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OSU offers incentives to use public transit on Friday
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Sophomore Jesse Pettibone is passionate about environmental justice. After hearing about the amount of university endowment invested in fossil fuels, he decided he wanted to make a difference. So Pettibone, an apparel design major, created a new student organization: Students Engaging Tomorrow. After creating the club, he implemented the OSU Divest campaign to enact change, and now Pettibone is looking for more student involvement. OSU Divest is a campaign sponsored by the new organization, Students Engaging Tomorrow. The campaign exists to garner support for a resolution asking the OSU Foundation to halt all fossil fuel investments. The OSU Foundation is a “nonprofit organization incorporated in 1947 dedicated to enhancing the mission
Coupons for Dutch Bros. Coffee, Bites convenience store in the Memorial Union or a free ticket to a nonconference men’s basketball game are all incentives for using public transit on Friday. Oregon State University has updated its plan to address parking challenges on Friday, when the University of Southern California football team comes to Corvallis to play the Beavers. The university is offering incentives for anyone who uses Corvallis Transit on Friday. Incentives include $1 off a coffee at Dutch Bros., $1 off at Bites or free admission to a home nonconference OSU men’s basketball game. The university is also encouraging people to carpool, bike, walk or use the game-day shuttle services. The university announced a “phasedin” parking plan on Oct. 15. The lots at Reser Stadium, the parking garage at 26th Street and Washington Way, gravel parking lot behind the OSU
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At the back-to-school picnic in September, Jesse Pettibone stands at the Students Engaging Tomorrow table asking students to redistribute beans where they think the OSU Foundation should relocate endowment investments.
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Barbecue Bento open for business Swimming in devastation: After a change in city ordinances, OSU student sets up fixed food cart in Corvallis
of the change in city policy. In October 2011, the Corvallis City Council passed an ordinance allowing year-round set up for food carts on private property and in the downtown business district. By Emma-Kate Schaake THE DAILY BAROMETER “The change in legislation on food Barbecue Bento is serving up teri- carts makes it a lot easier,” Clarke yaki for hungry customers on the go. said. Michael Clarke, a fifth year senior Prior to the ordinance change, in economics at OSU, is the founder, mobile food cart business could owner and chef of the business. He only operate in Corvallis 45 days out said he was able to set up the food of the year with an outdoor vendor cart in downtown Corvallis because permit. Monroe Avenue businesses n
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Owner Michael Clarke stands with his cart, ready to serve customers Monday afternoon. The cart serves grilled teriyaki chicken skewers.
Cheesy Stuffed Burgers and West Coast Philly’s still operate within the 45-day limit due to their locations. The rest of the year, these businesses travel and cater their food to fairs, events and festivals. This is the difference between previously established carts and Clarke’s venture. “This is a mobile food unit, not a temporary food establishment,” Clarke said. The move from temporary to permanent presents considerable hoops to jump through, and since the ordinance passed in 2011, no other businesses have established themselves permanently as a food cart. The expenses attached to food cart operation include a $300 start-up fee, a $150 charge for each proceeding year and a $500 one-time infrastructure fee. Clarke also had to negotiate his position with the owner of the building where he set up, and comply with city regulations. The cart, which Clarke built himself this summer, is located on Madison Avenue between Fourth and Fifth Street, in the heart of the downtown business district. The building Barbecue Bento is in front of houses other food establishments, Starbucks coffee and Einstein Bro’s Bagels, but thus far the atmosphere has been collaborative rather than competitive. See BENTO | page 4
The lionfish invasion THE DAILY BAROMETER
Populations of invasive lionfish have ballooned throughout the past few years and are a severe threat to the native fish population on the Atlantic Coast and in the Caribbean Sea, according to recent expedition participants. As one of the early leaders studying the lionfish invasion, Oregon State
University joined other agencies in a deep-diving submersible to study the invasion of lionfish off the coast of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., in September. Female lionfish spawn every four days, year round. They produce 25,000 eggs per batch. This means each female spawns more than 2 million See LIONFISH | page 4
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Lionfish are an invasive species in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. As their numbers grow, negative consequences impact other marine species.
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Salmon, walnuts, flax seeds and sardines have something in common: All are food sources rich in omega-3 fatty acids. A recent review of omega-3 fatty acids suggests that these fatty acids, taken in excess, could have negative effects. Norman Hord, an associate professor in OSU’s College of Public Health and Human Sciences, coauthored the paper outlining this research
and the results. The excessive consumption of omega-3 fatty acids is associated with increased risk of advanced prostate cancer and atrial fibrillation, according to Michigan State University’s Jenifer Fenton. Fenton and her collaborators previously found, by feeding mice large amounts of omega-3 fatty acids, that excessive consumption of omega-3 fatty acids can lead to increased risk of colitis
and immune alteration. These results were published in Cancer Research in 2010. These recent studies do not dismiss the benefits of omega-3s, which have been linked to lowered risk of sudden cardiac death and other cardiovascular disease outcomes. These positive benefits are due to the omega-3 fatty acids’ anti-inflammatory properties, which can be beneficial to the heart. In excessive amounts,
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Discussion centered around new business involving the ASOSU Code of Conduct Tuesday night at the Associated Students of Oregon State University Senate meeting. Eight senators attended the meeting, which lasted 21 minutes. New business primarily consisted of the first reading of Senate Bill 73.01. The new bill proposes the revision of the ASOSU Student Code of Conduct, which provides decorum guidelines for officers and representatives within the organization.
