender Morgan Kennedy, who tore her ACL in July, said she recently decided that she will return to OSU next year as a fifth-year senior. She has not played this season and therefore can redshirt. Kennedy started all 20 games for OSU in 2012 and was expected to be the leader of the Beavers’ backline this season. “I couldn’t end my college soccer career on an ACL injury,” Kennedy said on Monday. “I want to go out with a good senior season.”
• Jenna Richardson goal watch: On Friday, Richardson scored her 27th career goal, fifth-most in program history. Richardson needs three more goals to tie Chelsea Buckland for fourth place in the OSU record books, four more to tie Jenna Leavitt for third, and seven more to tie Val Williams for second. Jodie Taylor (47 career goals) holds the OSU career record. • More “High School Musical:” The last movie — there were three “High School Musicals” — was filmed the summer before Gibb’s freshman year at East High School. So she’s had plenty of time to get used to other people’s reactions upon visiting the
school. “Everyone was really excited,” Gibb said of Saturday’s trip. “Me personally, I’m used to it. It was always around us so everyone who went to East High hated ‘High School Musical.’” • OSU individual statistical leaders: - Goals: Richardson (3) - Assists: Uchacz/Margerum/Meiggs (2) - Shots on goal: Richardson (16) - Minutes played: Drobney (1,120) - Saves: Prudhomme (50) Grady Garrett, sports reporter On Twitter @gradygarrett sports@dailybarometer.com
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Senior forward Jenna Richardson battles for position against Cal Poly on Sept. 22. Richardson is fifth on OSU’s all-time goal list.
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Most people reading this have probably played fantasy football at least once, and a lot of those people have played for many, many years. Here in Corvallis, students at OSU obviously have more interest in college football, and the Pac-12 specifically. So we here at the Barometer have invented the first ever Pac-12 fantasy football league.
Rosters consist of one quarterback, two running backs, two wide receivers, one flex (RB/WR), one tight end and one kicker. The catch? Each team must have three Oregon State players on their roster at all time. The regular season last nine weeks, with each team playing each other three times. Championship will be Civil War week.
Romaine for Heisman
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QB - Brett Hundley: 32 RB - Bishop Sankey: 26 RB - Storm Woods: 0 WR - Brandin Cooks: 0 WR - Jalen Strong: 19 FLEX - Bryce Treggs: 7 FLEX - James Poole: 2 TE - Austin Sefarian-Jenkins: 5 K - Trevor Romaine: 0 D/ST - USC: 0
0-2 Mitch Mahoney: football, women’s basketball, men’s/women’s golf beat reporter
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QB - Marcus Mariota: 50 RB - Byron Marshall: 13 RB - Terron Ward: 0 WR - Josh Huff: 24 WR - Mullaney: 0 FLEX - Jordon James: 9 FLEX - Thomas Tyner: 11 TE - Caleb Smith: 0 K - Will Oliver: 10 D/ST - Stanford: 11
QB - Sean Mannion: 0 RB - Ka’Deem Carey: 0 RB - Tyler Gaffney: 14 WR - Paul Richardson: 20 WR - Shaquelle Evans: 1 FLEX - Tre Madden: 0 FLEX - Chris Brown: 0 TE - Chris Coyle: 1 K - Andrew Furney: 14 D/ST - Oregon State: 0
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QB - Travis Wilson: 19 RB - De’Anthony Thomas: 0 RB - Marion Grice: 14 WR - Chris Harper: 29 WR - Ty Montgomery: 20 FLEX - Micah Hatfield: 0 FLEX - Cummings: 0 TE - Connor Hamlett: 0 K - Vincenzo D’Amato: 8 D/ST - Oregon: 12
Total: 91
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Well considering half of Warner’s players were on byes and two of his players who did play put up one point each, I won’t brag about this win (not to mention the fact that Pac-12 fantasy football isn’t high on Warner’s priority list right now, seeing how he’s worn Oakland A’s apparel every day for the past week). In fact, a loss this week probably would have gone down as the second-most embarrassing moment for anyone in the history of this league — behind, of course, Alex Crawford’s winless 2012 campaign. My biggest disappointment is Washington tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins, who might actually be the most disappointing player in the country. I admit I haven’t watched him a ton, but his numbers have been pedestrian and he had a BAD drop that cost the Huskies a chance to beat Stanford on Saturday (I can say that since this isn’t the UW school paper, right?)
