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Homecoming parade historically saw more student involvement, now mostly run by OSU Alumni Association By Chris Correll

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Oregon State University President Ed Ray has served in his role as president since 2003. The OSU board of trustees gave Ray a 9 percent pay increase this fall; Ray’s last pay increase came in 2012, when he received a 5 percent increase.

Ray’s salary increases OSU board of trustees approves 9 percent increase in president’s salary, students voice concerns

to the president’s salary,” said Madeline Chandra, a junior in microbiology. More than $1.1 billion has been raised for the university with the Campaign for OSU over the last 10 years while Ray has led the university, $183 million of that By Claire McMorris THE DAILY BAROMETER being allocated toward scholarships. Ray has served as president since Oregon State University President Ed 2003, and this is the first pay raise he has Ray’s salary recently went up. The OSU board of trustees approved a received since 2012, when he received a 9 percent raise in salary — from $485,082 5 percent pay increase. to $528,739 (before benefits) — for Ray Part of Ray’s salary — 43.6 percent of for the next academic year. it — comes from the OSU Foundation, a “It seems like the 9 percent should private, non-profit institution that works be given back to the students and not to support the university. n

Ray gave the credit to the board of trustees and the OSU Foundation. “I really have nothing to say about my compensation other than that I am obviously well compensated and genuinely appreciate the salary increase and vote of confidence it represents from our board of trustees and the OSU Foundation,” Ray wrote in an email. Taylor Sarman, Associated Student of Oregon State University president and student representative on the 14-member governing board, supports the raise. “The president has done a really See RAY | page 4

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Once a largely student-run event, the Annual Homecoming light parade’s preparation and planning has gradually fallen onto staff as student enthusiasm has declined. The Oregon State University Alumni Association will begin winding down Spirit Week/Homecoming with their annual parade Oct. 30 through the campus streets, followed by a block party at its destination. The theme this year is ‘This Amazing Place’. The OSUAA is primarily responsible for putting the events of Spirit Week together. Kate Sanders, the alumni program director, was one of several staff to organize this year’s procession. She said one of the light parade’s initial purposes was to bring the college and the city of Corvallis together. “It’s for everybody — alumni, students, Corvallis,” Sanders said. “It’s just a great way to celebrate OSU, the students and our connection to the community.” The symbolism of the parade beginning in town and leading into campus comes from the notion of connectivity: the idea that neither Corvallis nor the university would be the same without the other. The march will be led by grand marshals Wayne Tinkle and Scott Rueck, the head coaches for men’s and women’s basketball. Entries from various OSU colleges and the Corvallis public will join the procession, including the fire department, Boys and Girls Club cheerleading squad, OSU band, OSU President Ed Ray and the Beaver Buster fan limousine. Each float is required to feature lights that add to the overall spectacle of the parade. There are very few limitations on the creativity of participants in how innovative their designs can get. In the past, competition between Greek houses and other OSU groups generated much of the student involvement needed to run the event, according to Kevin Miller, manager of alumni communications. As fraternities and sororities’ influence on campus declined over the years, much of the enthusiasm to be the best faded with it, and responsibility for the parade was passed to university staff. In the future the OSUAA is hoping to see enough participation from students to gradually return true possession of the parade — and Spirit Week — into their hands. “One of our hopes is that, over time, it becomes more of a student initiated, student driven event … as it historically was,” Miller said. Miller said he understood that student preferences are constantly changing with each incoming class, and that the OSUAA doesn’t want to place regulations on how they choose to have fun. Emma Olds, a freshman in civil engineering, agreed that letting students control the event in the future would be a good idea. “Yeah, I mean the parade is current students, and yes, the alumni are really important, but it would be kind of a fun thing to get students involved while they’re still students.” Olds said. The parade begins at 6:30 p.m. Thursday and continues until reaching its destination at the CH2M HILL Alumni Center and Parker Plaza around 7 p.m. The event is immediately followed by a block party and pep rally at the same location.

Informational session promotes community discussion of city’s response to threat of climate change

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The Corvallis climate action plan task force encouraged community engagement at a forum on climate change Wednesday night. Last June, Corvallis released its first green house gas emissions survey. The Corvallis climate action plan task force was created at that time. Its mission thus far has been to create plans for the city that would bring down emissions and plan for the effects of climate change. At a public forum at the Benton county library on Oct. 29, key members of the task force presented their plans for the first-ever climate action plan for Corvallis and gathered ideas and criticism from community members. See CLIMATE | page 4

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The light parade works its way along the route during Homecoming of fall term, 2013.

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open at the time. Identity theft An international student contacted OSP to report suspicious charges on his credit card. According to OSP logs, the student had been checking his bank statement Sunday when he found several charges made in Toronto, Canada Oct. 24. The items purchased cost approximately CA$3,300. OSP logs note that the attending officer gave the student a victims’ rights card, a case number and a pamphlet on internet fraud resources. Troubling statement OSP received a report from an OSU instructor regarding a possibly dangerous situation. According to the OSP police reports, the instructor had received a “troubling statement” from an OSU student during an email conversation about a grade the student had received on an assignment. According to police logs, a senior officer was informed of the situation and has been placed in charge of the case.

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op programs within the First-Year Experience. Drew Hatlen was confirmed as the director of graduate affairs. His goals for the position include promoting graduate help groups and creating a graduate teaching assistantship database. Scott Swanson was confirmed as the director of veteran affairs. His goals include improving START programs for veterans at Oregon State University, seeking a partnership between the Portland VA hospital and Counseling and Psychological Services and providing veterans resource days. Jonathan Goatcher was confirmed as the director of accessibility affairs. His goals for the year include international student scholarships for Disability Access Services testing, putting maps in all building entrances around campus and creating a disability task force. Alexander Vickery-Holland was confirmed as the director of campus affairs. His goals for the position are increasing ASOSU outreach into other committees and groups on campus and to address anonymous cyber-bullying.

The house met for a brief, 20-minute meeting Wednesday night. Speaker Saul Boulanger said that the process of the severance of the Human Services Resource Center from ASOSU was still working through the proper committees. Boulanger also mentioned that some headway had been made with the house constituency committee. Both the Black Cultural Center and the Ettihad Cultural Center have expressed interest in having constituent seats in the body. Boulanger will be reaching out to more cultural centers later this week. Priscilla Macy, chair of the student incidental fees committee, spoke in front of the House about her continued effort to educate the members of ASOSU Congress about the budget approval process. Members of the ASOSU Congress will approve the student fee budget winter term, and a bill passed by the bodies last year requires that SIFC aid the members of Congress to understand the budget before the joint approval session. The House also passed a statute change that would allow for the director of graduate affairs to be officially listed in the statutes as was discussed in the prior Senate meeting.

