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City gains rail support, loses festival City Council approves support for Oregon Passenger Rail project; passes agreement between city manager, OSU
Rail project, urging the council to pass a resolution in support. The rail would potentially ease the burden of traffic congestion, help businesses access their clients and provide a sustainable alternative mode of transportation accessible for students and residents alike. “It is what Corvallis is,” Wilson said. “Corvallis is a green community. It would reduce the number of single-occupancy vehicles, and reduce congestion.” The project would create a 125-mile segment as part of the federally designated Pacific Northwest Rail Corridor. The Oregon
board to suspend for summer 2014 in order to restructure the festival for future continuation. The art, science and innovation festival has been held every July in Corvallis since 1988. After Dalton’s unexpected revelation, councilors moved on to the pressing issue of the night: By Emma-Kate Schaake the Oregon Passenger Rail project. The Daily Barometer Corvallis community members rose from their It was an unexpected start to Monday night’s seats in a show of solidarity for the creation of a Corvallis City Council meeting. passenger rail from Eugene to Portland. In the visiting propositions portion of the The popular summer festival, da Vinci Days, is canceled for 2014. Michael Dalton, acting meeting Monday evening, Corvallis resident chairman of the da Vinci board, said decreased Shauna Wilson brought to attention the need sponsorship and waning ticket sales led the and potential benefits of the Oregon Passenger n
Department of Transportation is conducting an environmental review in order to determine the details of where the rail would be implemented and where the community stations would be erected. The study will also calculate the amount of daily trips and travel times in the area and the potential fueling technology for the rails. Corvallis resident Larry Plankin spoke in favor of the rail, but pointed out that a Corvallis route has a strong probability of being overlooked without persistence from the council and community. He asked that the Corvallis route See COUNCIL | page 4
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OSU club hosted 5K run on Saturday to help support local children’s hospital By Courtney Gehring The Daily Barometer
Despite the heavy fog that enveloped campus, more than 50 students and families joined Beavs Helping Kids on Saturday to support the local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital. Participants ran, walked and strolled the 3.1-mile course that started in the Memorial Union quad, snaked around campus and finished back in the quad for refreshments and snacks. A group of students started the Beavs Helping Kids club two years ago. It is a student-run organization that is sponsored and housed by the Oregon State Honors College. The philanthropic group of students help raise funds for Children’s Miracle Network, a series of 170 hospitals across the nation that treat children regardless of their ability to pay. “The money we raise goes straight
to our local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital: Sacred Heart in Springfield, Oregon,” said Keely Bertak, a senior studying nutrition and co-director of Beavs Helping Kids. “The money we raise doesn’t go to administrative costs. It all goes to treatment of the families.” Throughout the year, Beavs Helping Kids hosts several fundraisers, their largest being a Dance Marathon scheduled for mid-February. “We provide money for things like donor breast milk for premature babies who can’t take formula and their moms can’t breast-feed,” Bertak said. “We also provide blankets, diapers, toys and training for nurses and staff.” As a group, they also put on events for the families and make hospital visits. Two families, both of which had children who had been treated in Children’s Miracle Network and were helped by the organization, participated in the race. “We have a lot of families that come and support us, and we get to help them out as well,” Bertak said. Courtney Gehring
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Despite heavy fog, more than 50 students and families ran, walked or strolled the 3.1-mile course around campus. Participants were supporting the local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.
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Oregon State, University of Oregon mycology classes banded together for first ‘annual’ mushroom gathering trip Saturday in forests near Florence By Dacotah-Victoria Splichalova The Daily Barometer
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Oregon State University and University of Oregon students, TAs and faculty traveled together in search of mushrooms Saturday in the forests near Florence.
On a sunny autumn afternoon, traveling high up beyond the Applegate trail and deep into the forests of the Oregon dunes between the defoliation planes and the coastal foothills, Oregon State University and University of Oregon students joined together on a trip of a lifetime, searching for what some avid enthusiasts believe is worth its weight in gold — mushrooms. The location of Saturday’s hunt offered a vast plain of a unique taxonomy, a perfect exploration site for both the new and seasoned hunters. Joey Spatofora, professor in botany and plant pathology at OSU, teamed up with Jeff Stone, professor at OSU and UO in botany and plant
pathology, to lead the volunteer foray. Most of the students were busy building for their collections, as they’re required to gather 20 different genera of mushrooms out of the thousands of genera that exist within Oregon’s terrain. The task seems easy, but requires insider knowledge from experts to be successful. The opportunity to travel in the field with faculty who are very knowledgeable served as paramount for the mycology class students, as they were able to lend the students a hand or an identification book. “You have to I.D. it out, take out the big mycology book, key out the organisms — it takes time and practice,” said Joe Taylor, an OSU senior in natural resources. “A lot of mushroom identification comes from experience. The faculty and teaching assistants on board brought their global experiences to OSU and UO mycology students as well. “Back home in Japan, the mushrooms typi See MUSHROOMS | page 4
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Slices of warm artisan bread layered with fresh tuna from the Oregon Coast and melted Willamette Valley cheese surrounded a single red pepper drizzled with tangy capers. That’s one of the featured dishes this week in Corvallis: the Les Caves’ open-faced tuna-melt crostini. Corvallis restaurants are cooking up special $6 sample plates this week showcasing local ingredients — like butternut squash, chanterelle mushrooms and mozzarella cheese — all sourced from within the six surrounding counties. Local Eats Week, a project of the Corvallis Sustainability Coalition, runs from Oct. 18-24, and began in 2010. The annual event is part of the coalition’s Corvallis Local 6 Connection program, which works with schools and restaurants to identify and increase the availability of local food options. “Local 6 describes a product that’s grown, processed or produced by a company that’s owned and operated in the six local counties,” said Emily Stimac, marketing assistant for First Alternative Co-op and a member of the Corvallis Sustainability Coalition Food Action Team. Some of the Local Eats Week creations being served up this year include the Flat Tail Brewery’s butternut squash polenta cake, Aqua’s chanterelle mushroom bisque topped with smoked salmon and Cirello’s whole-wheat pesto pizza. “I got a number of phone calls on Friday of people asking what we’re serving at Block 15 and what we’re serving at Caves,” said Chris Heuchert, general manager of the joint restaurants, Block 15 and Les Caves. “People were saying they were going to try to hit both dishes in one evening.”