The ASOSU Student Code of Conduct exists separate from the Oregon State University Student Code of Conduct. The latter applies to all OSU students, whereas the former applies to the three branches of ASOSU and any interns and representatives of the organization. If approved after the second reading next week, this revision would be the first since 2010. Senators also moved to establish a special committee for the drafting of a Student Bill of Rights. Senator Kevin Coffey suggested the committee be set up as a joint committee, allowing Senate and House members to collaborate. Vice President Victoria Redman informed senators of the opportunity to join a focus group for the First-Year Experience. Briana Tanaka, task force director of academic
affairs, organized the focus group, which will evaluate the new program. Two representatives from the Oregon Student Association concluded the meeting by introducing themselves to senators during gallery comments. As members of OSA, the staff members work to “ensure college is kept affordable and accessible” for Oregon students. The paid staff members will be on campus six days each term to aid ASOSU representatives and may also be reached through their Portland offices. The next Senate meeting is scheduled for Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Memorial Union 211. All students are welcome to attend. Tori Hittner Student government reporter managing@dailybarometer.com
Office of Research Development names new director THE DAILY BAROMETER
The newly established Office of Research Development at Oregon State University has named Mary Phillips its director, beginning Dec. 1. Phillips is currently the associate director for the Office for Commercialization and Corporate Development, where her principal responsibility is managing intellectual properties and licensing of OSU inventions. In her new role as director, Phillips will coordinate with academic and faculty units to seek out major funding prospects to support forthcoming research. “What excites me about this position is the role I will play in developing new approaches that will enable our faculty to be highly competitive in securing grant funding in these times of dwindling federal funding and sequestration,” Phillips said in a press release by News and Research Communications at OSU. “This in itself is a grand challenge.” Phillips arrived at OSU in 2006. She began her career in university technology transfer in 2001 at Oregon Health and Science University. She holds a Ph.D. in physical
chemistry from the University of London’s Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, and carried out a postdoctoral experience in the areas of molecular biology and laser spectroscopy at the University of Oregon. “There is a lot of untapped potential for building OSU’s capacity and reputation,” said Vice President for Research Rick Spinrad in the press release. Spinrad foresees the potential to significantly increase the number of federal agencies that support OSU research, and prospectively, OSU will be taking a considerably more forward approach in cultivating the research interests of traditional sponsors. “By establishing an Office of Research Development, we have created the structure to engage in strategic positioning of our research enterprise, long before specific solicitations for research are issued,” Spinrad said in the press release. “As part of OSU’s research agenda we are striving to diversify our sponsorship base. We’ve done this very successfully with our industry engagement (40 percent increase in two years), now we have the staff and organization to start
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In the Oct. 24 article, “Visiting scholar paints with feet,” there were a few errors. The Korean artist Soon Yi Oh also received her Ph.D. from the National China Academy, not just her MFA. The Oriental painting materials used were natural Korean pastels and inks, not oils. Also, the International Affairs Club did not host a public event and reception on Tuesday. The Barometer regrets the errors.
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Calendar Wednesday, Oct. 30 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. Multi-Cultural Students in PreHealthcare, 6:30pm, Native American Longhouse. Weekly member meeting.
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Career Services, 2pm, CH2M Hill Alumni Center Ballroom. From College to Careers Workshop for Women in Technology.
Thursday, Oct. 31 Meetings
Baha’i Campus Association, 12:30pm, MU Talisman Room. Does the Spiritual World have a physical presence? — A discussion.
Events
Women’s Center, 7:30pm, MU Ballroom. Dress up in your best costumes for the 3rd Annual Cross-Cultural Halloween Party with pumpkin carving, henna, face painting, mask making and a lot more! Pride Center, 1:30-2:30pm, Pride Center. Tea Sampling with Topics. Discuss, make friends. Queer your tea! Asian and Pacific Cultural Center, 5-7pm, Asian and Pacific Cultural Center. Night of Folklore. Hear about various folktale and stories shared throughout different cultures around the world. Also, you can learn how other countries celebrate Halloween through fun crafts and meeting new people! Centro Cultural César Chávez, 5:307:30pm, Centro Cultural César Chávez. Join us in celebrating Dia de los Muertos with fun activities, sugar skull painting and hot chocolate. Open to all OSU students and communities.
Friday, Nov. 1 Meetings
Chess Club, 4-6pm, MU Commons. Join us for games of chess and more. All skill levels are welcome.
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University Events, 12:30pm, Austin Auditorium, LaSells Stewart Center. OSU welcomes football Hall of Famer Dick Butkus to campus. A Q&A session with the legendary linebacker will be held. The presentation will be made up entirely of your questions.
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Vegans and Vegetarians at OSU, Noon3pm, MU Trysting Tree Lounge. World Vegan Day information tabling. Informing students about veganism. 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.
Monday, Nov. 4 Events
Diversity Development, 1-2pm, Asian & Pacific Cultural Center. Learn what a musubi is and where it originated from while enjoying this delicious snack with us!
Tuesday, Nov. 5 Meetings
ASOSU Senate, 7pm, MU 211. ASOSU weekly Senate meeting. OSU Sales Club, 7-8pm, Bexell 412. General meeting. For students interested in sales this is a great opportunity to meet like-minded individuals, grow your network, learn and practice sales skills and stand out to employees.