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Kitzhaber, Bonamici help open Juniper Gardens II By Nancy Townsley PORTLAND TRIBUNE

PORTLAND — Alejandro Orteja and his family live in the Montebello Apartments in Hillsboro’s downtown core, close to shopping, schools and the MAX line. The farmworker-turnedmechanic, who arrived in Oregon from Mexico in 2001, was all smiles last Thursday during the grand opening of a similar project operated by the affordable-housing nonprofit Bienestar on Juniper Street in Forest Grove. “I like it for the purpose,” Orteja, a father of five, said of Juniper Gardens II, a colorful campus of gold and barn-red flats and townhomes that welcomed its first residents Saturday. “This is for the farmworkers.” Orteja was one of more than 100 Bienestar staffers, affordable-housing advocates, Juniper Gardens employees and local, state and national dignitaries who attended an invitation-only celebration to officially open the second phase of the project on a rainy fall afternoon. Its one- and two-story units

will house 22 farmworker families, piggybacking on the 24 units contained in Phase I, which opened last December, said Laura Conroy, a Bienestar board member. “It’s so nice to have a place that’s so well integrated into such a beautiful neighborhood,” said Conroy of the project, tucked off a tree-lined boulevard in the northeast corner of town. Bienestar’s signature community-building program will bring year-round farmworkers and other low-income residents in Washington County amenities and opportunities they might not otherwise get — including citizenship and computer classes for adults and math and reading literacy classes for children enrolled in Bienestar’s MpowR program. Farmworker families will pay 30 percent of their income toward rent. For example, if a family’s income is $25,000 a year, they would pay $625 a month for housing and utilities. The campus features two playgrounds for children and a large community room and kitchen, where cooking lessons will take place. The property

Baha’i Campus Association, 12:30-1pm, MU Talisman Room. Are there spiritual solutions to economic challenges? - Discussion. Student Organization Resources for Community Engagement (SORCE), 10-11am, MU Talisman Room. SORCE 101 Information Session.

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Campus Ambassadors,7:30-9pm, First Baptist Church of Corvallis. Come enjoy teaching, worship and fellowship in the Chrisian college community.

Friday, Oct. 31 Meetings

Student Organization Resources for Community Engagement (SORCE), 10-11:30am, MU Board Room. Open budgeting hearings for student organization funding resources.

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OSU Music Department, Noon, MU Lounge. Music å la Carte: OSU Voice Studios Recital.

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Center for Civic Engagement, 6-8pm, Meet in the MU Lounge. Come out and trick-or-treat for a good cause. We will be trick-or-treating for canned goods and all donations will go to the HSRC’s OSU Emergency Food Pantry.

College Republicans, 7pm, Gilkey 113. Join us for fun discussion on local and national political current events.

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The meeting began with controversy when President Pro Tempore Rachel Grisham declared Senator Matthew Weiss’ seat vacant. Weiss’ proxy for the evening was in the room. Weiss had not shown up to his office hours for three weeks in a row, which goes against a rule in the Associated Students of Oregon State University constitution. Senator John Varin challenged this decision, citing that the process for attending and recording office hours had not been clear, and that the body must set clear standards before vacating a seat. The senators debated about how the process should be improved and ultimately voted to overturn Grisham’s decision and allow Weiss his seat on the grounds that the expectations for the body’s office hours be made more clear. The Senate then moved onto the confirmations of the ASOSU task force directors. Sierra Lantz was confirmed as the director of queer affairs. Lantz stated that her goals for the year included creating a safer environment for the queer community on campus, providing resources and events, pursuing allied power and working to devel-

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has a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) “silver” designation for energy efficiency. As attendees crowded into the community room and members of Recetas Para Éxito — a job-skills culinary program called “Recipes for Success” — served hors d’oeuvres fresh from the kitchen, Bienestar Executive Director Karen Shawcross introduced those responsible for making the project a reality. They included Bienestar board president John McMeekan; U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Development (USDA-RD) Oregon State Director Vicki Walker; Housing and Urban Development Field Office Director Doug Carlson; and Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) Director Margaret Van Vliet. The main funders of Juniper Gardens II include the USDARD, $3 million (half of that figure is a $1.5 million loan); Washington County HOME, $250,000 (the HOME grant was a total of $1 million, with $750,000 used to purchase the property site); and OHCS ($500,000 grant, $100,000 loan, $1.8 mil-

lion Farmworker Housing Tax Credits). Gov. John Kitzhaber came in place of his fianceé, Cylvia Hayes, to boost the openingday ceremony. Despite the recent upturn after the long economic recession, many Latinos in the county “still face double-digit unemployment,” Kitzhaber said. “That’s why I’m so pleased to be here supporting this project that lifts all of us up. “We’re fighting for the notion that we’re all in this together.” Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici told the crowd she learned years ago — when she worked as a paralegal for Legal Aid Services of Oregon — that “people don’t struggle by choice” and that projects like Juniper Gardens “create a network that gives residents the tools to succeed.” Forest Grove Mayor Pete Truax praised the housing community as evidence of what “great partnerships can do” and said the “journey to equality is a continuing one.” The name Bienestar, meaning “well being,” is fitting, Truax added. “There’s a real sense of community contribution here.”

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Recreational Sports, 4:30-5:30pm, Dixon Rec Center Conference Room. Recreational Sports Board Meeting. Student Organization Resources for Community Engagement (SORCE), 10-11:30am, MU Council Room. Open budgeting hearings for student organization funding resources.

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College Republicans, 7pm, Gilkey 113. Join us for fun discussion on local and national political current events.

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Baha’i Campus Association, 12:30-1pm, MU Talisman Room. Spiritual revelation - Is it progressive? - A discussion. Student Organization Resources for Community Engagement (SORCE), 10-11am, MU Talisman Room. SORCE 101 Information Session.

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Campus Ambassadors,7:30-9pm, First Baptist Church of Corvallis. Come enjoy teaching, worship and fellowship in the Chrisian college community.

Friday, Nov. 14 Meetings Student Organization Resources for Community Engagement (SORCE), 10-11:30am, MU Board Room. Open budgeting hearings for student organization funding resources.

