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Parking in the zone, Part 4 As the Beavers’ football team gears up to take on the No. 20 Utah Utes Thursday at 7 p.m., Oregon State University campus prepares for an influx of Beaver fans during the school week, with between 42,000 and 43,000 fans expected to travel to Corvallis for the nationally-televised game. To accommodate the many thousands visiting the campus for the game, on-campus parking will undergo a phased parking plan. “We’re expecting thousands of fans to come in from other communities such as Portland and Eugene,” said Steve Clark, vice president of university relations and marketing. “We need to be patient and aware of the traffic situation in order to keep campus safe.” The university is implementing a plan to help relieve traffic on campus Thursday. Parking flexibility will be in place, so anyone with an OSU parking pass can park anywhere on campus. “This will provide more flexibility and move people away from Reser,” Clark said. Phased parking will aim to slowly transition the occupants of parking spots near Reser Stadium from students and staff to athletic personnel throughout the day. Signs with more information will be posted outside of the affected lots. Starting at 1 p.m., the Reser Stadium lots, Gill Coliseum lot, parking garage and South Farm parking lot will be open only to those with game-day parking passes, according to a press release from OSU. Other lots will phase out later in the day. See PARKING | page 4
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The Beavers’ home football game Thursday night will impact parking lots around campus. The phased parking plan will redesignate lots from OSU permit holders to those with game-day parking passes, with the earliest phase beginning at 1 p.m. Thursday.
Beaver Bus connects students across campus Commission looks into bus Rebranded Beaver Bus shuttles transport OSU community from one end of campus to heart
The buses have been redesigned since last year: They are now painted bright orange with a beaver tail on the hub. The expansion and rebranding of the Beaver Bus was intended to coincide By Claire McMorris with the change of parking that hapTHE DAILY BAROMETER pened at the beginning of fall term. Four shuttles now run three different On a crisp fall morning, students gather, bundled in their jackets with routes around campus. cell phones out. It’s not for football Meredith Williams, the associate tickets or coffee, but to catch the director for transportation services, Beaver Bus into campus. said that a lot of work went into plann
ning the previously underused shuttle system, including a survey that went out to students last year addressing why they were or weren’t using the shuttle buses. Another hurdle transportation services had to surmount was the actual name of the Beaver Bus. Prior to this year, the Corvallis Transit Systems had been calling their late-night shuttle service the Beaver See BEAVER BUS | page 4
The Beaver Bus drives north along Southwest 26th Street through Oregon State University campus.
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The Citizens Advisory Commission on Transit met Oct. 14 to discuss the possibility of a satellite transit hub on campus. With the growing population of students at Oregon State University, many concerns have been raised about parking and traffic on campus and throughout Corvallis. Both the Corvallis Transit System and the Beaver Bus system were taken into account at the meeting. Ali Bonakdar from the Corvallis Area Metropolitan Planning Organization gave a presentation outlining the findings of a recent survey done on the Beaver Bus system. Through the survey, CAMPO learned where most students got on and off the bus. Using this information, CAMPO identified several locations where a second transit hub could be built on campus; however, Bonakdar expressed concerns about the affordability of that idea. “The money could be better spent to fortify existing routes that serve campus,” Bonakdar said. “We can’t move the transit center from its current location because downtown is still a major destination for
transit riders.” But a few members of CACOT seemed receptive to the idea of a second transit hub. “There’s a lot of potential for connectivity here,” said Stephen Friedt, chair of the commission. “There might be space for a satellite area.” Friedt said that while CAMPO found that the majority of students typically get off the bus at the north end of campus, not everyone does. A satellite area on campus might give students an opportunity to hop to different buses and get to their destination. “The more easy we make it for people to move from one bus to the next, the more apt they would be to the idea as a whole,” Friedt said. The main commentary about the Beaver Bus system surrounded its low utilization by students, but committee members urged CAMPO to wait and collect more data before deciding that a second hub wouldn’t work. Council Liason Bruce Sorte suggested waiting until February when the weather was more poor before coming to any conclusions. “You can’t wager this stuff without the rain and cold,” Sorte said. “Observations are better than predictions.” Abigail Erickson, news reporter news@dailybarometer.com
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Loud party The Corvallis Police Department responded to reports of a loud party on 11th Street. According to police logs, when officers arrived at the reported location, people who were outside ran inside the house, turned off the lights and refused to answer the door. According to the logs, officers then spent 30 minutes outside the door, explaining what would happen if they were to receive a warrant, before a man came outside and agreed to speak with the officer. Officers gave the man, deemed the resident of the home, a citation for loud noise as well as a special response notice for loud noise and unlawful amplified sound.