You know the guy in your fantasy football league who you hate because he doesn’t set his lineup and starts guys on bye weeks? I’m sad to say that was me — even though I couldn’t help it. There was no way I was going to drop Tre Madden or Ka’Deem Carey, they’re just too good. And seeing as ESPN doesn’t host this league, we aren’t really going to go so far as to have bench spots. This was my week to mail it in. No quarterback, only one running back and no team defense. I had no shot. But this also means the best is yet to can. We all saw what Obum Goes the Dynamite was capable of when fully healthy — nearly 150 fantasy points. Props to Paul Richardson for continuing to be relevant even when Colorado is getting obliterated (which is almost always the case). He’s no Brandin Cooks, but Richardson is still seventh in the nation in receiving. He has the chance to be the most relevant player in the NFL since Mason Crosby — who, yes, is a kicker. A 50-point performance and a loss? Not worried about it at all. Call me when Sean Mannion stops throwing dimes.
Started from the bottom now we’re here, started from the bottom now my whole team here. Is anyone really surprised I’m 2-0 and the only team that hasn’t lost? Let me just flex one time. I’ve scored well more than 100 points two weeks in a row and am starting to think I could run away with this thing. Because there are only four teams it’s unlikely I go undefeated or anything absurd like that — after all, my Oregon players will have a bye at some point — but I fully anticipate winning the championship that was rightfully mine last year. Marcus Mariota built on his Heisman campaign with a ridiculous seven combined touchdowns and 50 fantasy points, my strategy of picking up De’Anthony Thomas’ backups was genius and I even snagged Marqise Lee in free agency after it’s been reported he could play as early as next week. I don’t have the best Oregon State players, but I think the rest of my lineup can compensate. And my Beavers are no one to sleep on, either. Caleb Smith is coming into his own, Richard Mullaney will put up numbers with Mannion playing the way he is and Terron Ward will always get touches. I anticipate a tough battle next week with Warner, but ultimately think I’ll come out on top. I usually do. #HYFR
Oh sure, the one team to score more points than me is the one I played. That’s cool. Whatever, at least I know my team is competitive, which was a major concern after last week’s debacle. And really, I should have had more points, but De’Anthony Thomas sat out this week because of an ankle sprain. Knowing this, Andrew decided to grab both of Thomas’ backups before anyone else could. Basically, Andrew stole my points. That’s cool. Anyway, the real difference in this game was quarterback play. Andrew’s Duck fetish served him well, and Marcus Mariota threw for five touchdowns and ran for two more. That’s seven touchdowns. Seven. Meanwhile, Utah’s Travis Wilson was busy throwing six interceptions. Six. This is the same Travis Wilson that had 279 passing yards, 142 rushing yards and five total touchdowns to help Utah score 48 points against the beloved Beavers. But yeah, after I kept him through a bye week because of his running threat he thanks me by throwing SIX INTERCEPTIONS. Needless to say, I’m looking elsewhere for my quarterback next week.
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Paul Richardson (WR)
Marcus Mariota (QB)
Chris Harper (WB)
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5 receptions, 134 yards (20 fantasy points)
16-27, 355 yards, 5 TDS (50 fantasy points)
14 receptions, 231 yards, 1 touchdown (29 fantasy points)
Fink leads OSU on day 2
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Oregon State men’s golf shot a 7-over 295 in the second round of the Erin Hill Intercollegiate, dropping into a tie for seventh in the 14-team, 54-hole tournament. No. 8 Stanford took a commanding lead on day two, with an 11-under 565 for the tournament. No. 22 SMU currently ranks second, No. 3 UCLA is currently in third and Northwestern and Oklahoma are tied for fourth. Senior David Fink led the way once again for the Beavers, shooting a 2-under 70 after shooting an even-par 72 yesterday. He’s tied for fifth overall after improving his score on Monday.