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Pride Center, 2-3pm, Pride Center. Crafternoons. Experience a new crafting adventure each week as we litter the Pride Center with glitter!
Wednesday, Nov. 6 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.
Speakers Women’s Center, Noon-1pm, Women’s Center. Mental Wellness Series. Dr. Judy Neighbours will discuss “Sexual violence and survivor support.”
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DAYS CREEK — Three people are being treated for injuries suffered in a helicopter crash in the South Umpqua River shortly before noon today, officials said. The crash was reported at 11:41 a.m. in the 13000 block of Tiller Trail Highway. The helicopter was carrying two Oregon Department of Fish andWildlife employees who were conducting fish counts in the river. Fish biologists Holly Huchko, 34, and Eric Himmelreich, 35, were transported to Mercy Medical Center in Roseburg. Huchko suffered a broken back and Himmelreich a broken vertebra, according to ODFW spokeswoman Meghan Dugan. Huchko was transferred to Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield, while Himmelreich was in fair condition at Mercy, a hospital spokesman said this evening. The pilot of the Bell Jet Ranger was airlifted from the Days Creek Charter School football field to Sacred Heart Medical Center, officials said. He was identified by one of the helicopter’s owners, Robert Ferreira of Ashland, as Fred Wittlake, 55. The helicopter is registered to Ferreira, Siskiyou Transportation and Timberland Helicopters, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Ferreira said this evening that Wittlake suffered a broken arm and ribs. “He’s doing fine, laughing and joking,� said Ferreira, who was with Wittlake at the hospital. Wittlake was in fair condition
this evening, a spokeswoman said. Ferreira said he didn’t know what caused the helicopter to crash. “Nobody knows,� he said. “We’re thankful everybody survived.� The pilot’s identity was not released by the Department of Fish and Wildlife because he was not a department employee, Dugan said. Sheriff’s Cpl. Brian Melvin said all three people were conscious following the crash and the injuries did not appear life-threatening. Emergency personnel pulled the occupants from the helicopter just after 1 p.m., Melvin said. Days Creek resident Pat Storms said she saw the helicopter flying “sideways� and low as it passed her home, which is across the river from Days Creek school in the 11000 block of Tiller Trail Highway. “I heard it first. It was so loud it drew my attention,� she said. “I thought, ‘Gosh, it’s way too low.’ “ Shortly after that, she heard sirens. “I knew when I heard all the sirens, it was that helicopter,� Storms said. Days Creek resident Bob Danskin, who lives in the 13000 block of Tiller Trailer Highway, said he heard the helicopter going “low and slow� along the river shortly before it crashed. “Something didn’t sound right. I heard a ‘pop’ and a ‘bang’ and then quiet,� he said. Danskin said he drove to the river and arrived about 10 minutes later. The helicopter was about 10 feet from the river back on the highway side and in waist-
deep water, he said. Two men were helping the occupants from the helicopter, Danskin said. The crash brought down lines power lines, and fuel leaked into the river, officials said. The power lines lay down the hillside and coiled by the side of the road. A regional hazardous spills team put absorbent material across the river to contain the spill. “There was a noticeable sheen of fuel in the river and smelled pretty bad,� Danskin said. The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board have been notified, the sheriff’s office said. The biologists were aboard the helicopter counting spawning nests, also called redds, in the river. The information gathered from population surveys like this goes toward setting fishing regulations each year, said ODFW spokeswoman Meghan Dugan. The department also uses helicopters to count deer and elk populations. Himmelreich and Huchko work out of the Umpqua Fish District office on Diamond Lake Boulevard in Roseburg. Melvin said the helicopter left from Roseburg this morning. Days Creek Charter School closed its campus at lunch to keep students indoors while the helicopter landed and emergency vehicles were coming and going. “We were made aware that helicopters were going to land on the football field,� said Kim Dunn, the school’s business manager.
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A helicopter carrying two Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife employees crash in the South Umpqua River on Tuesday. “We wanted to keep everything as controlled as possible.� Dunn said students usually walk to a nearby store to grab food around 12:30 p.m. The first helicopter took one patient away just after the lunch period ended, and it was decided a second helicopter would not be needed, she said. Pacific Power spokesman Tom Gauntt said the crash took down a transmission line. Some 320 customers in the Days Creek area were without electricity between 11:35 a.m. and 1:32 p.m., he said.