police logs, officers dispatched to the woman’s home found that one of the Thursday, Oct. 9 Car prowler woman’s political advocacy signs had been A man called the CPD to report that there partially burned. Officers removed the sign and inspected the area, but found no other was an unknown man in the caller’s car in damage to other property and no suspects the front driveway. According to police logs, officers reported to the man’s home where in the area. they were unable to find a suspect; however, Friday, Oct. 10 the victim was able to provide officers with Saturday, Oct. 11 Attempted mail theft pictures he’d taken of the man in his car. Vandalism near Harrison Boulevard The CPD responded to reports of suspi- The perpetrator has yet to be identified A woman called the CPD to report cious behavior along Northwest Highland or found. news@dailybarometer.com vandalism to her property. According to Drive near Garfield City Park around 6:30
West Salem High teacher arraigned on hit and run charge By Laura Fosmire STATESMAN JOURNAL
SALEM — The West Salem High School choir teacher facing a felony hit and run charge stemming from a late September incident appeared briefly in Polk County Circuit Court on Tuesday to be arraigned. Kimberly McConnell appeared out of custody in front of Judge Sally Avera for mere moments to be formally arraigned on a felony charge hit and run. After the court scheduled a preliminary hearing for Oct. 30, McConnell and her attorney, Walter Todd, both immediately left the courthouse. Neither was available for comment. McConnell was arrested by Salem Police on Sept. 23 after a neighboring family called police to report that McConnell had hit their 8-year-old boy with her car on Sept. 19. According to a police investigation, McConnell had been driving in the 1600 block of Ptarmigan Street NW when, around 6 p.m., her vehicle struck the 8-year-old boy. Salem Police Lt. Dave Okada said McConnell did stop her car, but left the scene before providing the required information. A nurse on scene who witnessed the incident was reportedly concerned enough with the boy’s medical condition that she helped him into a vehicle, where he was transported to Salem Hospital for treatment of a compound fracture in his leg. From there, the boy was taken to a Portland-area hospital. The family did not report the incident to police until Sept. 23, prompting the investigation and McConnell’s subsequent arrest. She posted bail shortly after midnight on Sep. 24 and was released from the Polk County jail. But in an interview with the
Statesman Journal, McConnell’s attorney claimed that her husband had remained at the scene after the crash and that police were not immediately called per the boy’s family’s request. “The investigation, when finished, will show Mrs. McConnell was driving the speed limit,” Todd said on Oct. 1. “The child skateboarded into the rear of her vehicle. The accident was unavoidable.” Todd further said that McConnell did immediately stop, and confirmed that the neighboring families knew each other and that their children played together. “The child’s family did not want to call 911 or an ambulance,” Todd said. “Mrs. McConnell’s husband stayed on site while she briefly took her own son to the high school and then immediately returned minutes later. By then, the child had been taken by private vehicle to the hospital.” But those measures weren’t enough to avoid the felony hit and run charge. Polk County chief deputy district attorney Jayme Kimberly, who is prosecuting the case, explained earlier in October that McConnell was required by law to remain at the scene until law enforcement arrived. She was also required to give information including her name, address, proof of driver’s license and vehicle’s registration number to both the injured person and the police. Regardless who caused the crash, Kimberly said, a driver involved in an injury crash is required by law to stay at the scene. Had the crash only involved property, like a mailbox, leaving the scene would result in a misdemeanor. But because McConnell’s crash caused injury to another person, the law stipulates it become a felony.
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PORTLAND — The state has released a bluntly worded memo written by Clyde Hamstreet, the business consultant it brought in to turn around Cover Oregon and serve as the agency’s interim director. The memo attributes many of Cover Oregon’s problems to executives who lacked experience, fought with each other, and at times spoke in profanities. “When my team arrived at Cover Oregon in April the organization was in serious disarray. Rarely if ever in my experience as a turnaround professional have I encountered so dysfunctional a leadership and management situation,” Hamstreet wrote. Hamstreet also recommended that Oregon create a new statewide technology department. He said Cover Oregon’s problems were unusually public, but other state agencies have also struggled to manage their IT systems and databases. The memo also raises
questions about how Governor Kitzhaber is handling the future of the state’s health exchange. Kitzhaber has said he wants to dissolve the agency and allow the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Insurance Division to take over its work. Hamstreet recommended keeping Cover Oregon intact, and warned that the culture at the Oregon Health Authority was bureaucratic and inefficient. The memo, dated August 29, is addressed to governor Kitzhaber, the Cover Oregon Board, and the incoming director Aaron Patnode. But Patnode said he asked not to receive the memo and requested an oral presentation instead. “To me it was more conversational. I’d found in my work that having those conversations tend to lead to a more meaningful output,” Patnode said. The state of Oregon and contractor Oracle have sued each other over the failure of the state’s health exchange website.