Fink had three birdies — all of which were on par-3 holes — and one bogey. It was the third time he’s shot under par for a round this season and the 33rd time of his career. He’s now tied for fifth out of the 81 golfers competing. Junior transfer Alex Franklin also had a big day for the Beavers, shooting an even-par 72 for the second consecutive day, including a team-best four birdies. Freshman Kevin Murphy also had a good showing, shooting a 2-over 74 that included two birdies. Freshman Conner Kumpula and sophomore Brian Jung struggled, shooting a 7-over 79 and 8-over 80 on Monday. Jung is now tied for 50th and Kumpula is tied for 60th. Windy conditions were a factor for
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the majority of the round. Fink has a chance to win his first individual title as a collegian with a strong showing on Tuesday. The senior is currently two strokes back of clubhouse leaders Bryson Dechambeau of SMU and Patrick Rodgers of Stanford. He finished second individually twice last season, but has never won an individual title in his career at Oregon State. The final round begins with tee times at 6:30 a.m. PT on Tuesday. The Daily Barometer On Twitter @barosports sports@dailybarometer.com
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ontrary to what Disney has taught us, wishing really hard for something won’t make it come true (unless you’re George Lucas). We all love the Brew Station. It was the best hangout spot in Corvallis when the sun was out, with no real competition. So when we heard on Thursday, from four different students who each heard the news independently that the Brew Station was going to re-open, it’s safe to say we were pretty excited. Thinking that it would make a great — and popular — breaking story, we set one of our reporters on the trail to sniff out the facts. As most of us know, the popular coffee and beer shop closed in June, thanks to disagreements between the Brew Station’s owners and the landlord who owns the property. Steve Lawton, a professor in the College of Business, shared the news with his class during a lecture last week that the Brew Station was set to reopen. Our reporter called Lawton, who said he couldn’t divulge any more information, but that the news should become public later this month. Our reporter then called Terry Wylie, one of the Brew Station’s owners, who said she and her husband Roger don’t have plans to re-open. After that, our reporter called Bill Cohnstaedt, the landlord of the property. He said that he hadn’t heard from the previous owners about the Brew Station re-opening. He also said that he’s currently speaking with several different individuals regarding the rental of the property, but nothing’s been finalized. So either we’re completely missing something, or Lawton is blowing smoke. Maybe someone else was the “Patient Zero” for this rumor and misled Lawton. Maybe Cohnstaedt is hiding something and Lawton’s proclamation that the news will become public soon is true. So, professor, you were willing to tell an entire lecture class that the Brew Station was coming back, but you couldn’t say who told you or whether it’s even true? Not being able to cite our sources generally gets us in trouble when we’re the ones doing it in class, but you can do it with impunity? I think not. Because, while the Brew Station confusion is upsetting to students who were fans of the place, it’s not the thing that we’re really concerned about, here. It’s the rumors. This situation is evidence of the logarithmic progression of the growth of a rumor’s circle of influence from the “olden” days to today — or at least, evidence enough for us. It’s probably not actually evidence, let alone enough for a scientific study. But let’s look at this logically. One person mishears something in a real-life game of telephone, and posts their misheard news on Facebook, where their 687 friends can all see it. What’s worse is if someone hits that “share” button and their 1,542 unique friends get to see it. And this is ignoring Twitter and Reddit and Pinterest and all the other social networking sites. We need verifiable sources for more than just journalism, or academic papers. The first problem with rumors is that you’re getting everyone’s hopes up. Take this situation: We’re all big fans of the Brew Station, and the different people who told us they heard it was coming back were thrilled. If it’s not, and they’re that easily excited, they’re probably going to be crushed if it turns out to not be true. Whoever started this rumor could be crushing innocent Beavers’ coffee and brew dreams. Are we blowing a professor’s innocent aside way out of proportion? Most definitely. But if a couple dozen or more students heard this, and love the Brew Station as much as we do, how many people do you think they told? The Social Issues Research Centre’s 2012 study found that gossip accounts for 67 percent of women’s conversations and 55 percent of men’s conversations. A rumor about the Brew Station coming back isn’t the same as talking about infidelity. If we’re being honest, we’re talking college students here. Caffeine’s probably at least twice as important to us as infidelity, and that’s not even mentioning where beer ranks. t