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Les Caves’ open-faced tuna melt is one of the $6 special dishes featured at Local Eats Week. One of the motivations behind the local food movement is to support local farms and businesses. The Local 6 program’s goal is to increase the total local food consumption to 40 percent in Corvallis by 2020. Stimac says a big part of that involves defining “local.” “You can say something’s local, but without a definition, it doesn’t mean anything, or it means something different to different people,” Stimac said. Since the First Alternative Co-op started using the Local 6 definition to label their products in 2007, they’ve seen large increases in their sales of local products. “Over 40 percent of our sales at the Co-op are from Local 6 products, “ Stimac said. That’s up from 16-17 percent in 2007. “It shows that (by) identifying products and giving people the choice, people will choose the local products,” Stimac said. Larry Lev, an Oregon State University professor and extension economist, analyzed data from the 2007 USDA Census of Agriculture to figure out how much Oregonians were buying straight from local farmers. These farm-direct sales included transactions from farmers’ markets, roadside stands, community supported agriculture and U-Pick produce.
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Lev calculated the Oregon farm-direct sales per consumer, as well as the number of farmdirect farms per 1,000 consumers. “The Oregon figure of 1.68 farm-direct farms per 1,000 consumers is nearly four times the national average, twice the level in Washington and more than eight times the California level,” Lev wrote in his article, “Documenting the Success of Oregon Farm-Direct Sales.” In both categories, Oregon ranked second in the nation, only behind Vermont. (Think maple syrup.) In spite of the relatively large and expanding role of farmdirect agriculture in Oregon, Lev estimates that the overall level of local food consumption in Corvallis, including purchases from grocery stores and restaurants, is in the range of 5 percent. He is uncertain of the exact number. Even with the Local 6 definition, tracking local food consumption is extremely complicated, according to Lev. And there are other barriers, too.
Eat & Drink 101 Alley Gyros Aqua Big River Block 15 Bombs Away Cafe BrewBQ Cirello’s Pizza Cloud & Kelly’s First Alternative Coop Flat Tail Brewery Le Patissier Les Caves Luc Magenta Nearly Normal’s New Morning Bakery “One of our struggles with Local 6 is with the volume,” Heuchert said. “There’s not a whole lot of producers that can provide in the volume we need.” Block 15 Brewery and Restaurant has an extensive commitment to sustainability, but their definition of local is focused on sourcing from within Oregon and Washington, not just the Local 6. This allows them to purchase items like Painted Hills beef from Central Oregon and dried cranberries from Bandon. “Easily 70 plus percent of what we buy from our vendors is Oregon local,” Heuchert said. Local Eats Week will culminate Thursday, on Food Day, a nationwide celebration of sustainable food. Lectures, workshops and tastings will be featured as part of the Corvallis festivities. For a full schedule of Food Day events, visit their website. Olivia Poblacion
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• Fan chants have turned into a business venture for two Oregon students who’re selling “We Want Bama” T-shirts. As the No. 2 Ducks continue to go undefeated halfway through the season, hype of Oregon making it to the BCS National Championship in Pasadena, Calif., has been heard throughout the stands and apparently in local bars as well. • As of last Friday, the university had 10,781 employees. Faculty, graduate teaching fellows and Student Recreation Center receptionists all have to report any instance of universityrelated sexual assault that comes to their attention, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, regardless of whether or not the victim wants to come forward. • Saturday marks this year’s first “blackout” game, as all ticket holders are encouraged to wear black and make Autzen a hostile venue for the visiting Cougars. • The fraternity and sorority community experienced a sudden call to action last week after four members of the community were hospitalized due to alcohol-related incidents. Initially, university officials received a police report obtained by the Eugene Police Department. The facts of this alleged incident remain under investigation; however, many of the facts from an article titled “Fraternity and Sorority Life on lockdown after five individuals hospitalized for alcohol consumption,” published by the Emerald Media Group, were inaccurate and taken out of context from a single chapter leader. • Dan Savage, renowned sex-advice columnist of Savage Love, sat down with the Emerald to talk about a variety of aspects of sex in college before his Q-and-A lecture Tuesday evening at the Ford Alumni Center. • U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., held a town hall meeting in Eugene Friday to address the government shutdown.
Calendar Tuesday, Oct. 22 Meetings ASOSU Senate, 7pm, MU 211. ASOSU weekly Senate meeting. Socratic Club, 7-8pm, MU 207. Book Club studying C.S. Lewis’ “Mere Chrisianity.” We will discuss Chapters 3 & 4. Copies will be available for those who need one.
Events Career Services, 2-4pm, MU 208. Speed Mock Interviews. Practice interviewing with employers and career specialists. Bring resume. Career Services, 11am-Noon, Kidder Hall 202. Negotiating Pay Benefits & Weighing Job Offers. Doug Rice from Enterprise will present. Pride Center, 2-3pm, Pride Center. Crafternoons. Experience a new crafting adventure each week as we litter the Pride Center with glitter!
Wednesday, Oct. 23 Meetings ASOSU House of Representatives, 7pm, MU 211. ASOSU weekly House meeting. College Republicans, 7pm, StAg 106. Come by for friendly discussion of political events, club activities and educational debates. All are welcome. Student Incidental Fees Committee (SIFC), 7-9pm, Upper Classroom at Dixon. General Meeting. Good Vibrations, Aural Sensations, 2-3pm, Pride Center. Join in on our jam session in a safe and inclusive environment! Bring your instruments and sheet music.
Events Career Services, 11am-4pm, CH2M Hill Alumni Center. Fall Career Fair (All Majors). ASOSU, 5-6pm, MU Lounge. Information session on local levy options 02-87 and 02-86. Student and community leaders will discuss pros and cons.
Thursday, Oct. 24 Meetings Baha’i Campus Association, 12:30pm, MU Talisman Room. United Nations - Global Consultation and Focus - A devotion gathering focusing on the importance of focused consultation.
Events Career Services, 11am-4pm, CH2M Hill Alumni Center. Fall Career Fair (Engineering). International Students of OSU (ISOSU), 5pm, International Resource Center in the MU. Cultural Exposition. An exposition of culture through songs, poems, cultural stories and presentation of cultural items. Campus Recycling, 6-8pm, OSU Recycling Warehouse, 644 SW 13th St. October Repair Fair. Bring your broken items and questions for free repairs and demonstrations. Pride Center, 1:30-2:30pm, Pride Center. Tea Sampling with Topics. Discuss, make friends. Queer your tea!