Oregon job growth flattens, unemployment stays flat By Colton Totland STATESMAN JOURNAL
SALEM — Oregon unemployment remained the same in September following an uptick in August to 7.1 percent, a report from the Oregon Employment Department released Tuesday said. Government jobs grew by 2,000 more than the seasonal average in September, not quite offsetting the worse-than-average losses in the private sector of 2,400 jobs. Manufacturing and health care combined for a loss of 1,800 jobs, a surprising downtown for two of Oregon’s leading job creators. So far in 2014, the two sectors have
contributed 11,000 new jobs between them, including the September losses. Job growth stagnated across Oregon’s economy as a whole though, according to the report, threading a line between wildly varying summer reports from the Oregon Employment Department. The state reported 3,000 jobs were lost in June, then that 4,200 were added in August. Employment numbers for the past 12 months show a net increase of 37,300 jobs, meaning a growth rate of 2.2 percent. That’s just slightly above the average job growth for 2013 of 2 percent.
Did Jesus Claim to be God? The Socratic Club presents a debate free and open to the public. The Socratic Club at Oregon State University
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Craig Blomberg is Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary. He holds a PhD in New Testament from Aberdeen University in Scotland. He is the author of 20 books, including “The Historical Reliability of the Gospels.”
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Calendar Wednesday, Oct. 15 Meetings ASOSU, 6pm, 202 Furman Hall. Weekly meeting of the ASOSU House of Representatives.
Speakers Socratic Club, 7pm, Milam Auditorium. A debate entitled, “Did Jesus Claim to be God?” between scholars Dr. Craig Blomberg & Dr. Carl Stecher. All debates are free and open to the public.
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. Career Services, 11am-3pm, MU Quad. Cocoa in the Quad. Learn more about the upcoming Career Fair, what you can do to prepare, and enjoy some cocoa! Gamma Alpha Omega Sorority Inc., 11am-2pm, MU Quad. National Latinos Aids Awareness Day. Help raise AIDS awareness in the community. Free testing will also be provided 11-1.
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. Campus Ambassadors,7:30-9pm, First Baptist Church of Corvallis. Come enjoy teaching, worship and fellowship in the Chrisian college community.
Friday, Oct. 17 Events Counseling & Psychological Services, 3-5pm, MU Quad. Be Well 5K and Fair. Get some exercise in with the OSU community and check out a demonstration on biofeedback. Omani Students Association, 6-7:30pm, MU Lounge. Omani Womnan’s Day “Enjoy the Omani Woman’s gallery and the free sweets and drinks.” Free event. Black Cultural Center, 5:15-7pm, Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center, 2320 Monroe Street. Block Party. Tours, update on construction, DJ, BBQ dinner and other entertainment.
Tuesday, Oct. 21 Events Career Services, 2-4pm, MU 206. Speed Mock Interviews. Practice interviewing with Employers & Career Specialists! Bring resume. School of Language, Culture & Society, 3:30-5:30pm, 210 Kidder Hall. Reception for Carnet De Bretagne, a selection of sketches/illustrations from Brittany by Marie Le Glatin. Refreshments to be served.
Wednesday, Oct. 22 Events Career Services, 11am-4pm, CH2M Hill Alumni Center. All Majors Career Fair. Don’t forget to get your photo taken at our Linkedin Photo Booth for a professional photo for use on business networking sites.
Thursday, Oct. 23 Meetings Baha’i Campus Association, 12:301pm, MU Talisman Room. A discussion - The United Nations - A forum for global focus and consultation.
Events Career Services, 11am-4pm, CH2M Hill Alumni Center. Engineering Career Fair. Don’t forget to get your photo taken at our Linkedin Photo Booth for a professional photo for use on business networking sites. Campus Ambassadors,7:30-9pm, First Baptist Church of Corvallis. Come enjoy teaching, worship and fellowship in the Chrisian college community.