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Burglar sentenced to 9 years in prison SALEM — A man shot by a Marion County deputy in April was sentenced Friday to nine years and two months in prison on multiple charges unrelated to the shooting. Dusty Epps pleaded guilty to two burglary charges and two unauthorized uses of a vehicle. The district attorney’s office has not charged Epps in connection with the shooting. “In a sense it’s a relief,� Epps, of Jefferson, said during an interview at the Marion County jail. “It’s finalizing things.� On April 23, Epps and his girlfriend Jessica Houser were stopped while driving their Jeep Cherokee in the 6000 block of Fircrest Street SE by Deputy Clifford Self. The deputy attempted to take Epps into custody for a warrant when a “confrontation occurred� and Self shot Epps eight times, according to the Marion County District Attorney’s Office. Epps — who was was shot in his legs, hip, lungs, arm and hand — has said that he was unarmed with his hands in the
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Dusty Epps was sentenced to nine years, two months in prison. air at the time of the shooting. Notices of tort claims were filed last week the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, the Oregon State Police and Deputy Self, Epps said. The notices are a letter required by the state before a person can sue a public entity. OSP couldn’t confirm that it had received a notice. Spokesman Gregg Hastings said it’s the agency’s position not to com-
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probation officer, Bobby Otis. Epps said he took the plea deal because “they were wanting to bring other charges. I don’t want to do 20 or 25 (years) ... I don’t want to see my girl when she’s 25.� Houser is scheduled to give birth to the couple’s first child in December. Houser is serving five years at Coffee Creek Correctional Institution for the same crimes. District Attorney Walt Beglau repeatedly refused to release information and documents about the shooting — including responding to Epps’ allegations that he was unarmed. Beglau said the shooting was connected to Epps’ criminal trial and “as such, they relate to an open and pending criminal prosecution in Marion County Circuit Court.� With the conclusion of Epps’ criminal trial, the Statesman Journal resubmitted its request for all reports generated during the investigation into Epps’ shooting. The district attorney’s office is in the process of preparing the case file. statesmanjournal.com
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WASHOUGAL, Wash. — A former Washougal City councilman has announced he’s running for U.S. Congress. Michael Delavar will try to unseat Representat ive Jaime Herrera Beutler in the Republican primary in southwest Wash ing ton’s Third Congressional District. This isn’t Delavar’s first time running for this seat. In 2008 he
ran against then-Representative Brian Baird, a Democrat and lost in the general election. Five years later, Delavar says he’s grown from the experience and ready to give it another go. He wants to end what he calls the abuse of government surveillance and to restore the full protections of habeas corpus. “My main focus is on increasing liberty, getting the government out of our lives, especially out of our private lives… and I
GREEN n Continued from page 1 of Oregon State University,” according to the organization’s website. Led by a Board of Trustees compiled of 42 volunteers, the OSU Foundation exists as an individual entity separate from the university. “The Foundation works with alumni and friends to bring private support to the university,” said Molly Brown, senior director of strategic communications and donor relations, and associate campaign director for the OSU Foundation. “The Foundation is also charged with managing the donated funds and ensuring they are used according to donors’ wishes.” According to Brown, approximately 6 percent of the endowment is invested in fossil fuels. “We are basically asking (the OSU Foundation) to do three things,” Pettibone said. The three components of the resolution include: • A request to immediately halt all new investments in fossil fuels, • a request to phase out any remaining fossil fuel investments within 5 years and • a strong recommendation to reinvest in renewable energies “We’re not trying to make a smear campaign,” Pettibone said. “We are excited to work
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with (the OSU Foundation).” Brown said the primary “investment objective is to maximize returns, within reasonable risk, on the private donations” received, although the OSU Foundation “certainly appreciate(s) the views of campus stakeholders and welcome(s) the dialogue.” Pettibone and the rest of Students Engaging Tomorrow hope to gain additional student organization sponsors for the resolution. The Associated Students of Oregon State University have already discussed sponsorship and have plans to draft the resolution in the upcoming week. Sponsorship of the resolution requires a pledge of support by filling out an official form with two officer signatures. “This is a mighty cause,” Pettibone said. “It’s exciting to be on the forefront of something like this.” Pettibone encourages students to take this opportunity to hold the university accountable for all their actions, not just those regarding fossil fuel divestment. “This isn’t just about divesting from fossil fuels,” Pettibone said. “This is about the larger message that says … you need to be accountable for the things you are portraying to everyone.” Tori Hittner Student government reporter managing@dailybarometer.com
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EUGENE — When a private security team failed to prevent an alcohol-fueled house party from growing beyond control early Sunday morning in Eugene, the gathering’s hosts went one better and called police to help break up the bash. That’s a fairly unusual step to take, but one that authorities say they applaud. “It’s a proactive move, and in (Sunday’s) situation it was the exact right thing to do,” Eugene police spokeswoman Melinda McLaughlin said. “If a party is getting out of hand, we do encourage people to call and request assistance.” Hosts who seek law enforcement’s help may still be ticketed in some cases. But officers who
shut down the self-reported party in the 600 block of East Eighth Avenue shortly after midnight decided not to take enforcement action against the people responsible for planning the get-together. McLaughlin said between 200 and 300 people — most of whom appeared to be intoxicated — attended the party. Although the hosts dodged potential legal trouble, two young men in attendance were charged with misdemeanor crimes. One of them, 20-year-old University of Oregon student Christopher Engelbert, was cited for physical harassment after he allegedly pushed a female security officer at the party, McLaughlin said. Another UO student, Andrei Lapusan, 21, was charged with
interfering with police. He is accused of failing to comply immediately with an officer’s orders to leave the area, McLaughlin said. Eugene police typically break up parties at the request of neighbors or others who complain about excessively loud or disorderly behavior, McLaughlin said. Those types of complaints have prompted police this year to ticket a number of people — many of them residents of neighborhoods surrounding the UO campus — under a new city ordinance that penalizes people for hosting an unruly gathering. Such a gathering is defined as a party at which alcohol is served and at least two crimes or violations occur. Hosts may be fined up to $1,000, according to the ordinance.