Friday, Oct. 25 Meetings Chess Club, 4-6pm, MU Commons. Join us for games of chess and more. All skill levels are welcome.
Speakers Women’s Center, 3-5pm, Women’s Center. Keynote speech from Dr. Kathleen Bogart. Afterwards, to wrap up the event, we hill have a discussion!
Events Pride Center, Noon-1pm, Pride Center. Stretch it Out. Use this time to destress, care for your body and improve your flexibility in both your mind and body, and meet new people.
Tuesday, Oct. 29 Meetings ASOSU Senate, 7pm, MU 211. ASOSU weekly Senate meeting.
Events Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center, 3-4pm, Snell 427. Exploring the underrepresented and our unspoken path to prison. The prison industrial complex, who profits? Pride Center, 2-3pm, Pride Center. Crafternoons. Experience a new crafting adventure each week as we litter the Pride Center with glitter!
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ASOSU House of Representatives, 7pm, MU 211. ASOSU weekly House meeting. College Republicans, 7pm, StAg 106. Come by for friendly discussion of political events, club activities and educational debates. All are welcome. Student Incidental Fees Committee (SIFC), 7-9pm, Upper Classroom at Dixon. General Meeting. Good Vibrations, Aural Sensations, 2-3pm, Pride Center. Join in on our jam session in a safe and inclusive environment! Bring your instruments and sheet music. Multi-Cultural Students in PreHealthcare, 6:30pm, Native American Longhouse. Weekly member meeting.
Events Career Services, 2pm, CH2M Hill Alumni Center Ballroom. From College to Careers - Workshop for Women in Technology.
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Springfield, LTD clear transit study By Christian Hill
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SPRINGFIELD — Officials have given the go-ahead for a study to determine the viability and public support for mass transit improvements along Main Street and between Glenwood and Lane Community College, including EmX bus rapid transit service. The Springfield City Council and Lane Transit District Board approved moving ahead at separate meetings last week. The study, including some public outreach already conducted, will cost about $750,000. The decision followed three months of public outreach by city and district officials to find out from residents and busi-
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nesses in part whether they think transit should play a larger role on the two thoroughfares. Representatives from the two agencies met with businesses located on the corridor and other constituencies in small groups. They also gathered residents’ opinions at two community events: SummerFair and the Nick Symmonds Springfield 800 Community Run. “Generally, there seems to be strong support to look at improvements along Main Street, including transit improvements,” Springfield senior planner David Reesor said, while noting that the sentiment isn’t unanimous. At last week’s work session, Councilors Dave Ralston and Sean VanGordon agreed that any mass transit improvements should not shrink the capacity for cars and trucks on the stateowned highway. “I want to be careful that we
don’t close down options for people,” VanGordon said. LTD already runs standard bus routes along Main Street and all the way east to McKenzie Bridge, and between Glenwood and LCC. One of the agency’s principal goals in coming years is to expand its EmX bus network, in which at least some stretches of roadway are dedicated to buses, to enable them to carry passengers more quickly from stop to stop. The current EmX network runs from downtown Eugene to downtown Springfield, and north to Gateway. LTD is preparing to build an EmX line into west Eugene. The feasibility study will look at a range of transit improvements, including but not limited to the expansion of LTD’s EmX bus rapid transit service, Reesor said. It will look at keeping the status quo, or making less costly improvements such
as adding more bus pullouts, refuges that allow buses to load and unload passengers without blocking traffic. The study will be the fifth ongoing or concluded examination involving Springfield’s Main Street. The other four involve property redevelopment, downtown lighting, pedestrian crossings and reduction of vehicle traffic by encouraging residents to use bicycles, buses and carpools. Reesor said it will be important that the agencies coordinate so that the studies’ findings don’t interfere with one another. The LTD study is scheduled for completion in late 2014. Public review and comment will be sought throughout the process, LTD said. LTD received a grant for the study and has already spent some of the $750,000 on the public outreach.
Portland schools increasing security measures By Jordana Gustafson OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING
PORTLAND — Portland Public Schools have stepped up security measures on school campuses. Security cameras and electronic swipe card systems have been installed on 14 campuses across the district. At Buckman Elementary, all teachers now have badges to get into the school building and office staff now have a video
monitor to see who comes in and out of the school’s main doors. Tony Magliano is deputy chief operating officer for Portland Public Schools. He says security monitors and badge access are an important step towards creating more secure campuses, but that teachers and staff must be vigilant as well. “Technology’s not the endall to our security issues. It’s an enhancer of our ability to main-
COUNCIL n Continued from page 4 be specifically and forcefully requested in the resolution from the City Council. “We need to be a squeaky wheel,” Plankin said. “We need to provide a viable route from Corvallis to Eugene, Corvallis to Portland and beyond.” A document containing 1,852 signatures of Corvallis residents in support of the resolution was presented to the council, reinforcing the support of the project in the community. The City Council unanimously approved the resolution of the council’s support of the Oregon Passenger Rail Project, including the amendment to “strongly urge” that Corvallis be included in studies for the implementation of the rail. The council also passed a resolution authoriz-
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tain safe environments for our kids and staff,” Magliano says. The price tag on that technology? One-and-a-half million dollars. It’s being paid for with construction excise tax money and facility maintenance funds. By the end of the school year, all elementary, K-8, middle schools and some high schools in the Portland Public School district will have security cameras and electronic card access systems.