Thursday, Oct. 30 Meetings Baha’i Campus Association, 12:301pm, MU Talisman Room. Are there spiritual solutions to economic challenges? - A discussion.
Event Campus Ambassadors,7:30-9pm, First Baptist Church of Corvallis. Come enjoy teaching, worship and fellowship in the Chrisian college community.
Friday, Oct. 31 Volunteers Center for Civic Engagement, 6-8pm, Meet in the MU Lounge. Come out and trick-or-treat for a good cause. We will be trick-or-treating for canned goods and all donations will go to the HSRC’s OSU Emergency Food Pantry.
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Supreme Court hears public retirees case PORTLAND — The questions of whether Oregon lawmakers can pare cost-of-living increases for public retirees — and take away extra payments for out-ofstate retirees not subject to state taxes — are now in the hands of the Oregon Supreme Court. The six justices and the chief judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals — who sat in for Justice Jack Landau, who recused himself from the cases — heard arguments for more than two hours on Tuesday. Their decision is expected in the first few months of next year, although there is no deadline. At issue are two changes by a 2013 special session of the Legislature to the Public Employees Retirement System, which was created in 1945 and now has about 128,000 retirees. One change affects cost-ofliving increases, which first came into effect in 1971, and which were capped at 2 percent annually in 1973. Starting July 1, the 2013 law applies the full 2 percent to the first $20,000 of a pension, then 1.5 percent to the next $20,000, 1 percent to the next $20,000, and .25 percent above $60,000. The other change affects the extra payment lawmakers granted to retirees in 1991, after the state taxed public pensions in line with a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. The change
denies the extra payment to outof-state retirees who do not pay Oregon taxes. The changes are projected to pare the system’s future liability by $5.3 billion over the next few decades. In the current two-year budget cycle, governments are expected to save $800 million, and in 2015-17, $1 billion — unless the court reverses them. Lawmakers in 2013 allowed for legal challenges to go directly to the Supreme Court, bypassing the circuit court and Court of Appeals. The expedited procedure was similar to what lawmakers did a decade earlier, when they overhauled the system. Democratic Gov. John Kitzhaber, who called the 2013 special session, has said he will not pursue further changes in the system. Republican rival Dennis Richardson says PERS changes have not gone far enough for him, but if he is elected governor, Democratic lawmakers are likely to block whatever Richardson proposes.
He says cost-of-living increases, since being granted in 1971, are part of a contract between government employers and their workers when they sign up. He also says the formula for how they are determined is part of the contract. “I made my commitment, and now they want to strike that,� Hartman says. “If you take their arguments, what is left of the PERS promise?� The 2003 overhaul does allow lawmakers to change benefits for workers hired after it took effect, as long as the changes do not deprive those workers of benefits already earned. Unions argue that the 2013 change amounts to a breach of state and federal constitutional guarantees of the validity of contracts for workers hired before August 2003. Two PERS retirees living outside Oregon argued that the 2013 denial of payments amount to a breach of state and federal constitutional guarantees of equal protection of the laws. George Riemer, who retired in The challenges 2006 after 24 years at the Oregon Public employee unions, and State Bar, is now executive directwo out-of-state retirees, chaltor of the Arizona Commission lenged both changes. on Judicial Conduct. The unions argue that the first Michael Reynolds, who retired change amounts to “a full-scale in 2003 and is living in Seattle, is assault� on the entire system, a former solicitor general — the as described by Greg Hartman, Justice Department lawyer who a Portland lawyer representing represents the state in state and them. federal appellate courts. “They are really all one packThe rebuttals age,� he told the court. Assistant Attorney General Keith Kutler, who leads the Tax
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PARKING n Continued from page 1 For getting to class, Clark recommends using Corvallis Transit System, the Beaver Bus, carpools or bikes as well as walking. A shuttle will be available from the Benton County Fairgrounds to campus starting Thursday at 6 a.m. and running through Friday at 2 a.m. to provide an alternative for those who must commute via car and generally park on campus. “We are trying to allow operations on campus to proceed as normal,” Clark said. In the midst of the parking preparations, some are looking to avoid the situation altogether. “I’m not even coming to campus on Thursday,” said James Darnell, a second-year graduate student in civil engineering. “I don’t have class, so I’ll just work from home.” For those with class or work Thursday, the situation becomes a bit more complicated. “I should be done with class before 4 p.m., so hopefully I can make it off campus,” said Josie Baker, a senior in marketing. “But I’m excited for the game. I’m going to get my ticket right now.” The game will be broadcast locally on Pac-12 network and nationally on FOX Sports 2. “If we remain aware of the situation, it’s a great way to showcase OSU,” Clark said.