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OSU Music Department, Noon, MU Lounge. Music å la Carte: OSU Campus Band Fall Concert.

Monday, Nov. 17 Events

Student Sustainability Initiative, all day, Dixon Rec Center. Re-Rev Elliptical Machines. Annual Energy Civil War. Weeklong competition to see which school can generate more renewable power.

Tuesday, Nov. 18 Speakers

Biochemistry & Biophysics, 7pm, 125 Linus Pauling Science Center. Ed Chapman, University of Wisconsin Department of Neuroscience, “New wrinkles in Botox use - traveling into the brain.”

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Student Sustainability Initiative, all day, Dixon Rec Center. Re-Rev Elliptical Machines. Annual Energy Civil War. Weeklong competition to see which school can generate more renewable power. Student Sustainability Initiative, 6-8:30pm, MU 206. Hungry for Change: Discuss how hunger affects those around us and learn what is going on to fight hunger in our community. Includes a dinner based off of SNAP budgets, a screening of the documentary “A Place at the Table,” and an engaging facilitated discussion.

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Eugene hospital workers go on strike By Edward Russo THE REGISTER GUARD

EUGENE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Nursing assistants and other employees are on a three-day strike meant to bring McKenzie-ÂŹWillamette Medical Center management to the bargaining table over pay and benefits. More than 300 workers represented by Service Employees International Union 49 started the strike at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday. They held a midmorning rally, with about 50 people carrying signs and forming a picket line on the Mohawk Boulevard sidewalk in front of the hospital. Carey Myers, a housekeeper and union bargaining team member, noted that the union held a one-day strike against the hospital four years ago. That walkout was followed by several months of negotiations and eventually a labor contract, she said. Frustrated this year by the hospitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest wage and health care proposals for a new contract, union members once again are refusing to go to work. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This time around we are doing a three-day strike,â&#x20AC;? Myers said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We hope it will be effective and we can get quicker results out of it.â&#x20AC;? The union is trying to put public and financial pressure on the 800-employee hospital, while minimizing financial hardship on its members, representatives said. During the walkout, the strikers do not receive their regular pay, and the union strike fund compensates for only a portion of that. The strike involves about 340 workers, including emergency

room and monitor technicians, phlebotomists, admitting clerks, housekeepers, food service workers, respiratory therapists, radiology technicians and physical therapy aides. The hospital has hired an undisclosed number of local replacement workers. Myers said McÂŹKenzieWillamette also has brought in workers from other states. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is costing them a lot of money,â&#x20AC;? she said of the strike. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When (hospital management) bring in workers from out-ofstate, they have to fly them here and put them up in hotels. And they often have to pay them double or triple our wages.â&#x20AC;? Hospital spokeswoman Jana Waterman declined to answer questions about the number and cost of replacement workers, or other queries about the strike. Instead, Waterman released a statement that said the hospital remains open and committed to top quality patient care during the strike. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All areas of the hospital are staffed with qualified health care professionals, including the hospitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own employees who are not represented by the union,â&#x20AC;? the statement said. The temporary replacement workers are â&#x20AC;&#x153;skilled in the duties they have been asked to perform, credentialed if required, and experienced in their professions,â&#x20AC;? the statement said. McKenzie-Willamette is owned by Tennessee-based Community Health Systems, a for-profit corporation. The hospital reported a profit of $16.8 million in 2013, up 31 percent from 2012, according to

its latest report to the state. The hospitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s net patient revenues were $134 million in 2013, up 6.8 percent from the previous year. McKenzie-Willamette had an operating margin â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a measure of profitability â&#x20AC;&#x201D; of 10.54 percent in 2013. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nearly three times the average operating margin of 3.6 percent for the 58 Oregon hospitals covered in the report. Community Health Systems reported a profit of $225 million on revenues of $13 billion for 2013. The union is seeking a threeyear contract with annual wage increases of 2.5 percent and no changes to employeesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; health care costs. Union representatives said the hospital is offering a two-year deal with a 1.2 percent pay raise in the first year, and 1.5 percent in the second. The hospital wants to increase health care deductibles, employee co-pays and premiums by 4 to 9 percent, the union said. Myers said houseÂŹkeepers are paid $11 to $15 an hour. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If they raise the health care (costs) as much as they would like, and give the (wage) raises they want to, I would be making less money than I am making now,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That is obviously not OK with us.â&#x20AC;? The union has been without a contract since last Dec. 31. People on the picket line said it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t easy for union members in late September to agree to strike. Strikers will get no strike pay for Tuesday, but the strike fund will pay half their regular pay today and three-quarters regular pay for Thursday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For people to make the decision to go on strike, knowing

upfront that they are going to lose pay, is huge,â&#x20AC;? said Carrie Clark, a cardiovascular monitor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are working paycheck to paycheck, like so many people in America. And for us to put that (strike vote) to them and for them to accept it, tells you how bad it is in the hospital.â&#x20AC;? Striking workers held signs on Mohawk Boulevard in front of the emergency room entrance while two security guards stood watch. Covered in clear plastic to protect them from the rain, some of the signs read â&#x20AC;&#x153;Affordable Care for Caregiversâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;On Strike For Quality Patient Care.â&#x20AC;? Speakers, including state Rep. John Lively, D-Springfield, used a microphone to give pickets a pep talk. Lively said he and state Sen. Lee Beyer, D-Springfield, hope to help end the labor dispute by meeting with McKenzieÂŹWillamette Chief Executive Chad Campbell. A meeting had yet to be arranged, Lively said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to treat employees fairly,â&#x20AC;? Lively said in an interview. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what a hospital should be about.â&#x20AC;? Union members are to be on the picket line from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. today and Thursday. Striking employees will return to work starting at 6:30 a.m. Friday. SEIU Local 49 President Meg Niemi said she expects hospital management to return to the bargaining table sometime after the strike. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are working through a federal mediator, and we remain hopeful that we can resolve this through negotiation,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Pot tax approved by Salem City Council By Michael Rose

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SALEM â&#x20AC;&#x201D; If Oregon voters in November legalize marijuana for recreational use, Salem will be ready with a new city tax on pot sales. Salem City Council on Monday approved a city tax on sales of recreational marijuana products, including marijuana infused snack foods. The new ordinance would allow a 10 percent sales tax on recreational marijuana. Sales of medical marijuana were excluded from the tax. Salem City Councilor Laura Tesler cast the only no vote. With the passage of the ordinance, Salem joins at least 20 other cities in Oregon that have approved a local sales tax on recreational marijuana. Measure 91, which would legalize recreational marijuana use, allows the state to collect a tax of $35 for an ounce of buds, $10 for an ounce of leaves and $5 for an immature plant. About 40 percent of the proceeds would go to schools. But city governments contend that only a small slice of a state marijuana tax would filtered down to local programs.