Portland becoming more segregated — by income By Kristian Foden-Vencil
price went from about $270,000 to $310,000. But Josh Lehner with the Oregon Office of Portland house prices grew by 13 percent Economic Analysis says when you map income over the last year, according to new figures from and profession in Portland, you find people of similar incomes living together. Case-Shiller. “If you look at say 2000, Portland was one of the But while Portland is becoming more expensive, it’s also getting more segregated — by most integrated large metropolitan areas in the country based on income levels. We had a lot less income. Portland home prices rose at about the same segregation,” he said. “But with the development rate as the nation’s between August 2012 and that we’ve seen in the last decade in Portland, August of this year. The average Portland home that is not the case any more.” OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING
BENTO n Continued from page 1 eggs per year. There are no known predators for lionfish in the Atlantic Ocean, aside from fisherman. Lionfish themselves are ravenous predators. Lionfish are a native species to the Pacific Ocean, but were accidentally introduced to the Atlantic Ocean in the last part of the 1980s. A previous Oregon State University study found that
the growing lionfish population has wiped out 80 percent of the native fish. Recently, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has announced that it would be changing laws to promote the fishing of lionfish throughout the area. The invasive fish continue to threaten local fishing and tourism economies. They also cause harm to delicate coral reef ecosystems.
LIONFISH n Continued from page 1 “It hasn’t affected our business, other than the fact that we eat there now,” said Einstein’s manager Amanda Harris. “We welcome new businesses. The downtown business community is really like a family. We support each other.” The idea for the food cart has been percolating with Clarke for years, since he considered opening a burrito cart with his friends a few years ago. He found inspiration for this current business after his trips to Malaysia and India two summers ago. While studying
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TRANSIT n Continued from page 1 Softball Complex and South Farm parking lot off Brooklane Road will only open at 7 a.m. on Friday for those with athletics-issued game-day parking passes. The university also said faculty or staff who can work remotely on Friday may do so. Eight other lots will be open to faculty and staff until 1 p.m. Employees, faculty and staff are encouraged to vacate all lots by 5 p.m. Kickoff for USC vs. Oregon State is at 6 p.m.
developing economics in these countries, he found many successful food cart businesses and spoke with the proprietors about their products. “They kept it simple — cooking rice and chicken in food carts because they were available,” Clarke said. “I thought that could work in Corvallis.” Once back stateside, he researched and observed successful food carts in Portland. He then worked with a bento food cart chef in North Portland, whose recipe he now uses on his teriyaki chicken and rice. After just a few weeks in business, things are starting to pick up and Clarke is hopeful
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The Oregon State football team’s offense took a hit on Tuesday when news broke that senior wide receiver Kevin Cummings would need wrist surgery, likely keeping him off the field for the rest of the season. He had been held out of practice following Saturday’s game against Stanford. With four games left on OSU’s schedule, Cummings won’t be back for the regular season as the estimated timeline predicts his return at around six to eight weeks. “Kevin’s out indefinitely,” said head coach Mike Riley. “Maybe he could be back for a bowl game. He had surgery today.” Riley added that the injury happened early in the game, though he did not know exactly when. Cummings was an under the radar weapon for the Beavers, hauling in 23 passes for 254 yards and two touchdowns as the slot receiver. Normally the third option for
junior quarterback Sean Mannion, he recorded at least one catch in all eight games this season, including two separate outings with six receptions each. Cummings is not known for putting up scintillating numbers like junior wide receiver Brandin Cooks, but he does always seem to come up with catches when they mean the most. Fifteen of his 23 catches came on third or fourth down, including 10 catches in a third-down situation with 6 or more yards to go for the first down. In the overtime period against Utah, Cummings made a key grab to set up the winning touchdown. “People forget the ball that got us down there was to Kevin,” said wide receivers coach Brent Brennan. Cummings never redshirted while at Oregon State; his extra year of eligibility was burned in the 2010 season even though he never actually recorded a catch. Riley will have some options for replacing Cummings at the slot receiver position. Senior Micah Hatfield and freshman Malik Gilmore will compete for the spot at a position neil abrew | THE DAILY BAROMETER that Cummings has held down for Junior receiver Kevin Cummings lies on the field after Oregon State’s failed fourth-down attempt with a second two seasons. See FOOTBALL | page 6
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Freshmen Emily Weber, Holly Cavalluzzo and Kristiane Width have OSU hoping for top-6 finish this weekend By Scott McReynolds THE DAILY BAROMETER
There’s no question that junior Kinsey Gomez has been Oregon State’s leader this season, but the team wouldn’t be where they are this year without the emergence of three runners who had never run a collegiate cross-country meet prior to this season. Redshirt freshman Emily Weber and true freshmen Holly Cavalluzzo and Kristiane Width could potentially propel this year’s team into the top half of the Pac-12 if they continue to run the way they’ve run this season. Being inexperienced can sometimes lead athletes to be intimidated by the skill of other runners, especially when it’s against top competition. It’s not the case with this group, however, according to assistant coach Laura Harmon. “(Weber, Cavalluzzo and Width) can be so competitive,” Harmon said. “Sometimes they go out and forget who they are racing against, which is a good thing.” vinay bikkina
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Oregon State gets off the line at the Sundodger Invitational on Sept. 14. The Beavers compete in the Pac-12 Championships this weekend. Weber, who redshirted last year, has been a huge addition for the team. She has become the Beavers’ second-most consistent behind Gomez. “It has been exciting because I didn’t really know what to expect coming into this year,” Weber said. Gomez has had only great things to say about the group, even admitting that they have taught her a thing or two this year. “They bring an excitement,” Gomez said. “They are so willing to
learn anything and to do whatever they can to be the best that they can be.” The whole team will have to perform well to finish in the top half at the Pac-12 Championships, which was one of their goals established at the beginning of the season. It would be Oregon State’s first time doing so since bringing the program back in 2004. Despite the challenge of rac-
The two-time team captain has started 70 games in her career, including all 17 of OSU’s games this season. Friday’s goal came in the 55th minute and increased Oregon State’s winning streak to three before losing to Stanford on Sunday. Drobney was a Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention her past two seasons at Oregon State to go along with her on-the-field achievements. The senior and Colorado native has been one of head coach Linus Rhode’s most reliable players the past two seasons, and was voted “Most Consistent
Player” by the team last year. Drobney led Oregon State in minutes played last season and leads the team once again this year with 1,570 played thus far. Drobney and the Beavers are back in action on Friday when they travel to Los Angeles to take on UCLA. The Beavers only have three regular season games remaining, culminating in a Civil War showdown with Oregon in Corvallis on Nov. 7.