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New research has helped outline how microbes in carbonate rocks could help reduce amounts of the greenhouse gas methane, according to a press release from OSU. This breakthrough is the first of its kind since the first methane seep was found 30 years ago. Microbes in carbonate rocks serve as important sinks for methane, removing the gas from the water and preventing it from reaching the atmosphere. Andrew Thurber, an assistant professor who specializes in ocean ecology and biogeochemistry in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, co-authored the paper, which was published Oct. 14 in Nature Communications. “No one had really examined these rocks as living habitats before,” Thurber said in the release. “It was just assumed that they were inactive.” The findings alter the body of knowledge about how methane is consumed in the ocean. Prior to the study, the role of microbes in carbonate rocks surrounding methane seeps, places where methane bubbles up from the ocean floor, was relatively unnoticed and overshadowed by microbial methane consumption in the sediment. Now, the study points to the important part microbes in carbonate rocks play. Although less active than their counterparts in the sediment, the carbonate rock microbes are more plentiful.
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Bus, but they handed the name over to OSU. The CTS late-night shuttle service is now the Night Owl. “It made sense to call our on-campus shuttle the Beaver Bus,” Williams said. The rollout comes with many new features, including designated Beaver Bus stop signs and a live tracking app through Ride Systems. Bryant Hayes, a senior in electrical and computer engineering, uses the new app. “It’s really useful,” Hayes said. “You don’t have to wait as long, and you can anticipate when the bus will be here.” The Beaver Bus runs from areas like the C-zone lots around Reser Stadium to the heart of campus. The west route Beaver Buses actually drive right through the Reser parking lot. “This year I have to drive to school and park
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be the Eastern Athletic League MVP three times. Before heading out to the collegiate big leagues, Collier also qualified as a U.S. Junior Amateur and advanced to sectionals of the U.S. Open qualifying. Collier has only played in three tournaments so far this season, leaving room for a very bright future at OSU, should he continue to play well. The Oregon State men’s golf team will now take a little less than a month break before heading back out onto the fairways of Waikoloa Kings Course in Hawaii, on Nov. 5, for the Amer Ari Invitational.
merica — land of the free, home of the lawsuit. Here in the U.S., we have the right and freedom to bring any suit against another party. In some cases, these suits are legitimate. On the other hand, a lot are just a huge waste of time. I intend to talk about the former. During March Madness of last year, a shift within the world of college sports began when former UCONN senior guard Shabazz Napier came out publicly on a national stage and told the world that he went to bed some nights hungry. I’m not quite sure why this was a revelation to the whole country, as anyone who has ever had a sports scholarship can tell you, it doesn’t cover much beyond tuition and books, so you would think this would be old hat. Still, regardless of the reality of its truth, Napier’s statement was a revelation. There we were as sports-loving Americans, watching amazingly talented ball players on our TVs, eating our favorite sporting event food and standing by as the players live broke and the NCAA, networks and colleges reap all the rewards. Even though I did know that these players were getting next to nothing for all the work they put in, I still felt very cold in that moment. And it’s obvious now, that the chill was a sense of neglect. If we are being honest with ourselves, there is an underbelly similar to this one in every sports operation. From the NFL to the MLS, there are players who are not getting the credit or the money that they deserve. In some cases this is based on incomplete systems put into place like in the NFL. Players smash their heads for 30 years and develop brain problems. In fact, as admitted by the NFL, one out of every three players from the league will have brain trauma. Yet it wasn’t until last month that the NFL actually admitted to this in a court document. Thankfully, now there is a fund that will go to these diagnosed injured players, but that does nothing for altering the one-in-three statistic. Change that has been implemented through Heads Up football and the likes, will take years if not decades to have an effect on those numbers. But I digress — this is not about the NFL, but more about fixing the problems within the world of sports, and that is what 10 former college players want to do. Like several have similarly done before them, including former UCLA basketball player Ed O’Bannon, these players intend to sue because of the use of their likeness without their permission or an ability to share in the revenue generated from those images. The lawsuit, which includes former Vanderbilt, Tennessee, UT-Chattanooga and Washington football players and Tennessee State and Maryland Eastern Shore basketball players, argues that sections of the release that athletes are required to sign before playing are too vague. They especially focus on the wording of “generally promote” as undefinable when it comes to the NCAA’s use of their names and images. They are seeking an unspecified amount of varying damages and attorney fees. And just like the Sam Kellers that came before them, it is likely the networks, conferences and NCAA will settle. And this is a good thing.