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Eugene orders Uber to cease operations EUGENE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Fed up with Uberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inaction, Eugene city officials have ordered the ridesharing company to cease operations in the area or be fined. Officials said Uber continues to flout city regulation by not obtaining a required license to operate, and they have asked the company repeatedly to cease operations until they do so. The city upped the ante last week, sending a notice of violation to Brooke Steger, general manager of Uber Seattle. The notice â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the first step in the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enforcement process â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ordered the company to cease operations and stop recruiting its independent drivers until it can secure the license, or the city would fine the company.

The Register-Guard obtained the notice through a public records request. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is disappointing that Uber continues to operate illegally after being asked by the City, repeatedly, to cease its illegal operations,â&#x20AC;? Rachelle Nicholas, the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s compliance service supervisor, wrote in the notice. Steger didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t immediately respond to an email seeking comment today. She previously said Uber looked forward to working with the city on a solution. A lawyer for Oregon Taxi, the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest taxi company, accused Uber of flouting regulations shortly after it launched in the area July 23. San Franciscobased Uber allows customers to hail a private driver using their smartphones. Eugene city attorneys con-

cluded that Uber, although not a traditional taxi service, is required to obtain a license under the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;public passenger vehicleâ&#x20AC;? regulations. Without that license, the company and its network of drivers, acting as independent contractors, are operating illegally, they said. The cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s licensin-g requirements for the company and its drivers seek to ensure that taxi vehicles are safe, insured and easily identifiable, and that drivers donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have criminal backgrounds. The standoff comes as the Eugene City Council is scheduled to discuss Nov. 19 whether it would support changing its existing regulations to cover Uber and other ridesharing services. City officials manage the licensing program for both Eugene and Springfield. Springfield city officials have said theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d work with

their peers in Eugene to draft revised regulations that work for both communities. Assistant City Manager Sarah Medary informed Uber representative of the attorneysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; conclusion during a meeting on Sept. 16. The city provided the license application for the company and its drivers at that time. City officials reiterated their stance in four emails sent to Uber representatives after that meeting. Earlier this month, the city sent out press release warning Uber drivers in the area that they could be fined until the ride-sharing service becomes licensed. So far, the city has taken no such action. On Oct. 20, the day before the city issued its notice of violation, city officials confirmed Uber continued to operate in the area.

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EUGENE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A local motorcycle repair shop owner and his girlfriend are suing the city of Eugene and a number of its police officers, claiming that a SWAT team used excessive force when it raided their home as part of a motorcycle theft investigation that never led to criminal charges. Attorneys for Darrell Lynn Byers and Rebecca Strong filed the lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Eugene. The suit seeks unspecified monetary damages and requests a jury trial. According to the lawsuit, at least 28 Eugene police officers arrived at Strongâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home in the 27000 block of Sixth Street in Junction City in the early morning hours of Jan. 11, 2013, to serve a search warrant. A SWAT team allegedly used armored vehicles to knock down an unlocked gate and part of a fence on the property. Officers also damaged furniture, vehicles and other items while there, the suit asserts. Officers handcuffed Strong, Byers and Strongâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son, Raymond Munson, while searching the property, according to the suit.

Byers was staying at Strongâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home when the raid occurred. Strong remained cuffed for nearly three hours, which caused her pain and exacerbated a prior shoulder injury, according to the suit. Police seized several motorcycles, various motorcycle parts and vehicle paperwork from Strongâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s property. A few days later, officers who allegedly did not have a search warrant went to Byersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; repair shop â&#x20AC;&#x201D; American Iron Cycle in the 3300 block of West Seventh Avenue in Eugene â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and seized motorcycle parts owned by two of his customers, the lawsuit asserts. Those two customers, Michael A. Yonally and Ronald L. Peterson, also are named as plaintiffs in the lawsuit. Lane County prosecutors have not filed any criminal charges in the case, according to the suit. Byers declined to comment when contacted Wednesday by telephone. Eugene police spokeswoman Melinda McLaughlin did not comment Wednesday on allegations contained in the lawsuit, but noted that a judge last year denied Byersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

request to force police to return two motorcycle engines and a transmission that were seized during the raid. Investigators did eventually give those items back to Byers, according to his attorney, Marianne Dugan of Eugene. The city also prevailed last year in a wrongful-arrest lawsuit filed by Munson, according to court records. A Lane County judge signed off on the search warrant that allowed Eugene police to seize items from Strongâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s property. According to officer Shawn Trotterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sworn statement in support of the warrant, police suspected Byers was involved in the trafficking of vehicles whose identification numbers had been destroyed or altered. Several months prior to the raid in Junction City, a police detective found an â&#x20AC;&#x153;assembledâ&#x20AC;? motorcycle registered to Byers that was equipped with an engine belonging to a Harley-Davidson motorcycle reported stolen in Eugene in 1998, Trotter wrote in his affidavit. Byers told investigators that he had purchased the engine from a customer at his shop, Trotter wrote.

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Schnitzer could get nod to pursue Centennial Mills redevelopment By Steve Law

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PORTLAND — The Portland Development Commission board seems ready to strike a longterm development agreement with Jordan Schnitzer to collaborate in redeveloping the historic Centennial Mills waterfront site. But huge questions remain on how much public subsidy to devote to the project — and if other urban renewal projects must be scaled back in the Pearl District and Old Town/ Chinatown areas to pay for it. Schnitzer, who operates Harsch Investment Properties, made a pitch to the PDC board Wednesday to support his vision for redeveloping the historic Centennial Mills property on the Northwest Portland water-

front. His team’s current vision: a $115.7 million project that would require $38.5 million in public subsidies — more than double the amount PDC has set aside for the next five years. “This is a jewel,” Schnitzer said. “For all of us this is a legacy project.” He welcomes input from Portland citizens on what they’d like to see at the site, especially the elements designed to be open to the public. “Unless we can justify public benefits, then we shouldn’t be using public money,” he said. The leading concept plan developed by Schnitzer and a team of consultants calls for a mix of multifamily, office and retail space, and preservation of the historic flour and feed mill