ing an intergovernmental agreement between City Manager Jim Patterson and OSU. This agreement would address public improvements, create an additional budget for OSU-funded projects and create an increase in other funding appropriations. Another issue of note for OSU was the expiration of the campus Master Plan. Campus Planning Manager Dave Dodson updated the council on current outreach including collaboration with community members and OSU services like Housing and Dining. Studies are also being conducted to analyze traffic and vehicle parking utilization. “We hope to have a new, updated master plan by the Fall 2015,” Dodson said. Emma-Kate Schaake
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to all the mosquitoes that are out and how the weather makes you all sweaty,” said Kazuya Tsukagoshi, OSU graduate cally rise up in the summer student in botany and plant months, and the summers are pathology. “But here, it’s very very humid in Japan, making dry, so I love doing mushroom it uncomfortable to hunt due
hunting in Oregon.” Tsukagoshi’s favor ite mushroom is the Tricoloma Masutake, which translates to pine mushroom. “You can cook them in many ways with rice,” he said. “It’s the really good stuff.” Mushroom gathering brings together a community of people with a mutual interest in mycology. “They’re really nice people, smart and passionate about what they’re doing out there, it inspires me to learn more” Taylor said. Alisha Quandt, a Ph.D. student in botany and plant pathology studying mycology and a TA for the mycology classes at OSU, joined the Saturday foray. Quandt formed a collection of several king boletes on the trip. “They’re a really choice edible, meaning that they are highly sought after,” Quandt said. So, what’s for dinner? “I’m thinking about making a gravy with the boletes and maybe putting that on a piece of steak, but I haven’t really decided yet,” Quandt said. Dacotah-Victoria Splichalova Science reporter managing@dailybarometer.com
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Freshman Lila Toner has had to adjust to new life at Oregon State since being recruited from Istanbul, Turkey By Sarah Kerrigan The Daily Barometer
The road to Oregon State was not an easy one for freshman volleyball player Lila Toner. Her recruitment, commitment and arrival to Corvallis all happened in under a two-month period prior to the start of the season. Toner grew up in Istanbul, Turkey, which in itself makes her unique on the team. Growing up with national athletes for parents is even rarer. Her father, Ekrem Haluk Toner, competed for the Turkish National Volleyball Team. Her mother, Irem Toner, ran for the Russian Athletics Team. With genes like that, there was never much doubt that Lila would grow up a high-caliber athlete. “When I was young, I grew up in the volleyball courts,” Toner said. “Volleyball was always in my life, so I always knew I wanted to play. But growing up in Europe denied her the opportunity to play volleyball and get a university-level education at the same time due to the way its leagues are structured. “It is a good decision to come to the United States for school and volleyball,” Toner said. “The first reason I came is to play volleyball. The second reason is the school because in Turkey, justin quinn | THE DAILY BAROMETER if you are playing volleyball, you can’t Freshman outside hitter Lila Toner prepares for a serve in Friday’s match against USC. Toner has performed well for Oregon State despite a difficult See TONER | page 6 transition to the United States.
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Sophomore defender Laura Rayfield battles for the ball against Arizona on Oct. 11.
Back in the spring, it seemed safe to assume this year’s Oregon State women’s soccer team would rely heavily on experience. The Beavers had eight seniors and two fourth-year juniors on the roster. Of those 10 veterans, nine had appeared in at least 35 games and eight had started at least 15. Six had at least two years of starting experience. But things changed. First, senior defender Morgan Kennedy, a 20-game starter last year, tore her ACL in June. Then, four games into the season, sixth-year senior forward Chelsea Buckland, whose 30 career goals rank fourth in program history, tore her ACL for the second time in 16 months.
The hits kept coming. Junior defender Marissa Kovac, a 15-game starter last year, hasn’t played since spraining her ankle on Oct. 4. And just last week, starting senior forwards Jenna Richardson (concussion) and Brandi Dawson (knee) did not travel to Pullman, Wash., for the Beavers’ game versus Washington State. So against the Cougars, OSU started three seniors (MF Jacy Drobney, MF Erin Uchacz and MF Haley Shaw), five sophomores (G Sammy Jo Prudhomme, MF Val Margerum, F Natalie Meiggs, D Gwen Bieck and D Laura Rayfield) and three freshmen (D Annie Govig, D Kathryn Baker and F Helene Haavik). And wouldn’t you know it, OSU (4-9-2, 2-3-1 Pac-12) won, 1-0, for the second time in six days. While injuries and inexperience help explain why the Beavers, who were picked sixth in the Pac-12 preseason coaches poll, underperformed the first month-and-a-half of the season, the maturation of their younger players helps explain their recent turnaround. See SOCCER | page 6
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Tweet-film Tuesday, Oregon State’s shiny recruiting tool, is less about finding players than it is about generating buzz for the football program. The idea is that every Tuesday, Oregon State recruiters will take to social networking site Twitter to look at personalized highlight films of college football hopefuls around the country. Any high school player who tweets his highlight reel to Twitter along with the hash tag “GoBeavs” will be reviewed by OSU’s recruiting department. The recruiting department will then choose 10 players to evaluate as poten-
tial Oregon State football players. The rhetoric is that of all the high school football players in the country, a few are bound to slip by recruiters. Oregon State is letting that talent come to them rather than miss it completely. However, assistant director of player personnel and a prominent spearhead of Tweet-film Tuesday, Ryan Gunderson, doesn’t anticipate that recruiting via social networks will overtake the more traditional forms of recruiting. “I don’t know that we’ll get all that much in terms of players from it,” Gunderson said. “It’s more just buzz and awareness of our program and what we’re doing.” Tweet-film Tuesday is still in its infancy and is headed into just its second week of existence. “It might just be a flash in the pan,” Gunderson said. “I don’t know that
everybody’s going to start doing it, and I don’t know that we’ll continue doing it (in the long term), but it’s good for the time being.” While recruiting is something programs do throughout the year, this week’s focus for OSU is all on their next football game. Monday was the Beavers’ first practice of the week as they head towards their biggest challenge of the season yet: No. 8 Stanford will come to Corvallis on Saturday. The Beavers have won six consecutive games since a season-opening loss to Eastern Washington. “I think that it’s because we’re playing with a little more confidence,” said defensive line coach Joe Seumalo, “Therefore the game becomes unconneil abrew | THE DAILY BAROMETER scious and the guys can just play.” Junior defensive end Scott Crichton The Oregon State coaching staff patrols the sideline against Colorado on Sept. 28. See FOOTBALL | page 6
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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.
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QB - Hundley: 13 RB - Sankey: 10 RB - Woods: 14 WR - Cooks: 36 WR - Strong: 0 FLEX - Treggs: 3 FLEX - Poole: 5 TE - Seferian-Jenkins: 8 K - Romaine: 7 D/ST - USC: 5
Rosters consist of one quarterback, two running backs, two wide receivers, two flex (RB/WR), one tight end, one kicker and a defense/special teams. 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.