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Sophomore fullback Ricky Ortiz heads out onto the field to take on Portland State University in the two schools match up at Reser Stadium on Aug. 30.
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Oregon State senior quarterback Sean Mannion often praises his teammates during interviews, but he outdid himself last week by saying one specific player has the potential to become “the best in the nation” at their position before they graduate. Those were the exact words he used for sophomore fullback Ricky Ortiz. Mannion will complement any of his teammates in an instant, but the words he used for Ortiz were more significant. Ortiz is splitting time with senior fullback Tyler Anderson and has only officially been a fullback for one full season, but he has played well enough to gain notice from Mannion and the rest of his teammates. He was named scout team MVP of both the offense and special teams during his redshirt year in 2012. It’s no Heisman Trophy, but it was
Beavers. He focused on preparing the first-string defense that year while on the scout team, but was able to get a feel for his future at OSU after that season. “What really got me was getting those awards after the season,” Ortiz said. Just as he got comfortable, Ortiz switched to fullback. His new position coach was Chris Brasfield, who is in charge of the running backs and fullbacks. “It’s fun to coach him,” Brasfield said. “He’s got a great passion for the game. He brings an excitement and energy to it. It comes from within.” The transition to fullback was not overwhelming for Ortiz. At Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif., Ortiz justin quinn | THE DAILY BAROMETER played tight end, fullback, running Sophomore fullback Ricky Ortiz (42) lines up behind senior quarterback back, slot receiver, linebacker and Sean Mannion (4) and prepares for the snap against PSU on Aug. 30. quarterback. Ortiz’s favorite player is College a large step forward for the recent great year (in 2012), we went to the Football Hall of Famer and three-time high school graduate trying to find Alamo Bowl. Just to get those honors Super Bowl champion Tedy Bruschi, who experienced a change in posiwas awesome.” his niche in the program. tions himself: He played defensive Ortiz earned the offensive MVP tackle in high school before playing “It’s a big step, it’s getting that recognition from your teammates,” award as a tight end, the position he See ORTIZ | page 6 Ortiz said. “That’s when we had a was initially expected to play for the
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Athlete of the Week tational only had one top-10 finish in his short college career, blazed the front nine to a three under on the final day and was actually sitting in first place heading into the back stretch. The final nine didn’t go as well, but Collier still finished the day respectively on par. Not to mention, he shot 14 birdies and tied for second most in a field of 80. Collier With his help, Oregon State had their best finish of a tournament taking third place. This was THE DAILY BAROMETER their best finish in the past seven events, dating Freshman golfer Tyler Collier is The Daily back to last year. Barometer Athlete of the Week after taking secThough it is Collier’s first big collegiate ond in the final event of the men’s golf teams’ moment, he is no stranger to success. As a four-tournament fall season. Chico, Calif. native, Collier lettered all four years Collier, who up to the Alister MacKenzie Invi- at Pleasant Valley High School, and managed to
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dropping their Sunday match- 9. USC up to Washington, 2-0. Last week’s rank: 4 5. Colorado Record: 8-4-2, 2-3 Last week’s rank: 6 A couple of close losses for the Trojans. They lost both their Record: 10-4, 3-2 Colorado now has a win- matches by a single goal to both ning record in conference Cal and Stanford. play following their weekend 10. Arizona State sweep of both Oregon and Last week’s rank: 7 Oregon State. Record: 8-2-4, 1-1-3 6. Cal Arizona State isn’t losing 2. Stanford Last week’s rank: 10 many games, but they aren’t Last week’s rank: 1 Record: 10-4, 3-2 winning many conference Record: 11-1-2, 3-1-1 Cal started their weekend games either. They are ending Can’t move Stanford too far with a nice win over USC, but with a lot of tie matches. down the list. Their only loss then got blown out by UCLA 11. Utah came to No. 1-ranked UCLA. on Monday. Last week’s rank: 11 There was no letdown follow7. Washington State Record: 8-3-3, 1-3-1 ing the loss as they took care Last week’s rank: 3 Utah entered conference of USC, beating them 1-0. Record: 7-2-2, 2-2-1 play undefeated, but have 3. Washington The Cougars drop four only mustered one win in five spots in these rankings fol- attempts. Their lone win came Last week’s rank: 8 lowing a three-point defeat against the Beavers. Record: 10-4, 3-2 The Huskies are rising fast to Arizona and drawing a tie 12. Oregon State up these power rankings. against Arizona State. Last week’s rank: 12 After a slow start to confer8. Oregon Record: 0-11-3, 0-5 ence play, they bounced Last week’s rank: 9 The Beavers still need to find back and swept the Arizona Record: 6-5-2, 2-2-1 a way to manufacture some schools. Oregon is slowly working goals and win a couple games themselves higher up the before they climb from the cel4. Arizona rankings after splitting their lar of the Pac-12. Last week’s rank: 5 weekend series by beating Record: 9-3-1, 3-2 Brian Rathbone, sports reporter Arizona put a thumping Utah and falling to Colorado. On Twitter @brathbone3 on Washington State before sports@dailybarometer.com Last week’s rank: 2 Record: 12-0-2, 4-0-1 There is a new leader atop the power rankings. UCLA remains unbeaten, while handing Stanford their first loss of the season. The Bruins followed up their win over Stanford with a 3-0 victory over Cal.
