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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2013 • VOLUME CXVI, NUMBER 28
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City, residents, students talk Measure 02-86 n
Soon Yi Oh works on her art. She uses traditional oriental styles in her paintings. Using oils, she depicts the landscapes that inspire her. Her work is to be on display in Fairbanks Hall on Monday.
Mayor Manning, councilors part of panel discussion to hear cons, pros for ballot measures By Emma-Kate Schaake The Daily Barometer
Students and Corvallis residents gathered in the Memorial Union lounge to hear the pros and cons of the two levies on the ballot for Nov. 5. Measure 02-86 dominated the discussion, with two panelists for and two against the tax levy. A qualm felt by panelist Tom Jensen, and a few audience members, was that this new levy combines funding for services and new facility hires, instead of offering the tax increases with two separate levies. “I don’t like my cupcakes with my vinegar,” Jensen said. “ I ask that (the City Council) provide two levies in the spring that separate the amenities from personnel.” Corvallis mayor and panelist Julie Manning justified the City Council’s decision to create the tax levy, including the funding for city services like the public library and the additional police hires. “The council unanimously supported one levy,” Manning said. “We are one city, one community and they didn’t want to pit city services against one another.” Manning urged that it is the councilors’ job to listen to their constituents, who have voiced concerns about the importance of integral social services. These services “make our community See ELECTION | page 3
Courtesy of Dr. Soon Yi Oh
Visiting scholar paints with feet Korean artist Soon Yi Oh visits OSU to show her art, interpretations of Corvallis landscapes at Fairbanks Hall on Monday
In her fourth year of secondary school (equivalent to North America’s early high school), a teacher encouraged her to paint by holding a brush in between her toes. With practice, painting with her feet became a lasting passion. By Kaitlyn Kohlenberg The Daily Barometer Her first art exhibition was in Taiwan, in 1985, After having lost both arms in an accident at when she was still in high school. One year later, age 2, Soon Yi Oh had to learn how to complete she was accepted into Dankook University in South Korea, where she graduated with a degree in draweveryday tasks using alternative methods. n
ing. She later received her master’s degree from the China Academy of Art. She is at Oregon State University as a visiting scholar. She has been researching in Corvallis for one year, exploring the local landscapes and working on paintings for her exhibition. “Sometimes I will show special lectures,” Oh said. “The art department students, they’ve never seen See FAIRBANKS | page 3
Full ‘stream’ ahead: Hughes as new AFS president n
Oregon State University research scientist appointed president of American Fisheries Society By Dacotah-Victoria Splichalova The Daily Barometer
Courtesy of Dave Manning, Sonoma County Water Agency
Oregon State University’s Robert Hughes catches a Barred Pargo in the coastal waters off Baja, Mexico.
The American Fisheries Society focuses on fish and fisheries — but what sets it apart from other organizations are its collaborative strengths initiatives. And the new big fish behind AFS is Oregon State University’s own Robert Hughes. A senior research professor in the department of fisheries and wildlife at OSU and a senior scientist with Amnis Opes Institute, Hughes will lead initiatives as the newly elected president for AFS. Hughes was elected on Saturday. Hughes can recall his first interactions with fish while growing up on the lakes of Michigan. “I really enjoyed watching them and catching them and eating them,” Hughes said. “All critters have truly and always fascinated me.”
Hughes was able to pursue his interests in wildlife, which spawned a journey of learning about fish and ecology. Hughes’ research at OSU has primarily focused on the ecological activities of biological assessments of rivers, lakes and streams that span across large geographic areas throughout the United States, Europe, Brazil, China and India. “I’ve been privileged to travel to all of the sites many times,” Hughes said. “That’s the nature of the research — being there to observe the ecological processes and effects first-hand.” Hughes is well-versed in the international language of “fish,” and has written 150 publications. As a research scientist, Hughes developed and tested field methods and indicators that have been incorporated into the Environmental Protection Agency’s National River and Stream Assessment. He has received Distinguished Service and Best Paper Awards from the AFS, a Special Recognition Award from the AFS Western Division, a Fisheries Worker of the Year Award from the AFS Oregon Chapter,
an Environmental Stewardship Award from the North American Benthological Society (now the Society for Freshwater Science) and two Fulbright Awards for research and education in Brazil. Hughes received his Bachelors of Arts in psychology and biology and his master’s in science in 1973, both at the University of Michigan. He continued his education at OSU, earned his Ph.D. in fisheries and has been affiliated with OSU as a research scientist ever since. With his appointment as president of AFS, Hughes aims to cultivate increased interactions with federal agencies in Washington, D.C. The national office for AFS is located in Bethesda, Md. “We’d like to interact more with the fisheries agency, especially,” Hughes said. Hughes said he’d also like to expand and impart knowledge across the Canadian borders to carryout similar engagements with the government there. Dacotah-Victoria Splichalova Science reporter managing@dailybarometer.com