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QB - Mariota: 33 RB - Marshall: 42 RB - Ward: 18 WR - Mullaney: 7 WR - Huff: 13 FLEX - Lee: 1 FLEX - James: 0 TE - Smith: 9 K - Oliver: 5 D/ST - Stanford: 17
QB - Mannion: 35 RB - Carey: 29 RB - Gaffney: 29 WR - Evans: 9 WR - Richardson: 18 FLEX - Madden: 0 FLEX - Brown: 3 TE - Coyle: 13 K - Furney: 8 D/ST - Oregon State: 15
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QB - Kelly: 38 RB - Grice: 36 RB - Thomas: 0 WR - Montgomery: 5 WR - Harper: 9 FLEX - Hatfield: 2 FLEX - Cummings: 1 TE - Hamlett: 0 K - D’Amato: 5 D/ST - Oregon: 15
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Brandin Cooks, what is wrong with you?!?! I take you with the first overall pick of the draft, yet you can’t do enough to prevent my team from getting blown out by 44?!?! Ha. Just kidding. Obviously. It would have been tough for my team to follow up its 173-point outburst last week with something similar this week, so I won’t hold my team’s subpar performance (minus Cooks, who was once again exceptional) against them. They’ve proven what they’re capable of. I will say I’m glad I got blown out and didn’t lose by, say, three points because then I would have had to change my team name. If this league didn’t have a rule requiring you to have three Beavers on your team at all times (which makes it near-impossible to trade), I would try to work out a blockbuster deal for Sean Mannion. Because Mannion and Cooks together would probably make any team unbeatable, and would make Oregon State games even more enjoyable than they already are.
What, did you really think I was going to lose two weeks in a row? C’mon, I’ve scored the most points this year and have the best team. I’m starting to think I’d be a better quarterback than whoever USC throws out there on any given weekend, so I think I’m going to finally ditch Marqise Lee, and I’m just now realizing Jordon James isn’t even playing, so I’ll make a switch there. That should be scary for everyone else ... I’m going to be even better. And I play Mitch next week. My response to this? HAHAHA. I’m going to steamroll him. You still haven’t won? I know De’Anthony is hurt and my guy Byron Marshall is killing it, but this could get out of hand if you’re not careful. Right now I’m the second-coming of Phil Jackson and you’re closer to Isiah Thomas. If I lose next week I’ll be seriously embarrassed. Warner is good and Grady is at least respectable, but Mitch has been pretty bad. I won’t be the first to lose to the winless team. I’ll be 4-1 after next week. And as for Warner? You’re shaking in your boots you’re so scared. You couldn’t be more scared if Jadeveon Clowney was coming at you unblocked. Also, it will be #LillardTime shortly. #HYFR
This is starting to feel like deja vu. Andrew and I running the table. Grady overachieving and hanging around for a while. That wasn’t really fair to Grady. He was in last year’s championship until my man Ka’Deem Carey torched Colorado for more than 50 fantasy points. I did a little number-crunching for you guys. Andrew has averaged 123 fantasy points per game in the first four weeks. I’m in second with 121. Grady is in third with 108.5. And Mitch is unsurprisingly in last with 99.75 (and no, I didn’t want to round up). The key thing to notice is that in week two, I tanked the matchup with so many players on byes. I scored 50 points. Take that total out, and in my three wins, I’m averaging a cool 145. Sean Mannion has looked more like Peyton Manning each week in fantasy. The combination of Mannion, my running back corps and the alwaysunderrated Paul Richardson is looking terrifying. Even Andrew, through all his trash talk, admitted he’s scared of my team. And I wouldn’t be surprised if he edits that out and puts in “Andrew is the only team that scares me #HYFR #hashtag #LillardTime.”
Ugh. This made-up game is killing my soul. Week after week I have to relive and retell my horrible weekend. I have to detail how inept my own team is and how I pine for my opponent’s roster. Because really, all of this can be boiled down to De’Anthony Thomas. If he was healthy and putting up Byron Marshall’s stats, I’d be killing. You know, like Andrew has been. I drafted Thomas with the fifth overall pick. Prior to me drafting him, he was having a great year. Then the very first time he’s a part of my team he goes and sprains his ankle on the opening kickoff of the game. I’ve kept him on my team because of the potential he has, but he’s just not healthy. So once again, for the fourth week in a row, I get zero points from the former Heisman hopeful. Andrew, on the other hand, has been riding Marshall’s production pretty much all year. Marshall scored 42 points this week? Sounds about right. No, I’m not bitter.
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TONER n Continued from page 5 go to college at the same time.” So when Oregon State’s volleyball team had a number of injured outside hitters, including Kelsey Zimmerman and Katelyn Driscoll, the opportunity arose for Toner to come to Oregon State. The late notice about the players had left the coaching staff in limbo about whether or not they needed another outside hitter for fall. “It was a last-minute decision in July (and) August that we started looking,” said head coach Terry Liskevych. “We heard from a coach who knew of this kid in Turkey and called me.” The coaching staff was only able to watch Toner on video because of the short time frame. They were impressed and were willing to take the risk of not having seen her play live before extending an offer to come play for Oregon State. Toner had been looking at other schools besides Oregon State, including St. John’s in Tennessee and Florida State, but ultimately decided to come to Corvallis. “It is a hard decision for me because it is far from my home,” Toner said. “But I liked the team, and I like the trainers because they are working so hard.” Toner was also attracted to the smalltown feel that Corvallis provided and the scenic nature of the surrounding area. “I like the rain, and the nature is really good,” she said. “I grew up in a big city, and there were too many people, too much traffic, too much noise.” Committing to Oregon State was the easy part of the process. The logistics of actually getting to Oregon was a bigger challenge. Getting a visa proved difficult for Toner because of the high demand for visas to the United States from Turkey. To apply, all details of one’s stay has to be prearranged, including the school, plane tickets and place of residence. “I waited for my visa, because in Turkey you can’t take a visa easily,” Toner said.