buildings. There also are numerous public amenities, including a boat dock, a greenway path, a pedestrian bridge connecting the property to Fields Park in the Pearl District, plazas and an event center. Harsch’s predevelopment efforts determined that many of the structures at the Centennial Mills complex, aside from the flour and feed mill buildings, are so dilapidated they are beyond repair. “The other buildings are literally collapsing into the water,” said PDC’s Bruce Wood. The other bad news: Schnitzer said just removing the existing structures and laying a simple grass waterfront park would require $20 million in city subsi-

dies, more than the $16.2 million PDC has set aside to develop the city-owned site. To go further and retain the historic buildings as “relics,” but not commercial structures, would require $25 million in subsidies, Schnitzer said. PDC chair Tom Kelly described Schnitzer’s preferred development concept as a “full meal deal.” He and other PDC commissioners said they needed far more information on the project cost and finances, plus feedback from the public, before they can commit to the $38 million in subsides, and make recommendations on which other PDC priorities to slash as a result. Other potential PDC pots of money that could be tapped are

$52 million set aside for commercial and residential projects in Old Town/Chinatown, $30 million budgeted for redevelopment of the U.S. Post Office on Northwest Hoyt Street should it become available, $14 million for Union Station improvements and $13.5 million budgeted for improvements to the city’s Smart Park garage at Southwest 10th and Yamhill. Schnitzer, who previously got a predevelopment grant from PDC to investigate the

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Oregon businesses have a say in employee marijuana use By Coulton Totland STATESMAN JOURNAL

SALEM — Recreational marijuana could be legal across Oregon come November, but laws that govern the drug’s use for thousands of Oregonians appear unlikely to budge — in the near future at least. In Washington and Colorado, the drug use policies at businesses small and large remain the discretion of employers, meaning that day-to-day or even weekend use of the drug could put certain employees in jeopardy. For employers and employees alike, the message from legal experts is good communication about that policy in the case that Measure 91 passes. “Hearing about legalization in the media and talking to friends, a lot of employees will mistakenly believe they can smoke pot on Sunday with friends, and be ok at work on Monday,” said Karen Davis, an attorney with Vigilant, a firm that offers legal advice for employers. “That won’t always be the case,” Davis said. In recent years, court cases mostly have

ruled in favor of the employer’s right to decide drug use policies. In 2011, the Supreme Court in Washington upheld the firing of a call center employee who tested positive for marijuana, despite the employee owning a medical marijuana card. In 2010, Oregon’s Supreme Court reached the same decision in the case of a worker at a steel company in Eugene. That puts the ball in employer’s court in January 2016, the date that marijuana, if Measure 91 is passed, would be legalized for adults 21 and up. “The employer’s obligation is just to have a policy and communicate it to employers,” Davis said. “It will be important to get the word out to employees, whatever that policy is.” That’s a positive thing for workers whose business owners don’t see marijuana use after work as a problem. But for others that do — or see it as a safety risk in construction or manufacturing industries — it could mean that using the legal substance puts an employee’s job at risk. And in certain workplaces, where fed-

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Each audience member was given a red, green and yellow note card. When an idea from They presented half their the action plan was presented, audience members had a plan at the forum. They focused chance to hold up their note on three main topics from their card to show their opinion. If action plan: waste and con- they didn’t agree, participants sumption; food and agriculture; could hold up their red card. and health and social services. Hesitant audience members For each section of the plan, could hold up yellow cards, and the main organizer of the sec- audience members who had no tion of the action plan pre- issues with the idea could hold sented their specific goals and up green cards. Some of the main goals prereceived feedback from the sented by the task forces conaudience.

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eral funding or a federal license is involved, employers will be forced to screen for marijuana use in order to comply with the national standard that views marijuana as a Schedule 1 illegal substance. A current Supreme Court case in Colorado, though, could signal future changes to the legal landscape. In a third court case between a medical marijuana cardholder and an employer, Brandon Coats is suing Dish Network for terminating after testing positive for pot use. Coats, a quadriplegic from a car accident years ago, alleges that he cannot legally fired for an activity that is legal in Colorado. A ruling is expected in the coming weeks. Additionally, although the current legal landscape leans in favor of the employer, some experts are advising caution to employers in places where marijuana has been legalized. Calling it a new avenue for lawsuits, employment attorneys suggest employers could be putting themselves at risk if they aggressively pursue marijuana use by their employees outside the workplace.

cerned reducing waste in the city, supporting local farmers and planning for climate refugees. By 2020, the task force would like to see a reduction of total waste generated by the city by 25 percent. They would also like to develop a city response to the future health and social service needs of those affected by climate change. By 2030, the action plan suggests that an alternative, reliable system for basic water, food, energy and transportation needs should be developed. Responses from the audience were generally positive. Some negative responses were those saying that the plan was not bold enough, and that to combat climate change even more drastic measures would be necessary. Members of the task force thought that the forum was a step in the right direction. “People were engaged, speaking up, giving up their opinions and contributing new ideas,” said Margie Stevens, a member

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potential redevelopment, said he has already gone over budget with his own funds by $700,000. Adding more rounds of public hearings — which Schnitzer welcomes — means he has to keep paying his team of consultants. He practically pleaded with PDC commissioners to move forward on inking a development agreement with his company. “We were told we could have a development agreement in April,” he said. “Come on now, guys.”

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SALEM — Some residents in West Salem could have witnessed quite the scene Tuesday morning as Salem Police were hot on the trail of a naked man running through the neighborhood. It started on Tuesday around 8:30 a.m, when a Salem Police officer learned that a man with a warrant for his arrest, 49-year-old James E. Bufford, was staying in a West Salem residence. The warrant was issued after Bufford’s failure to register as a sex offender following a prior rape conviction, said Lt. Dave Okada with Salem Police. So the officer headed out to the home in the 1100 block of Alpine Drive NW to make contact with him. At first, Bufford started to walk out of the residence, dressed in nothing but his underwear. But then he suddenly realized it was the police outside his door. So he turned and bolted out of the back. Thus began a lengthy foot chase through the hills of West Salem, as Bufford dashed through yards, hopped over fences and barreled through bushes in his attempts to flee.