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Oregon State starts slow, finishes strong in exhibition OSU only led by 8 at halftime, ultimately blew out Corban
Roberto Nelson, the Pac-12’s reigning leading scorer in conference play, missed his first four shots, three at the rim. By Grady Garrett There were nerves. Two players — THE DAILY BAROMETER sophomore forward Daniel Gomis, The first half of Tuesday night’s freshman guard Hallice Cooke — exhibition game could have gone air-balled their first career attempt. better for the Oregon State men’s And problems that plagued last basketball team. n
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Returning only 1 senior, Oregon State will rely on underclassmen this season By Sarah Kerrigan THE DAILY BAROMETER
Oregon State women’s basketball’s lack of upperclassmen does not mean they lack experience or talent. The Beavers have no shortage of youth, something they hope to take advantage of this season. “We know we are young and we are working hard to make sure everyone is mature, and at that level of freshmen playing like juniors and sophomores playing like seniors,” said senior guard Alyssa Martin. The Beavers are only returning one senior, Martin, and one junior, guard Ali Gibson to the team, but welcomed four freshmen this offseason. That means that nine out of OSU’s 11 players are underclassmen. “There’s nothing really that you can do about our age,” said sophomore guard Jamie Weisner, who led OSU in scoring last season. “Our coaches always tell us we have to grow up fast.” Last year’s freshman class of five recruits is far from inexperienced. They combined for roughly half the team’s
Mannion, Cooks, Nelson added to semifinalists lists THE DAILY BAROMETER
Three Oregon State football players were added to national college football awards semifinalists lists on Tuesday. Junior quarterback Sean Mannion and junior wide receiver Brandin Cooks both made the cut of the final 16 players for the 77th Maxwell Award, given to the nation’s premier football player. Mannion leads the nation in passing yards (3,263) and touchdowns (30), and has been named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week twice this season. Cooks leads the nation in receiving yards (1,256) and is tied for first in touchdown receptions (13). Junior cornerback Steven Nelson was also named to a semifinalist list as one of the final 15 for the Jim Thorpe Award, given to the nation’s top defensive back. Nelson — a junior college transfer in his first season at Oregon State — is tied for first in the nation in interceptions with five. Winners of each award will be announced on Dec. 12. Oregon State is back in action against USC at 6 p.m., on Friday in Reser Stadium. The Daily Barometer
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minutes and points last season. What the Beavers may lack in experience they make up for in talent. “I like the talent of this team, the character of this team,” said head coach Scott Rueck. “I think they can be a competitive one.” There are two top-100 recruits in the freshman class — guard Sydney Weise and forward Breanna Brown. Weise brings an offensive threat similar to what Weisner brought for the Beavers last year with dynamic play and an ability to score from anywhere on the court. “This is the biggest team I have coached,” Rueck said. “Combined with our athleticism and speed, height is another strength of ours.” Freshmen centers Brown and Kolbie Orum factor in to that height advantage. The Beavers are looking to bring a strong presence down low this year, especially defensively, after inconsistent play in the paint last season. “We have been working really hard on a lot of defense as a team,” Weise said. Although the main focus is on defense, the Beavers are looking to increase their pace of play while using different offensive sets. “We want to play a little faster then we have in the past,” Rueck said. “Our main concepts will always remain as our sys-
BASKETBALL n Continued from page 5 year’s team resurfaced, like when junior guard Challe Barton had 6.2 seconds to go the length of the floor at the end of the first half and didn’t get a shot off. So Corban University, an NAIA team from Salem, trailed OSU by just eight (3123) at intermission. And it could have been worse considering the Warriors were just 3-for-17 from 3-point territory. Nelson gave OSU’s first-half performance a “C-minus.” “I told the guys before game, ‘What’s going to happen is you’re going to feel rusty, you’re going to be anxious, you’re going to miss some shots and they’re going to stick around,’” said head coach Craig Robinson. “That’s what happened, and we didn’t lose our cool.” In the second half, OSU dominated in the way any Division I team should against an NAIA opponent, running away to a 69-42 win in front of 3,190 fans in Gill Coliseum. “Coach got on us (at halftime),” said Nelson, who finished with a game-high 15 points despite his slow start. “I think at halftime like 60 percent of their shots were 3s. We were keeping it out of the paint, but we just had to contest their shots.” Significantly taller and more athletic than Corban, OSU clamped down defensively and held the Warriors without a second-half field goal until 7:53 remained in the game. By that time, the Beavers had opened up a 28-point lead. The Beavers forced just eight Corban turnovers, but Robinson said that was a product of sticking to playing disciplined man-to-man defense. Corban shot just 24 percent from the field in the second half and 28.3 percent overall. The Beavers, meanwhile, shot 46.3
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ing against the deepest field Oregon State has raced all year, the team feels confident going into the weekend. The three freshmen feel like their schedule this year has prepared them for the upcoming week. The team has faced off against Washington, the University of San Francisco and Oregon this season, which are some of the top teams in the nation. “We are a young group, but we have gained experience throughout the season,” Weber said. “They have gotten a taste of good competition,” Gomez added. Their continued success has injected enthusiasm and excitement into the program. “It’s exciting to see people
This new excitement could also be a useful tool in the continued recruitment of top athletes. Oregon State’s youth hopes to continue to grow into the future, and has a good chance to do so considering the team will only lose two of its top runners after this year in seniors Sandra Martinez and Taylor Nowlin. Weber, Cavalluzzo and Width, along with the rest of the Beavers, will compete again this Saturday at the Pac-12 Championships in Louisville, Colo. The meet will be aired on the Pac-12 Networks Monday at 6:30 p.m. Scott McReynolds, sports reporter On Twitter @ScottMcReynold4 sports@dailybarometer.com