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Alyssa Johnson’s Aug. 6 article Thanks to Alyssa Johnson for discussing the importance of big predator conservation — “Wolves’ return to Yellowstone good for bears.” As the author notes, the finding in Yellowstone that grizzly bears’ berry supply is more robust since the reintroduction of gray wolves is indicative of a broader need for smart predator management. Thousands of majestic gray wolves once roamed the U.S., but exploitative bounty programs nearly eliminated them from most states. Gray wolves were placed on the Endangered Species Act list in 1973, but the Fish and Wildlife Service recently proposed de-listing them. This decision is premature, because their recovery is far from over and their nationwide survival is precarious. De-listing wolves will allow states to implement open trophy hunting seasons that will wreak havoc on not only wolf populations, but also the stability of entire ecosystems. Plans to allow gray wolf slaughter are driven by short-sightedness and all American citizens should reject such callous disregard for this iconic American species. Kate Dylewsky Sacramento, Calif.
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Mia McKenzie, Pride month at OSU P
ride Month prompted lively events and drew powerful speakers to OSU campus. Mia McKenzie, the keynote speaker for Tuesday’s meet-and-greet, will be speaking at 7 p.m. in Gilfillan Auditorium. McKenzie studied writing at the University of Pittsburgh and has created passionate works of literature, including her book, “The Summer We Got Free,” the winner of the 2013 Lambda Literary Award for debut fiction. McKenzie is also the creator of Black Girl Dangerous, a forum for and about multicultural queer individuals. This forum is a safe place for many oppressed voices to be heard. “Black Girl Dangerous is the brainchild of writer Mia McKenzie. What started out as a scream of anguish has evolved into a multi-faceted forum for expression,” the BGD website reads. Luke Kawasaki, external coordinator for the OSU’s Pride Center, expressed his gratitude at McKenzie’s willingness to speak on campus. According to Kawasaki, they had reached out to McKenzie because of her unique nature and diverse background, as well as her moving works of literature and unabashed willingness to write about various queer issues. “Her writings are incredibly direct and poi-
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Scottaline gnant,” Kawasaki said. “They also talk about real issues in the queer communities, beyond marriage equality.” This passion is evident in everything McKenzie does. Elixher.com conducted an interview with McKenzie. In the interview, she shows her spunk and determination as a writer and advocate of queer awareness, as well as her paradoxical introversive tendencies. “I’m a queer Black femme nerd,” McKenzie told Elixher.com. “I’m confident and sure of myself in many ways. But in other ways I am socially awkward and would prefer being alone with a book to almost any other activity.” McKenzie’s appearance on campus is a muchanticipated event. Coordinators and queer awareness advocates have strongly advised everyone to participate in the events held on campus, especially McKenzie’s meet-and-greet. It’s no wonder OSU received the highest ranking from the Campus Pride LGBT-Friendly Campus Climate Index, which was reported in 2011 by Theresa Hogue in her article “OSU receives top rank as gay-friendly campus.” This kind of openness on campus will hopefully be a reminder that when it comes down to it, people are people. Pitting our beliefs against one another is no way to create safe environments or harmony with one another. Differences are no excuse to belittle someone else. No matter what your cultural background, religion, or sexual orientation is, everyone deserves respect. t
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It’s always a pleasure to read coverage of union activities on campus in the Barometer. Megan Campbell’s recent article on SEIU’s bargaining troubles was welcome news, until this sentence: “There are three categories of employees at (OSU): tenuretrack faculty, professional faculty ... and classified employees, who are represented by (SEIU).” The Barometer has forgotten an important class of employees — the 1,700 Graduate Teaching and Research Assistants — TAs and RAs — who teach undergraduate courses and labs and carry out research work that helps make OSU Oregon’s premier research institution. Like classified staff, we are represented by a union — the Coalition of Graduate Employees — and are currently engaged in contract negotiations. In March, CGE won a unit clarification election, which extended the CGE bargaining unit to include roughly 800 employees who were