“Too many people want to go to America, so they don’t let (everyone) come.” After a long wait for her visa, Lila was finally able to travel to the U.S., only she was two weeks later than expected. Toner came just five days before the Beavers’ first trip, and she had yet to be admitted to OSU or cleared through the NCAA eligibility committee. It was a rushed process, but Toner was cleared to play in time for the first group of games, despite limited practice time with the team. “I wanted to come three weeks early, but my visa was a problem,” Toner said. “I practiced one week and then we (had) games.” Since the whirlwind of her arrival, she has continued to impress the coaches on and off the court. She has adjusted quickly to the many challenges that come with being a student-athlete as well as a foreign student. “It is a tougher adjustment coming from Istanbul,” Liskevych said. “For one, it is a long distance, you leave friends and family behind, but Lila has done a great job.” On the court, Toner is playing well for a freshman, but has struggled with game fitness. Because of the difference in league structure between the U.S. and Europe, Toner hadn’t played games since May. Despite the struggles, the coaching staff is excited for what Toner’s future holds. “She does everything well, she has all the tool sets and she is mature in the sense of having a very high volleyball IQ,” Liskevych said. “She just has to get used to the culture, really get in great fitness and conditioning.” Toner promises to be an important part of the program for years to come. Liskevych already sees her upside. “The sky is the limit with her,” Liskevych said. “We are going to reap great benefits from Lila Toner sop Sarah Kerrigan, sports reporter On Twitter @skerrigan123 sports@dailybarometer.com
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played particularly well last Saturday. Seumalo reasoned that Crichton’s performance was the result of each aspect of the defense filling its specific role. “Great coverage, great linebacker play,” he said. “It’s one of those things where if you can play collectively, then everyone finds a way to be successful.” To compete with Stanford, all of Oregon State’s pieces have to fit together. Offensively, Oregon State still needs to round their tight ends into form. With junior tight end Connor Hamlett out from a recent knee surgery, sophomore Caleb Smith is starting in his place. On Saturday, Smith made several mistakes. During the game, Smith was called for two false start penalties and lost a fumble near the goal line. “It was a little lack of focus,” said tight end coach Kyle DeVan. “He had a couple big plays that hurt the team. Obviously as a program we’re happy we got the win, but we’ve got to learn from that. There were things in there that were just mental.” In the second half, Smith was benched at times in favor of sophomore Kellen Clute in an effort get his mind back in the game. “I think he’s past that,” DeVan said. “Caleb and I had a good talk yesterday. He’s a young kid that’s maturing as we go. I’m not worried about Saturday, I think he’ll bounce back.”
“A lot of younger players got thrown into the deep end, and they’re learning every time they’re out there,” said head coach Linus Rhode. “They’re all doing a great job. I think they’re starting to figure things out and starting to feel more confident.” Drobney leads the team in minutes played, but the next four highest totals belong to three sophomores and a freshman. Baker, one of three players who have started all 15 games, has filled in admirably well for Kennedy as one of the team’s primary center backs. “I think Kathryn has come in and done an absolutely fantastic job,” Rhode said. “She always had the defensive attributes, that was definitely her thing. She’s a hard-nosed defender. But her calmness on the ball has improved a ton.” “I was really nervous coming in,” said Baker, who was playing in her hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia, this time last year. “I knew they needed defenders, that’s one of the reasons I came here. Then I started playing and it worked out OK, and I started to get better. Now I’m comfortable.” Prudhomme, Bieck and Rayfield have all improved in year two after playing significant minutes as freshmen. Prudhomme ranks second in the Pac-12 in saves per game (4.77), Bieck has played every minute of every conference game and Rayfield scored her first career goal in OSU’s conference-opener. And Margerum, who made 13 appearances (no starts) as a freshman, has started 10 consecutive games since beginning her second season as a substitute. “It’s honestly amazing the difference between coming in as a firstyear and then as a second-year,”
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Margerum said. “In the spring, a lot of young players got a lot of playing time because we lost so many seniors. And this year, injuries have been the name of the game, so a lot of us have been forced to step up and take on more leadership roles.” Several others have seen their roles grow as the season has progressed: • Govig, who played more than 45 minutes in just two of OSU’s nine nonconference games, has logged four consecutive starts. • Freshman midfielder Sabrina Santarossa, who didn’t see the field until game number five of the season, has played in all but one of OSU’s conference games. • Meiggs and Haavik were inserted into the starting 11 against WSU in place of Richardson and Dawson. The start was Meiggs’ second of the season and Haavik’s first since Sept. 20. Both players were credited with an assist on Uchacz’s game-winner. “(Meiggs and Haavik) had to play pretty much (the whole game), and their execution both offensively and defensively was very good,” Rhode said. Richardson, Dawson and Kovac are all questionable for Friday’s game versus No. 9 Cal. And if the Beavers, who have five games remaining, are to finish strong, it’ll likely be because the prideful upperclassmen refuse to end their careers on a sour note. Nonetheless, the emergence and growth of so many younger players hasn’t gone unnoticed during a season that lacked positive storylines until recently. “It bodes well for the future to have a group that’s young and playing against top-notch competition and doing what they’re doing,” Rhode said. “It’s really exciting.” Grady Garrett, sports reporter On Twitter @gradygarrett sports@dailybarometer.com
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ormer President George W. Bush’s “No child left behind” — also known as the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 2001, and currently under review for reform — was doubtless intended to improve the quality of education, and to make U.S. schools focus more on the children’s learning. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act’s statement of purpose included the demand that it would “ensure that all children have a fair, equal and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging state academic achievement standards and state academic assessments.” However, those of us who lived through it know it just meant that it was practically impossible to flunk out of school. What we’re wondering is if Gov. Kitzhaber’s well-intentioned “40-40-20” program will have the same result as “no child left behind.” The Oregon University System website says that the 40-40-20 plan, which the Oregon Legislature approved in 2011, is the goal for “40 percent of adult Oregonians to hold a bachelor’s or advanced degree, 40 percent to have an associate’s degree or a meaningful postsecondary certificate and all adult Oregonians to hold a high school diploma or equivalent by the year 2025.” There were young adults in some of our high school graduating classes who couldn’t read at a second-grade level. These students were matriculated over and over again so schools would meet their quotas, rather than holding them back or making the extra effort to see what they were having difficulties with when they first started having problems. We didn’t get grades for the assessments, and we don’t really remember anything they tested us on, but they did teach us to loathe and fear Scantron forms, how to properly fill in bubbles, the difference between No. 2 and HB pencils and how to play the odds on multiple choice questions. Public school education has been oriented toward passing state academic assessments since state academic assessments were dreamt up. But it got to the point, after the government declared no children would be left behind, where it seemed the only thing we were being taught was how to pass the academic assessments. Which is probably why there’s now a “blueprint” for the reform of the ESEA under consideration. The state assessments were more important than our finals, and we never got to learn from the mistakes we made on them, like we did from the tests and exams we took in class — the ones that we got graded on. No children were left behind. But a lot of learning was. We’re worried that this is what will happen in tertiary education, that standards will be lowered and our degrees will be worth even less, educationalwise, than they are now. (We’re not knocking our accomplishments, just saying that college degrees used to mean more back in the WWII days.) And the 40-40-20 goal doesn’t even take into account the people who hate school, do poorly on tests and are perfectly happy not ever having a diploma. We guess they’re just not allowed to live in Oregon after 2025. We just want to know how these percentages are going to be reached, since all our learning has taught us not to be credible enough to believe that the educational system can improve that much, that quickly. Unless we just start kicking people without degrees out of Oregon until we meet our goal.