FOOTBALL n Continued from page 5 “These guys that are coming in really have to step up to fill the void,” Riley said. Cummings added four catches against Stanford and continued to play in the game through the injury. “I really will miss him,” Riley said. “He was such an easy guy to coach, his experience and savvy and investment was huge.” Josh Worden, sports reporter On Twitter @WordenJosh sports@dailybarometer.com
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erri Fiez’s firing and subsequent reinstatement was a big deal, in case you missed it — but a lot of people still don’t know what it was all about, or what’s going on. Here’s what we know, based on our reporter’s diligent work: Fiez, the head of the department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, was fired by Sandra Woods, dean of the College of Engineering. After uproar from faculty, staff and graduate students in EECS, Fiez was reinstated, but only until June 2014. There’s a lot more to it, explained in the news story that ran on Tuesday. But that’s
to go to print. We only had access to limited facts, which opens the door to rampant speculation. the gist of it. Speculation will make the situation Everything boiled down to two words: worse than it would have been if we’d had personnel issue. We talked to the three most important access to all the details. But this is why it’s in the public’s best sources: Fiez, Woods and Provost Sabah Randhawa. None of them said what actu- interests to release the details we have ally happened. We exhausted our sources of the situation. and couldn’t find any more information. Woods just got here. Fiez isn’t new, not We ran with the facts we had. They were by a long shot. She’s worked here for 15 limited, but it was news. years and has been favored by faculty, The story was a month in the works, but staff and students; then she got the ax, it eventually became clear that it was time seemingly out of nowhere.
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Those faculty, staff and students deserve a better reason than “personnel issue.” Personnel issues are touchy. Media law prohibits the press from covering meetings in which personnel matters are the topic. What’s the reason behind the termination of Fiez’s position? We don’t know. Randhawa said “issues came up and the decision had to be made sooner than later.” Was she given a second chance? From See EDITORIAL | page 8
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Does technology help or hinder students’ quest for knowledge? Tech fails, takes us down with it
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remember when it came time for me to take Math 111 with the rest of my liberal arts brethren. We were asked to use an online application known as MyMathLab, which boasted an easy-to-use, nopaper-required process. You just put the answer into the answer box, and it grades your process right then and there. You know your score during and at the end of the assignment — there’s no waiting for the professor to finish grading it. It sounded wonderful — gone would be the days of rubbed down erasers and red pen marks. We were moving forward, going into the future, conquering a new frontier. Within the first two weeks I hated it. For all of the efficiency and supposedly easy application, the program itself was anal retentive enough to make a proctologist cringe. With taking out the human element also came the removal of any mercy and interpretation — MyMathLab gives no quarter and takes no prisoners. If the answer to a problem was 1/4 but you entered 0.25, your answer was wrong. Worse, you would know immediately when you got it wrong. For me, this created a building sense of urgency and panic that I’d never experienced when math had been on paper. You can reason with a teacher, you can ask questions and expect a certain degree of interpretative mercy, but the online applications that tag along with science and math courses grant you no such luxury. I discovered that I wasn’t the only one with tales of woe when it came to online course applications. MATLAB, for instance, is infamous for its ridiculousness. UrbanDictionary’s definition of MATLAB is so on the money I almost cried with laughter when I read it; it describes it as the “Programming equivalent of the language spoken by the demons of the inner circles of Hell.... Could be a powerful tool of evil if anyone actually understood it.” Programmer’s Stack Exchange claims that programs like MATLAB and others like it “were designed for people who aren’t hardcore programmers and don’t think like hardcore programmers.” How are these supposedly faster and easier online applications living up to their names if you have to baby talk every equation to them so that they don’t try and guess an irrelevant answer before you finish writing? A teacher would never try and jump into the middle of your homework like that. If they did, you’d probably walk out of their class. Technology has many fantastic and incredible applications. We have little rectangles that can play music, access the Internet, message and call others. We have cars that can phone home. We have robotic vacuum cleaners, for crying out loud. Humans are innovative. We have the ability to make incredible conve-
uled in ways to take in as much information as quickly as possible, information that is destined only to be forgotten after finals. Cassie Is learning becoming too technical, robotic, inhuman? Probably not, but it will if unfeeling and un-interpretive course pronience for ourselves through invengrams like those that exist currently tion and technology. When we do technology intelli- continue to multiply. And there’s something to be gently, it is beautiful. said for books. Having a physiBut it’s so much more complicated cal resource to fall back on and when applied to education. In “Technology Enhanced make margin notes in makes Learning: The good, the bad and the life so much easier, even if it ugly,” Itiel E. Dror writes, “Too often does mean lugging around a ‘learning’ is reduced and limited to backpack that sometimes feels acquisition of information. When like it weighs more than you do. t learning is evaluated and measured Cassie Ruud is a junior in English. The opinions (if at all), this is usually done imme- expressed in Ruud’s columns do not necessarily represent diately following the ‘learning.’” those of The Daily Barometer staff. Ruud can be reached Sadly, many courses are sched- at forum@dailybarometer.com.