previously excluded from union representation and contract coverage. Since the election, we’ve been bargaining changes to our existing contract so that it addresses the needs of the newly represented employees. While CGE has proposed changes that would improve graduate employment, OSU has repeatedly offered language that would deny certain contract protections. At this time, we’re committed to reaching agreement at the bargaining table, rather than resorting to a strike. We believe that we can if OSU will engage with us as employees. We won’t have union representation and contract protections bargained out from beneath us. We ask the same of the Barometer staff as we do of OSU administrators: recognize us as employees who perform valuable work on this campus. Mindy Crandall President, Coalition of Graduate Employees, AFT
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‘Gravity’ pulls viewers to theaters, 3D glasses T
he nerdy world of science fiction took a giant leap into popular culture with Alfonso Cuaron’s thriller “Gravity,” which starred Sandra Bullock, George Clooney and the voice of Ed Harris. Medical engineer turned rookie astronaut, Dr. Ryan Stone (Bullock), is on a routine out-of-ship maintenance mission with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalski (Clooney) when the destruction of a Russian satellite causes a chain reaction of debris, destroying Stone and Kowalski’s ship and sending Stone spinning into space. Alone and with limited oxygen, Dr. Stone struggles to stay alive. “Gravity” explores the human instinct for survival in an artificial environment. It asks complicated questions about our desire to conquer space, while focusing on the brutal realities of traveling within it. Bullock’s departure from comedy darling to daring heroine is brilliant. With Clooney’s fast-talking astronaut as her guide, Bullock gives a breath-holding
performance that validates her character’s journey. The sound design is hyper-realistic. Like Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey,” the audience is only privy to the sounds, or lack of them, that the characters experience. Due to multiple periods of prolonged silence, I would suggest holding off on the popcorn. Several point-of-view shots and floating camera work brought the viewer into the universe of the film in a way that imparted a feeling of being in space to the audience. Bullock is deathly afraid of flying. So the use of fastdiving planes to produce weightless shots — like in “Apollo 13” — was out of the question. Cuaron also wanted longer takes to add to the realism of the story. As a result, a combination of underwater work, wires, lighting and graphics were put to work. Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki and special effects wizard TimWebber created a revolutionary tool called the “Light Box” to film the movie. The interior of the Light Box contained more than 4,000 LED lights, which were used to create the illusion of space flight. The perfectly timed LEDs made Bullock look like
she was turning in space while actually motionless within the box. These techniques worked well enough that “Avatar” creator James Cameron called “Gravity” the greatest space movie ever made. It was made to be viewed in 3D. The camera and sound techniques pulled me so deeply into the film that at times I felt like I was the one running out of oxygen. “Gravity” is about overcoming a painful past in order to face the future, realizing what we take for granted and questioning our ambitions. The second act of the story was so brilliantly balanced between good news and bad news that the entire theater was leaning forward, wincing, gasping and holding its breath in unison. Bottom line: don’t see “Gravity” if you are prone to nausea or dizziness. If you have a headache, save it for another day. Do see it if you plan on only seeing one movie in the theater this entire year. It’s worth the extra cost, especially in 3D. Shelly Lorts
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‘Homeland’ audience are watching show self-destruct T here’s one defining characteristic that separates a mediocre television show from an exceptional one. It happens to most shows — a killer first season that everyone loves, and once the creator and writers realize they have a hit, and the network picks it up for more seasons, they all look at each other blankly and ask, “Oh crap, what do we do now?” As we’re now 14 episodes removed from the season-one finale, it has become clear that the “Homeland” writing staff asked each other that question — repeatedly. Spoilers start here. What made the first season of “Homeland” so impressive was the way we watched Damien Lewis’ character, Nick Brody, intertwine such heavy plots — returning to his family after years in isolation as a P.O.W., dealing with the media hounding him 24/7 and, you know, that whole “being a sleepercell terrorist” thing. And on the other side, we have crazy Carrie Matthison, played by Claire Danes, trying to figure it all out.