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ccording to About.com, in the 1920s an experiment was performed on a young child, testing the concept of human behavioral conditioning. The little boy, referred to as “Little Albert,” was paired with a white rat. Little Albert wasn’t afraid of the rat — until researchers John B. Watson and Rosalie Rayner created a loud noise to go along with the rat meetings. The result? Little Albert became terrified of the white rat, even when it was not accompanied by the loud noise. He eventually grew to fear things that even resembled the white rat in appearance. Today, such experiments are seen as unethical. The desire to help child development run a smooth course is in vogue. But not for the Westboro Baptist Church, it would appear. ABC News shows just how the Phelps family, which is heavily involved with the WBC, conserves their faith by sacrificing their families. Children are drilled in messages of intolerance and an explicit fear of hell. Also, there’s the real threat which is shown by example: If a member of the church decides to leave, or is voted off the island because their lifestyle is disapproved, that ex-member is no longer family and they are “hell bound.” Such was the case when Lauren Drain questioned the doctrine of the church and was told to leave. When she returned home to get her things — her parents had kicked her out of their home — she found something deeply troubling: “I was gone a week, came back to get my stuff, and my little 3-year-old sister told me, ‘You don’t live here anymore.’ Mocking me,” Lauren Drain
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is quoted in the ABC News article, “Raised to Hate: Kids of Westboro Baptist Church.” “I raised her from the time she was born,” Drain continued. “I used to watch her every day. And a week later, she is happy I’m gone.” This doctrine could not be more preserved than if you were to dip it in formaldehyde. Think about that for a minute: The religion your family believes in is more important than their relationship with and love for you. And if you question that belief even slightly, you are forever dead to them. That is the genuine fear that the Westboro Baptist children face if hell doesn’t scare them straight enough, they’re tortured by the threat that mommy and daddy will go away forever if they don’t toe the line. This fear is reinforced again and again for these
children with every sermon, every intolerant rendition of a pop song, every time they are taken along to a protest and told to hold a sign and see just how much the rest of the world hates their family. That in itself is a terrifying psychology, the idea that you should — no, you have to — stick with the family and the family doctrine because no one out there is going to want anything to do with you because of who you are. Isolation, fear conditioning and fear of punishment. It begins to make Little Albert’s white rat look like a piece of cake. And on that note, I respect that as individual citizens, everyone has the ability to parent their children however they want so long as they are not causing harm to the children. But if an experiment like Little Albert’s looks unethical today, then what on earth do the parenting techniques of theWestboro Baptist Church look like? t
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Letter to the Editor Cassie Ruud’s Oct. 21 column
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A crash has 2 responsible parties
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few days ago, I was hit by a car when I was riding my bike. As I was peddling home from campus, like I do almost every day. I stopped at the intersection about a halfmile before my house to wait for a red light to change. I looked over at the car on my left to see if the blinker indicated a pre-calculated left turn. It appeared that her blinker wasn’t blinking, so as the light turned green I gathered the momentum to cross the intersection. All of a sudden that same car was turning right in front of me. The sound my bike made against her car was terrifying. I know we hear this all the time, but it seemed like the crash happened in slow motion. Even so, I was powerless to stop it from happening. I fell into the intersection and landed on my side, propped up by my elbow. I am above wearing a helmet, because I apparently believe that I am in control of all the things and, therefore, no calamity could ever befall me. Thankfully, my arrogance cost me very little this time. I was just bruised and shaken up. But the most strangely comical thing about the whole ordeal was, before the lady got out of her car to apologize, I noticed two fire trucks waiting at the light on the other side of the intersection. They saw our collision and my spill, flipped on their lights and pulled up to ask, in what I remember now as a shocked but nonchalant tone, “Are you … OK?” Accidents happen. Even if you’ve done your best to avoid them. In most accidents there are two parties involved. Yes, bicyclists are annoying and often don’t abide by the same laws as drivers, even though they’re required to by law. But drivers should be more careful as well, especially in biking towns like Corvallis. The U.S. Department of Transportation considers bicyclists “vehicle operators; they are required to obey the same rules of the road as other vehicle operators.” But bicyclists have their own lane, and that can sometimes cause problems and confusion, which means that everyone has to be a little more aware. Along with the discussion of awareness comes the debate of helmet safety. Helmets reduce the risk of head injury by 85 percent, according to Jim Titus’ article on greatergreaterwashington.org. Michael Frank and Matt Phillips write about the significance of this form of head injury prevention in their article, “Precious Protection,” in “Bicycling” magazine. They said helmets only protect against major head trauma like skull cracking, which should not be disregarded, but the point they concentrate on that helmets can’t defend against more common head injuries like concussions. If you’re biking, you’re more exposed. Ultimately, it’s up to you what precautionary measures you take when biking — or driving around bikers for that matter — but if being hit by a car has taught me anything, it’s to be aware and to never assume that other people are paying attention, regardless of whether you choose to protect your brain with fashionable headgear. t
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Fake band. Fake songs. Sounds perfect for downtown Corvallis. Indie rock band Estocar performed an acoustic set on the sidewalk outside Happy Trails Records on Saturday. Estocar band members Lance Hofstad and Sean Kearney brought their two-man show to Corvallis, setting up on the sidewalk to play for passersby and bring attention to the store. The acoustic set included a guitar, maracas, tambourines, a snare drum and a xylophone. The duo has been playing together for 10 years. “Back in the dot-com age, we worked in categorizing web ads, and it was very boring,” Hofstad said. “So we made up a fake band with fake songs to pass the time.” Estocar evolved into an actual band. Their sound has been selfdescribed as “Talking Heads meets Joy Division meets The B-52s meets The Velvet Underground meets Primus at a taco truck.” The band’s sound is interesting, and is inspired by other groups and by its musician friends. But above all, Estocar is mostly a product of the intersection of the
two band members’ experiences. “We’ve been playing together for so long, and we tour so much, that most of our music comes from us,” Hofstad said. The lyrics of their songs add to the uniqueness of their melodies, but what really sets their band apart are the layers of percussion Estocar adds. In addition to using a standard drum kit, Kearney uses other percussive instruments in their songs, including a xylophone, tambourines and maracas. “It gives a more interesting sound,” Kearney said. “It adds layers to our sound, other than a basic drum kit, when we play live and when we record. When we play electric, we also use electric drums. We like to use effects in our music.” Estocar followed up its stint outside Happy Trails Records with a performance that night at Bombs Away Cafe. This was Estocar’s third performance at Bombs. In August, they played in KBVR FM, OSU’s student radio station. “We come down here a lot and we really like it. We are hoping to make it back in February, so we are trying to work that out in our tour,” Hofstad said. “We were invited to play at Cloud and Kelly’s, and we’re looking forward to it.” Brooklyn Di Raffaele
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The Shanghai Woolies at the Majestic The Shanghai Woolies, a Portland-based band, will perform at The Majestic Theater on Friday at 7:30 p.m. The Shanghai Woolies play “hot music,” 1920’s and ‘30’s jazz and pop of Chicago and New York City. The eight-piece ensemble, created by Pink Martini trumpeter Gavin Bondy, swims in the romance of Louis Armstrong, the mystery of Duke Ellington, the whimsy of Paul Whiteman and the swing of Benny Goodman. They use a respectful, slightly unorthodox approach, inspired by the colorful liberation of the original. Ticket prices range from $12 to $14 and are available online at majestic.org/tickets or by phone at 541-738-7469.