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t’s a no-brainer to say that technology has made being in school easier. Last year, a family friend was telling me about her college experience at OSU. She said that when she had a paper due, she wrote it by hand and had to walk all the way to campus to type it up and print it out. This was a common occurrence even at night, when rushed and last-minute revisions had to be made. This sounds not only unsafe, but wildly inconvenient. Plus, how did she research these topics? Hours and hours in the library searching for the right page in the right book and citing all the sources must
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Scottaline have been a good use of her time. I know it sounds whiny and ridiculous when I put it like that, but the simple fact of the matter is that technology saves students time and unnecessary energy. It’s hard to get sources online sometimes, but think of the difficulties you’d face getting them from books in the library. I can’t imagine a world when papers couldn’t be written on a laptop at home, sourced with the Internet’s abundance of information; when emailing professors wasn’t a way to maintain contact; when assignments weren’t available online when you lost the print copy. We have not only benefited from this advance in technology, but have tailored our college educations around it because it makes learning easier. A report in The Economist titled, “The Future of Higher Education: How technology will shape learning,” states that 63 percent of people surveyed said “technological innovation will have a major influence on teaching methodologies over the next five years.” And rightfully so. Technology makes teaching concise, allows students to connect with the lectures easily and therefore respond to them. It’s hard to stay focused when a professor is strictly lecturing or writing a few things here or there on a chalkboard. That’s not to say it’s not doable, it’s just boring, unless your professor is a phenomenal public speaker. It could be argued that the technology available to us as college students (smartphones, tablets, laptops, etc.) is distracting and takes away from our schooling more than it contributes, but that’s not necessarily the case. According to the article, “Are Today’s College Students Slackers — or Just More Efficient?” by Zac Bissonnette, “University of California system finds that the amount of time the average student at a four-year college spends studying has declined by 42 percent since 1961.” This may seem like a bad thing, but it’s simply showing the amount of time that’s saved due to online resources and technology available to students today. If we looked at those numbers and didn’t account for all the time saved by these conveniences, we’d be overlooking the major reason for the decrease. Computers aren’t taking over the world. There are still human professors willing to work with students, even if online programs like MATLAB, or MyMathLab, fail us. We shouldn’t be hesitant to allow technology to help us. It has saved us time, offered us valuable information and freed us from unnecessary work that wouldn’t have helped us in our future careers. t
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Oregon public utility commission approves rate changes for natural gas By David Nogueras OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING
PORTLAND — Many Oregonians will pay more to heat their homes in November than they did last year. The Oregon Public Utility Commission approved rate changes for all three of the state’s natural gas companies. But, not everybody will be seeing a larger bill. Customers of Avista Utilities can expect to pay about 6 percent less than they did last winter. At the same time, commissioners approved a 1.5 percent increase for NW Natural and a 12 percent increase for Cascade Natural Gas. If you’re wondering why some rates
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what we’ve heard, it certainly doesn’t sound like they did. Giving her until June 2014 is hardly a compromise. More like a delayed descent. Industry leaders are uneasy about the decision and have even gone so far to suggest moving their funds elsewhere. The graduate students at Oregon State University aren’t happy either. We want to know is why Fiez hasn’t said anything. Is she under a nondisclosure agreement? Maybe there are some serious spy shenanigans going on. Like we said, no one knows. Speculation ensues. It could be anything our imaginations come up with. But regardless of rampant speculation and overactive imaginations, we feel like everyone who wants to know what’s going on is getting toyed with.
are going up while others are going down, commission spokesman, Bob Valdez said it’s because each of the companies is unique. “They serve different areas of the state. They have different numbers of customers. They buy their gas differently. They have to transport the gas to different locations,” Valdez said. “So all of those factors come together with the result that each company will have different rates.” Despite this year’s 12 percent increase, customers of Cascade Natural will still be paying less per unit than customers of the two other utilities. The new rates go into effect Friday.
This is a simple situation that quickly became overcomplicated. As far as we understand it, the timeframe of events leading up to Fiez’s firing was relatively short. According to Randhawa, something happened in August or early September — and Woods reacted by firing her. Fiez didn’t get another chance to keep her position. As a result, the EECS department went ballistic. The administration hasn’t extended Fiez’s contract for another five years — which is a solution the EECS faculty formally proposed. We’d like to know more. The student body ought to know. University staff should know. But most importantly, her coworkers need to know. t
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* Lopez-Quintero, et al., 2011