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special teams with OSU — were earned at the position he now plays. Making matters even more difficult is that fact that fullback is a difficult position to learn. Not every formation linebacker for Arizona. includes one, causing limited repetitions in Ortiz replicated Bruschi’s flexibility and par- practice and games. layed a scout team-MVP year into a redshirt “They kind of just throw you out there in the freshman season at fullback in which he started game and you’re supposed to do what everytwo games and began to get significant playing body else practiced a thousand times,” Ortiz time. Being named MVP wasn’t anything new for said. “It’s a position where you’ve got to be ready Ortiz — he got the same recognition as the best for everything.” defensive player his senior year for Mater Dei. Josh Worden, sports reporter But none of his three MVP awards — on On Twitter @BrightTies defense for Mater Dei, at tight end and on sports@dailybarometer.com
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emember the brush fire that happened in Chip Ross Park back in September? The blaze consumed around 86 acres of public and private land, damaged a house and caused citizens to wait on tenterhooks for police to tell them whether or not to evacuate their homes in the dead of night with no clear place to go. Two Corvallis teens who were out smoking marijuana in an area near Chip Ross Park started it, due to the fact that one dared the other to light dry brush on fire. Because that makes sense — lighting up exceptionally dry grass during a time when forest fires were going up all over Oregon. The teens involved made their first court appearance Monday. According to one of the teens’ fathers, Brandon DeWolfe, it was a truly honest, naive mistake on their part — a stupid teenage action done in the heat of the moment. The boys became scared once they realized they couldn’t control the fire — on a hot day surrounded by dry brush — and called 911 to report it. It took them days before they finally told their families about their role in the fire. DeWolfe blames the fire on the fact that there was allegedly no fire hazard warning and that the brush by Chip Ross Park was so overgrown. If it hadn’t been, perhaps the flames wouldn’t have spread so quickly. Just examining this from the perspective of naiveté, we have to wonder what teenager does not have any concept that lighting things on fire can create a blaze. What teenager in today’s society has not had some kind of formal education about fire safety? Did these kids grow up in a steel box? It would be one thing if the boys had accidentally dropped a lit blunt and the blaze started accidentally. But because they intentionally set the brush on fire for a joke, it adds another level of idiocy to the scenario. Perhaps the teenagers were also oblivious to the incredible damages that wildfires can cause. Chip Ross was just a brush fire, but if authorities had not stepped up quick enough it could have become much worse. There could have been vegetation and animal death, injury to firefighters and additional structure damage if blaze reached more buildings. It strikes us as bizarre that such individuals could be so inane to the potential dangers and the effects of their actions. It’s our responsibility to educate younger generations on such matters. To shrug and simply say “kids will be kids” does nothing.