‘The Vandies’ play at KBVR, Bomb’s By Irene Drage
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KBVR hosted “The Vandies” Thusday evening to fill the sound booth and the air waves with music and interviews. Laughter filled the sound booth in the studio as the band told stories and jokes to make the interviewers — and each other — laugh. “We threw a bunch of gerbils into a hat and let them run around ... we had letters on the back of them ... the first couple that ran out, we put them into ‘The Vandies,’” one band member joked in an interview with KBVR Thursday. KBVR FM is Oregon State University’s student radio station. The Vandies said they met on Craigslist, “looking for other gerbil enthusiasts,” one of them laughed. They did meet on Craigslist, but in the music section. They’ve been together as a band for two years. After their performance and interview with KBVR’s Kristy Wilkinson and Matt Walton, The Vandies performed at Bombs Away Cafe. The Vandies’ members are Klara Louise on vocals, Cassondra Phillipsen on lead guitar, Kat Olsen on rhythm guitar and backup vocals, Shannon FitzMaurice on bass and Kim Coffel on drums. Louise and Phillipson are both OSU alumnae. Phillipson is also a dentist, which came up when the band was making jokes. The other band members said, laughing, that she straps down her patients, gives them laughing gas and forces them to listen to their album. Phillipson objected. She said that she just waits until the patients have impression trays in their mouths and there is “no resistance” from them to put on the album. “I actually just forced a 12-year-old to watch our music video this morning,” Phillipson laughed. The full podcast of the interview and performance can be listened to and downloaded at the KBVR website. Irene Drage
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The writers did such a tremendous job of creating subplot after subplot, all while raising the stakes on the major plot points. There was the Carrie-Brody relationship, the mystery surrounding Brody’s true motivation, the slow realization that Carrie actually is an insane person and all the smaller storylines that managed to stay entertaining. But where “Homeland” began to fall off the rails, though we didn’t know it did at the time, was in its season-one finale. Specifically, Brody not blowing up the vest. The showrunners’ original vision was to have Brody blow up the vest with the vice president and his advisers in the room with him. They also wrote Brody’s death at other times in the show, but every time they ended up deciding to keep him alive. It’s one thing to keep a character alive because of well-thought-out narratives. It’s another to do so for outside motivations. They kept Brody alive because the Carrie-Brody relationship was a fan favorite. Changing the plot because the fans wanted it is called “fan service,” and it needs to stay in soap operas where it belongs. Shockingly, in an interview with Men’s Journal, it appears Damien Lewis agrees with that statement. “The more compromised storytelling is to keep him alive and to keep him bubbling along some-
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how,” Lewis told Men’s Journal. “It’s the executives who write that version.” Wow. First of all, Showtime needs to stop Lewis from talking. But what he said is true. The ratings drove the decision-making. And because of that, the show is failing. The audience is now stuck with a Brody-family storyline that no one cares about because we only cared about Nick Brody, who’s been M.I.A. for the first two episodes of season three. We now have Carrie being crazy just for the sake of filling time, though at least she has the “quivering lip” move down to a T. Not to mention that C.I.A. plot in Iran that still doesn’t seem relevant. I’m not ready to write off “Homeland” yet, but I wouldn’t be surprised if I — and other fans of the show — jumped ship at the end of this season. In the “Homeland” world, the C.I.A. is facing numerous legal issues that may cripple the organization. In the real world, the show is facing the same indictments, and the writers may have a harder time digging themselves out of this hole than their inept, fictional C.I.A. Warner Strausbaugh
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graphical with a free-form script. It is realistic, and it has its share of bizarre moments. Sam Zinsli, a sophomore studying theater and French is the stage manager for the play. He said he hopes the play’s story will get people excited for it and bring more attention to the theater program at Oregon State. “When I talk to people and I mention there is a play going on, they are surprised that we have a theater program,” Zinsli said. “After the Fall” will be showing on theWithycombe main stage on Nov. 14-16 and 21-22 at 7:30 p.m., and on Nov. 24 at 2 p.m. “Make a choice; try something; see what happens,” Helman said.