Salem Police quickly established a perimeter around the area near Orchard Heights and Taybin Roads NW. But at some point during the pursuit and in glimpses of their suspect, police realized that he was now stark naked. “We believe in going over a fence that he lost that underwear,” Okada said. A K-9 unit was brought to the scene to help officers search for Bufford, when police ultimately tracked him to a residence that was under renovation in the 1200 block of Valley View Drive NW. When Bufford realized the police dog was after him, he decided at that point to surrender to officers. By the time police arrested him around 9:30 a.m., he was wearing pants again — leading officers to believe he must have found them somewhere along the way. Due to the shenanigans, Bufford is now facing a list of additional charges, including burglary, criminal mischief, theft, escape and interfering with a police officer. Okada said there was no indication that Bufford was injured in the course of the pursuit. He was taken straight to the jail.

RAY n Continued from page1 remarkable job of leading our institution for the last 11 years,” Sarman said. “I think the university has made great strides and bounds as a result of it.” Steve Clark, vice president of university relations and marketing, encourages students and members of the OSU community to see this pay increase as a reflection of the ways that Ray has improved the university. “He has brought about a transformation that has changed OSU and has really benefited students,” Clark said. “He does this all for Oregon State and to help educate students wherever they are.” Ray’s salary is comparable to those of presidents at similar universities — schools with similar student populations, programs and endowments — around the country. He is currently the highest paid public university president in Oregon. “What is occurring at other universities is really beyond our control,” Clark said. Brandon Pavloski, a junior in exercise and sports science, said he would like to have better communication between students and the decision makers. “Students don’t know why this happened or what the process was to approve the raise,” Pavloski said. Clark also recognizes this issue facing the board of trustees, and hopes they establish more of a connection with students once the board — which is in its first year of operation — becomes more familiar to them. “The question is, do we need to do more?” Clark said. Claire McMorris, news reporter news@dailybarometer.com

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Oregon State football needs to establish identity going forward For a team that started out the first part of the season 3-0, the prospect of being a .500 win team — more than half way through the season — must be perplexing. As it happens every year that the Beavers end up in a slump under head coach Mike Riley’s tenure, the realists and critics have come out of the woodwork. Senior quarterback Sean Mannion isn’t the same quarterback he was last year; Riley isn’t TeJo hungry because of his lucrative contract; the offense just isn’t the same without former @pack6124 wide receiver Brandin Cooks; the Beaver defense lost its early season edge; their offensive line is continuously crumbling. The list goes on. But as a writer and journalist, the question to ask isn’t the obvious, but what relates to the questions: What is it about this years team that keeps them from being consistent? And maybe this is the question the coaches, players and staff should be asking themselves, and maybe they are. Regardless of the answer, the harsh realities have clearly been on display. The Oregon State football program can’t consistently execute in all three aspects of the game week-in and week-out. Some games the defense comes out and rolls along. Players such as senior linebacker D.J. Alexander, fifth-

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always the first time,” said head coach Terry Liskevych. “For us it is a match that we need to go out, play our game, have some fun.” Oregon State got its first win against a ranked opponent since September of 2012 last weekend against No. 19 Arizona State. By Sarah Kerrigan After that big win, the Beaver team is feeling THE DAILY BAROMETER good about going against another ranked Oregon State volleyball is looking to make adversary. history this weekend as the team takes on “It definitely gives us momentum coming No. 1 Stanford at home this Friday night. into this weekend, and in the Pac-12 you The Beavers (4-6 Pac-12, 14-7 overall) have never know what is going to happen. Every not won a single match in their 56 meetings team comes to play,” said senior middle against Stanford (10-0 Pac-12, 20-0 overall), blocker Arica Nassar. but they are not letting that dampen their The Beavers met Stanford once already fighting spirit. this season and were able to put together a “I know that the record is 0-56, but there is competitive match despite being swept 3-0

in the series. “I think especially in the third set when it was 27-29, it gives us that motivation that we went that far with them, and that we can take our game to them and show up and challenge them,” said freshman outside hitter Mary-Kate Marshall. Despite having confidence from coming off a win and having played Stanford before, the Beavers will need to be at the top of their game to pull an upset. Stanford’s biggest threat are its two middles: redshirt freshman Merete Luntz and junior middle blocker Inky Ajanaku. “The key to Stanford is that they have such See VOLLEYBALL | page 6

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The Men’s soccer team is on a bye this week, getting much needed time to rest and for injured players to finally recover. And all before the final stretch of games, in which the team hopes to lock up a spot in the NCAA tournament. If the season were to end today, the Beavers would be at home watching the tournament, according to College Sports Madness bracketology, like they have been for the past 11 seasons. Fortunately for the Beavers, the season does not end today, as there are still three games left on the Oregon State schedule, all of which are on the road and against ranked opponents. For Oregon State to end its 11 year drought of not making the tournament, it will need to find a way to steal a game or two on the road. Their first game will be against the California Golden Bears, who are currently ranked No. 17 team in the nation. In the previous match between the two squads, Oregon State got a pair of hat-tricks from senior forward Khiry Shelton and freshman forward Timmy Mueller to blow past the Golden Bears in Corvallis. After that, the Beavers take on a Stanford Cardinal squad that has quietly climbed up the national rankings all the way to No. 8. The Cardinal came into Corvallis earlier this season and scored the game-clinching goal

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Sophomore midfielder Zach Striar gains position and makes a play on the ball against Duquence on Sept. 14. in the final minutes of the game, to take a 1-0 victory back to Stanford. Following that match of the pitch, the Beavers will conclude their regular season in Seattle against the No. 4 Washington Huskies. The Huskies were the top team in the nation when they last faced OSU, but could only walk out of Corvallis with a 1-1 draw.

With the way they have played against teams such as Cal and Washington, the Beavers have shown that they can compete and even beat the teams remaining on their schedule, even though the teams have been ranked in the top 25 all season long. The hurdle that the Beavers must clear is winning these games on the road, where See MEN’S SOCCER | page 6

On Saturday Oct. 26, the men’s rowing team got its season underway when it took part in the Portland Fall Classic. The race, which takes place in downtown Portland, was conducted upon the familiar waters of theWillamette River. The event, which celebrates its eighth year, is a 5,000 meter course that allows juniors, colleges and masters to participate in various disciplines and pulls in a total of more than 1,300 athletes between the three age groups. Oregon State, under new head coach Gabe Winkler, raced with three Varsity eight-crews, who all had a good outing. OSU’s ‘A’ boat, coxed by sophomore Jacqueline Logsdon, came in first in the Men’s Collegiate Varsity 8+ with a time of 15-minutes, 48.86-seconds. The schools’ ‘B’ boat, coxed by senior Eric Sumner, came in seven seconds behind them for second place. The varsity men weren’t the only ones who had an impressive day. OSU’s ‘C’ boat, which raced in the junior varsity field clocked the third-fastest time on the day, when they came home with a time of 16-minutes 00.80-seconds and the win. The freshmen also had their moment when four of them — coaxed by sophomore Zackerie Moffitt — managed to take the gold medal in the Men’s Varsity 4+ event with a time of 18-minutes 01.22-seconds. The Beavers will have a few days off before heading north to take part in the Head of the Lake regatta in Seattle. The Daily Barometer