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Some assembly instructions not included D ear Dr. Sex, Last weekend my wife, our roommate, and I all went down to Eugene to visit an adult store. I didn’t buy anything, but I did enjoy myself. When I got home I ordered a few ‘toys’ online. I’ve received them but they have no instructions, and I know if I do them wrong, I could hurt my member. What I got was a penis pump, a (vaginal) pump, and a strap-on for my wife and me to experiment with. We’d like to have a fun and safe sexual experience, but I can’t find anywhere online instructing how to properly use them. The models we got don’t have pressure gauges. Do you know anything on the subject? Signed, Clueless in Corvallis Dear Clueless, First of all, I’m glad you enjoyed yourself at the adult store and that you and your wife are open to exploring sexuality together. I also love that you wrote me with this particular question because it gives me the opportunity to point out that adult stores are not just for pathetic people with no partner and a perverted sense of sexuality. Nor are sex shops just for dirty old men. Unfortunately, these are stereotypes that people hold with regard to the average sex shop patron. Many of my students go to the adult shop for extra credit and say, “Why do people buy those gross things?” or “Why can’t people just have sex the old-fashioned way?” These are words typically spoken (well, written actually) by young adults who have little or no sexual
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Ask Dr. Sex experience. In the grand scheme of things, if someone has been having sex for two to three years (the typical length of time that first-year students have been sexually active) and people typically have sex for 50 or more years, that someone has very little sexual experience. Therefore, these young adults don’t know what it’s like to have sex with the same person for years while doing the same basic things over and over. Married or long-term cohabiting couples have had sex the old-fashioned way — for a long time — and that gets boring. Therefore, many of them find that they want to switch things up. So they go to the adult store as you and your wife did. Good for you two. Now, I’ll answer your questions. In terms of the pumps, I’d actually suggest you just take the products to an adult store and ask the person working there what they think. Alternatively, you could call them. They usually are very knowledgeable and helpful. As far as the strap-on goes, I’ll bet many of my readers had a very puzzled look on their faces when they read that you two (as a heterosexual couple) bought a strap-on. Yes readers, straight women can wear a strap-on and anally pen-
etrate their male partner — and it is a fantasy for many women to know what that process is like, penetrating someone instead of being penetrated by someone. My suggestions for using the strap-on are as follows: First, your wife should start anal penetration with lube and a finger. Next, she should hold the strapon in her hand and slowly penetrate. After you feel comfortable with that, then she can strap it on, tightly, and try penetration that way. Definitely use a lot of lube, as the rectum does not naturally lubricate like the vagina does, and the tissue is very thin and sensitive. Without lube, the tissue can become sore and tear very easily. Another way you could use the strap-on would be for you to wear it and then penetrate your wife both vaginally and anally at the same time. And you could play around with which member (real and artificial) goes in which hole (vaginal and anal). Life is all about options, people. t
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uestion: If there are 20 sheep in a field and one gets out through a hole in the fence, how many sheep are left in the field? You might say 19. An agricultural student would say “none.” Oregon State University’s “roots” are imbedded in the college of agricultural sciences. Beginning in 1868 and dubbed “the Agricultural College of the State of Oregon,” it became the first west coast school to offer courses and a degree in agriculture. And even though in 1937 when the word “agriculture” was finally deleted from its official name, OSU’s college of agricultural sciences continued to maintain its nationally recognized role in agricultural and technological advancements. Innovation by students and faculty has led to new methods of crop and animal production, increased yields, new products and better, healthier foods for consumers worldwide. With dwindling land and increasing populations, agricultural sustainability is more important now than ever. OSU students are currently working to develop new techniques, practices and technologies necessary for nationwide and international sustainability without the depletion of natural resources. Some of OSU’s research notoriety includes the development of the modern method of Maraschino cherry manufacture, the first commercial laying hen to produce more than 300 eggs in a year and a wristband that absorbs environmental toxins, among hundreds of others. High achieving students from across the nation and from more than 100 countries around the world are drawn to the nationally recognized and diverse programs offered by the college of agricultural sciences. Such programs include bioresource research, fisheries and wildlife, animal and rangeland sciences, food science and technology and crop and soil sciences. Here on campus, a variety of agricultural classes are open to the general student body along with a menagerie of agricultural clubs and events furthering education on the importance of agriculture in our society. The annual OSU Agricultural Awareness week featured in the spring continues to teach the student body and the public on not only the advancements in agricultural technology but is an informant on all aspects of agriculture to the consumer. Now, as for the question in this column — the OSU non-agriculture student mathematically had the correct answer, had it not been for the fact that the story problem dealt with sheep. If one of his or her classes had included a general course on animal sciences, then he or she would have responded with none. This is because sheep have absolutely no sense other than following what other sheep do, and all of them would have proceeded to escape through the hole with the first. Like the sheep that follow one another without understanding the grave consequences, many people choose to believe thoughts and opinions without doing their research. They shut down innovative research and criticize practices based on hearsay. Don’t be a sheep. Take the opportunity to learn about the various controversial issues facing the agricultural community and decide for yourself. t
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