Fall has arrived in Oregon and so has the start of OSU Theatre’s fall season. The first production of the year will be Arthur Miller’s semi-autobiographical play “After the Fall.” This play, written in 1964, is Miller’s fictionalized account of his own experiences in World War I, the Communist scares and hunts in the 1950’s and his distressing marriage to Marilyn Monroe. The theme of this theater season is “A Season of Brooklyn Di Raffaele American Voices.” forum@dailybarometer.com “Arthur Miller is one of the most regarded writers in American history,” said Elizabeth Helman, the director. “He is a brilliant writer, but a bit of a dirty dog in his personal life, which makes him an interesting playwright to study.” Bryanna Rainwater, a junior in speech communications and a theater minor, auditioned for the play after being involved with the theater for more than two years. “I’ve done Bard in the Quad, and I work in the box office and I’m really excited to be a part of the play,” Rainwater said. Brian Greer, a freshman in exploratory studies, said that he auditioned Brooklyn Di Raffaele | THE DAILY BAROMETER because he acted throughJoseph Workman, Andy Atkinson and Mitch Miller read a scene out high school. This play is autobio- from “After the Fall.”
OSU’s ‘After the Fall’ auditions The second day of open auditions for OSU Theatre’s production of “After the Fall” is Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. on Withycombe Hall’s Main Stage. The auditions will cast the play’s five male and six female roles. “After the Fall” is a controversial “memory play” from the ‘60s, written by Arthur Miller, and explores the nature of family, guilt, regret and love. It grapples with the fallout of Miller’s failed marriages and the impact the Communist “witch hunts” of the ‘50s and ‘60s on his friendships and career. The play will be presented Nov. 14-16 and 21-22 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 24 at 2 p.m. ‘King of Spain’s Daughter’ auditions Open auditions will be held for OSU Theatre’s production of “The King of Spain’s Daughter” on Wednesday and Thursday at 7 p.m. in Withycombe Hall’s newly renovated lab theater. The interpreters and mature roles for the production have already been cast. The auditions will cast the remaining two male and one female roles. The play will be performed with Irish accents. “The King of Spain’s Daughter” is a one-act comedy by Teresa Deevy and will be presented Dec. 5-7 in the lab theater. For the first time in the history of OSU’s theater program, each actor will be shadowed on stage by an American Sign Language interpreter in costume. A cappella with Divine, Outspoken Divine and Outspoken, Oregon State University’s women’s and men’s a cappella groups, perform for the student body Fridays at 4 p.m. on the Memorial Union steps in the MU quad this year. Fall auditions for Divine and Outspoken will take place on Sunday at 2 p.m. in Benton Hall. Chamber Music Corvallis The 55th season of Chamber Music Corvallis continues with “Calefax Reed Quintet: Orchestra of Five Players” on Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m. Individual tickets are available online, at the door and from Grass Roots Bookstore in Corvallis. Ticket prices range from $24 to $27. Concerts at The Majestic Theater Peter Mulvey, who exhibits “warmly wry songwriting and intense, percussive guitar styling,” will perform at The Majestic Theater on Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m. Chris Arellano will be the opening act for Mulvey. Ticket prices range from $10 to $12 and are available online at majestic.org/tickets or by phone at 541-738-7469. Zombie Fest at the Majestic: The Majestic Theater will host a Zombie Film Festival on Halloween, showing three classic zombie movies: White Zombie — A young man turns to a witch doctor to lure the woman he loves away from her fiance, but instead turns her into a zombie slave. Night of the Living Dead — A group of people hide from bloodthirsty zombies in a farmhouse. Revolt of the Zombie — An international expedition is sent into Cambodia to destroy an ancient formula that turns men into zombies. Zombie Fest starts at 7:30 p.m. on the main stage. Tickets are $8 at the door, and $6 for students. One ticket gets you into all three movies.