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MEN’S SOCCER n Continued from page 5 they have struggled. OSU has a 1-4 record and 0-2 conference record away from the friendly confines of Paul Lorenz Field, where the Beavers are 9-2-1 on the year. The Pac-12 is very tight right now; UCLA and Washington have all but locked up spots in the tourney, while Stanford, Cal and Oregon State are all within a point of each other. San Diego State sits in a distant last place. Both Stanford and Cal have played two fewer conference games than the rest of their confer-

ence opponents so far this season, making it so they finish out the season with five games still to go. That means both have to face top-ranked UCLA and Washington before the season is through. This gives Oregon State the advantage with the end of the season vastly approaching. The window may appear small for the Beavers to make it to the tournament right now and beat a ranked opponent on the road, but they could still find themselves in the postseason, given a little help. Brian Rathbone, sports reporter On Twitter @brathbone3 sports@dailybarometer.com

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Freshman forward Jordan Jones boxes out a Duquence defender and makes a play on the ball at the net in hopes of a score on Sept. 14.

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VOLLEYBALL n Continued from page 5 a good middle player in Lutz, and Inky, that you’ve got to serve the ball tough so they can’t run the middle on the first play,” Liskevych said. “We are definitely focused on their two middles; Wednesday in practice we focused on the different shots they are starting to hit and being prepared to dig them,” Marshall said. The Beavers will need to put up at least two blockers every time on the middles, and the defensive players will need to be at their best digging the high velocity swings from Stanford. Last weekend, junior libero Darby Reeder had an excellent game with more than 7 digs a set and earned the Pac-12 Defensive player of the week for her efforts. She will need to maintain this level of play if the Beavers hope to beat Stanford. “Darby is a key element for us because she has done a good job digging the strength hitters,” Liskevych said. “I think she has to do that, especially against these middles because a lot of them are going to hit in the back left court.” What the Beavers need to do offensively — to be successful against Stanford — is to get

the outside hitters involved in the game. They have done well whenever they can get multiple people hitting form the outside. Oregon State put together a good hitting game the last time it met Stanford, and will need to recreate that effort Friday night. “We attacked them well when we were down there, we just need to make sure in our outside hitter spots, they need to have a good match on the outsides,” Liskevych said. The Beavers hope to press their home court advantages and have enjoyed this being their second weekend at home. “It is good to be here and not have to be elsewhere,” Nassar said. “Home court advantage is always best.” “You feel comfortable because this is where you practice,” said Marshall. Oregon State is ready to take on the challenge that is Stanford. “Everyone knows who Stanford is,” Nassar said. “I am hoping we come out and play well on our home court and take care of business.” Service for the two schools starts at 6 p.m. in Gill Coliseum.

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end up with a six win season and be headed to a bowl game, but to what end? It has been a while since Beaver Nation has had the opportunity to celebrate more than a mediocre bowl, and it would be nice to see the Civil War again having meaning beyond a win. The Oregon State gridiron athletes have five games to go, two of which are against ranked opponents. The question on my mind will not be of “whos,” but of “theys” and “its.” Are the Beavers the Shanghai Maglev, or just another steam-powered locomotive hoping to reach its destination? We should know in a month. TeJo Pack, sports editor On Twitter @pack6124 sports@dailybarometer.com

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year senior linebacker Michael Doctor and senior cornerback Steven Nelson burst out onto to the field with an inhibition to conquer their offensive opponent. But then they spend the entire day on the field because the offense can’t get rolling. This leads to fatigue and a lack of desire, especially when getting blown out. Or the offense steps up its game and makes the big plays like they did against Utah, and the defense gets steam-rolled on the ground. In the games they have won by an impressive margin, like against San Diego State, everything clicks the way it should.

The defense applies pressure and gets takeaways, while the offense thrives through ground and air behind a line, providing great protection. And there is something about the Beavers on the day of the games that turn out like this: They’re like a train confined by blocks. The engine roars, the wheels churn and you can feel the bashing as each car hits. It’s like they’re ready to be pulled in a cohesive direction that has only one track — one goal — to reach its destination. All they need is to be set free. Other days, they’re like the little engine that could: They know they are capable of greatness, but until they actually achieve it, they just aren’t convinced they have it in them. And it is this team that may

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he estimated cost of tuition and fees at Oregon State University is around $9,123 a year. If you have a part-time job on the side, this equates to 1,002 hours of minimum wage. An individual who works 20-hour weeks during a 39-week period — not counting any hour cuts or schedule inconsistencies — could make around $7,098 during the school year. Do the math and that leaves around $2,025 in unpaid tuition costs if you have no other college funds. In addition, each hour away from class impacts time needed for studying, research and other obligations needed for certain degrees. And let’s not forget about groceries, living costs, transportation and other expenses. This is where financial aid comes in. Unfortunately, it’s still not enough. We continue to see solutions proposed for supposedly free community college tuition, the “Pay it Forward” program and other potential outlets to assist students with rising education costs. Luckily, Oregon may have another solution in the upcoming election. Measure 86 on the ballot would allow special funds to be set aside as an ongoing investment toward higher education. We’d be the first state to implement such a bond program, which could also assist in leading the way toward investment in education. We’re aware of the state’s 40-40-20 education goals. We’re aware that OSU wants to be a leading institution in achieving these goals. But as it stands, we cannot achieve this. Measure 86 would at least offer a chance to try something new. And if the investment turns out to be enough, we could begin the shift away from student loan debt and lack of accessibility for lower-income individuals. Similar investments, such as the Oregon Opportunity Grant, only help some students in need, which still leaves others in the dark. Naturally, such an investment comes at a great cost. Opponents of the bill believe the measure could increase Oregon’s indebtedness. They also express concerns for rising interest costs and what it means for the Oregon taxpayers. But let’s be realistic: This is going to cost someone something one way or another. And right now, tuition prices continue to cost students way more than education should. Without access to education, we cannot create greater job prospects. Without greater job prospects, we cannot increase our economy and livelihood. Keeping this in mind, we can think of no greater investment — regardless of potential risk — than higher education. The current system we have in terms of loans and skyrocketing student debt continues to fail. We need a change. As continuing students and Oregonians committed to accessibility ourselves, we recommend a “yes” vote on Measure 86.