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Lance Hofstad and Sean Kearney of Estocar perform outside Happy Trails Records in downtown Corvallis
‘The Fifth Estate’ portrays world of Wikileaks as boring remake of ‘Hackers’ There are certain projects for which I don’t mind BBC’s “Sherlock” being delayed. “The Hobbit?” Don’t even mind a bit. “Star Trek: Into Darkness?” Well, alright. “The Fifth Estate,” however, I very much do mind. Stephen Moffat — the evil writing genius behind “Sherlock” — should have kept Benedict Cumberbatch on a very tight violinstring leash. Cumberbatch plays Wikileaks’ self-professed founder, Julian Assange. The film highlights the rise of Wikileaks and the conflicts surrounding the whistleblowing website, which was created in 2006. As far as a synopsis goes, that’s pretty much all I have. In my opinion, the first hour of the movie could have been completely cut, with no harm done to what was supposed to be a storyline. The second hour brings in an almost-interesting plot, with Wikileaks’ acquisition and planned release of thousands of insider government communications. But it never redeems itself. Director Bill Condon is the same man responsible for bringing the literary gem — cough — “Twilight” to the big screen for its
final two breathtaking, insightful and wondrous installments. He also wrote the screenplay for the Oscar smash, “Chicago.” But, after the masterpiece of majesty that he created with “Twilight,” who cares what else he’s done? In “The Fifth Estate,” Condon takes his viewers to the underground hacking world of Europe. A span of what is supposed to be seven years in the mid- to late-2000s gives off more of a dark, neon-sprinkled ‘90s vibe. Weird cutaways to the fake world “inside” Wikileaks detract from the story and don’t belong. Cheesy dialogue takes away from the characters’ credibility. Cumberbatch delivers the best performance he can under the conditions, though what is supposed to be a deep and inspiring character falls flat under the weight of a nonexistent story. I didn’t care enough about either of the characters to worry about their well-being or the resolution of their storylines, which was good, considering how half-hearted those resolutions were. In fact, I honestly don’t remember the name of the other “main character.”
This film deals with heavy topics surrounding the public’s right to information and how that right relates to national security. It’s packed with information, but the story is so underdeveloped that it’s hard to make connections. It almost feels hollow. To be frank, I was bored during this film. I was more entertained reading the Wikipedia articles relating to the real history. Had I not invested in a bag of popcorn and a soda — which cost more than twice the ticket — I would have walked out. Wikileaks’ story is an interesting one. A great and engaging film could have been made about the site, but it seems like this one was rushed through development and production. Bottom line: see this film if you’re in love with Benedict Cumberbatch. Other reasons to see this film are if you want to see the newest “Sexiest Man Alive” with stringy, white hair and an Australian accent; if you want a glimpse of the new Doctor (Though I won’t tell you which one it is! Spoilers … ) or if you’re as upset with Downtown Abbey writer, Julian Fellowes, as I am and you miss Matthew. But do not see this film if you want to be entertained in the slightest.
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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, $6 for students. One ticket gets you into all three movies.
‘Beaver Trap’ SubZero will host “Beaver Trap” on Nov. 1. The show will consist of EDM music, focusing on the “Trap” sub-genre. CATHODE will open for ImanoS.
‘The Sound of Music’ at The Majestic Tickets are available for The Majestic Theater’s production of “The Sound of Music.” Performance dates are Nov. 7-9, 13-16 and 20-23 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 10, 17 and 24 at 2:30 p.m.
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The English Students Association will host a free showing of the 1976 classic “Carrie.” The showing will take place on Monday in room 101 of Owen Hall, and will begin at 7 p.m. Snacks may be brought into the showing, especially if they were purchased from the ESA bake sale, scheduled to take place earlier that day. Dr. Gottlieb will host a discussion of the movie after the film. The ESA says, “Be there or be unenlightened.”
Chamber Music Corvallis There’s been a change in program for the 55th season of Chamber Music Corvallis, which will feature the Daurov/Myer Duo on Nov. 22 at 7:30 p.m. instead of the Calefax Reed Quintet. With Adrian Daurov on the cello, and Spencer Myer on the piano, the duo will perform Beethoven’s “7 Variations on ‘Bei Mannern welche Liebe fuhlen’,” without Opus #46, from Mozart’s opera “The Magic Flute”; Debussy’s “Cello Sonata in D minor”; Rorem’s “Dances for Cello and Piano” and Rachmaninov’s “Cello Sonata in G minor,” Op. 19. Individual tickets are available online, at the door and from Grass Roots Bookstore in Corvallis. Ticket prices range from $24 to $27.