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atorade has done an amazing job at marketing sports drinks to the fitness population. But it begs the question, do you really need it, and how should you be fueling for fitness? Pre-designed workout fuels such as sports drinks, bars, energy chews and gels can be an effective way to fuel your body. However, these are not necessary for the majority of exercisers. These products are convenient but also expensive and not crucial to our exercise performance. That being said, food should be our primary fuel source — both preand post-workout. To fuel our bodies appropriately, we need to eat before we exercise. We want to focus on carbohy-

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tle energy to put into your workout, which decreases your effectiveness. During a workout the important thing is to remain hydrated. If your exercise session is under an hour, all you need is water. Food and sports drinks such as Gatorade are just added calories. If you are exercising at a high intensity for more than an hour, you will need to fuel a small — 50-100 — amount of calories every 45-60 minutes. Carrying a snack like raisins or See DR. FIT | page 8

Stay informed while voting in this election M idterm Elections are coming up and that means one thing: solicitation in the Memorial Union quad and around the Valley Library entrance. It means 40,000 different picket signs for different county officials vying for office. Lastly, it means having to vote. Mid-fall, we get bombarded with measures. Is measure 478 good? What about measure 3,324L7? With so many stimuli it’s hard to get a grasp on what it all means.

is probably not a big priority. Just know you can always politely decline. And when your busy schedule Alec allows it, feel free to stop back by and participate. As much as people despise the ones who are waving clipboards, the The two biggest takeaways from clipboard holders themselves aren’t midterm elections are this: to keep having too much fun either. Between standing in the middle calm and be well-informed. As you walk into the library to of a torrential downpour and being cram for three midterms, signing a ignored as if they have leprosy, things petition for whether or not penguins for them are a probably tough. should be allowed to eat otter pops See GREVSTAD | page 8

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o more Dutch Bros. coffee. Oh, so now I have your attention. Was it the bleak image of a world devoid of coffee? Well, without agriculture, you wouldn’t have your medium White Chocolate Mocha or large “skinny” Annihilator. That’s right. Dutch Bros. Coffee sources their milk from U.S. — in this case Oregon — dairy farmers. Not to mention they roast their coffee beans here. But it’s not just Dutch Bros that ties Oregon agriculture with your daily meal regimen. Ever heard of Tillamook cheese? What about Nutella — would you believe the Hazelnuts in that gooey goodness come from Oregon? California may be the obvious agriculture leader in the U.S., but Oregon is actually an agriculture powerhouse for many products. Oregon is the nationwide leader in Christmas tree, hazelnut, loganberry, black raspberry, blackberry, boysenberry, ryegrass seed, orchard grass seed, clover, sugar beets for seed, fescue seed, potted azalea and peppermint production. That’s a long list. Looks like Oregon farmers are busy keeping food on our table. Did you know that Oregon is also the number two producer of hops in the U.S.? Yes, hops, the green flower that adds flavor to your favorite Oregon microbrew. Fun fact: The world’s most popular variety of hops used in U.S. breweries — the Cascade — was developed right here at Oregon State University. Once again, Oregon agriculture provides the college student with the ingredients necessary to get through midterms. Oregon is the leader nationwide in microbreweries per capita, and Portland holds the reputation of the most brewpubs of any city in the world. Let’s talk about the grass. No, not the controversial measure 91 on the Oregon ballot, but turf. Oregon is the world’s chief producer of cool-season forage and turf grass seed and a widely recognized center of expertise in seed production. Here in the Willamette Valley, the “grass seed capital of the world,” we raise almost two-thirds of the total cool-season grasses in the United States. Besides just the food, grass and lattes, Oregon agriculture provides jobs. Sure, there’s the farmer riding the tractor who harvests the crop, but think of all the little guys involved. Roughly 12 percent of all jobs in Oregon are directly or indirectly connected to agriculture. That’s one in eight jobs. In terms of general economic impact, the contribution of the agricultural industry is estimated to be 12 billion dollars. 50,000 full-time and 110,000 parttime jobs exist in Oregon because of agriculture. While only a fraction of people in Oregon work as farmers, the impact of farming is expansive. Farmers interact in many parts of our economy. They need supplies, machines and services. Farmers are not only producers. They are also consumers. In 2012, Oregon farmers and ranchers spent billions of dollars on producSee CHRISTENSEN | page 8

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ticipating in coordinated breeding programs to help preserve Amur tigers. The Oregon Zoo also supports the Tiger Conservation Campaign, which works to curb poaching through more effective patrolling and monitoring techniques. The campaign also supports training for Russian veterinarians and research to determine the source of a canine distemper virus that afflicts these critically endangered cats. People here can help protect tigers and other threatened wildlife through Small Actions, an easy-to-use online tool launched by the zoo this month that empowers everyone to become a wildlife defender: http://www.oregonzoo.org/ conserve/small-actions/tigers. For more information about Amur tiger conservation and other ways to help, visit the Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance’s website: http:// www.altaconservation.org/amur-tiger/. ALTA is an international coalition of organizations working for the conservation of Amur tigers and leopards in the wild. The zoo is a service of Metro It opens at 9 a.m. daily and is located five minutes from downtown Portland, just off Highway 26. The zoo is also accessible by MAX light rail line. Visitors who travel to the zoo via MAX receive $1.50 off zoo admission. Call TriMet Customer Service, 503-238-RIDE (7433), or visit http://www.trimet. org for fare and route information. General zoo admission is $11.50 (ages 12-64), $10 for seniors (65 and up), $8.50 for children (ages 3-11) and free for those 2 and younger. Additional information is available at http:// www.oregonzoo.org or by calling 503-226-1561.

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Mikhail, a rare Amur tiger, turns 16 years old party is planned.

PORTLAND — The Oregon Zoo is planning a black-and-yellow themed Halloween, complete with special treats for Mikhail the tiger, who will be wearing the appropriate colors, of course. Mikhail, a 16-year-old Amur tiger, will be given some carved jack-o’-lanterns stuffed with meat in his cage at 10:31 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 31. By coincidence, Mikhail was born on Halloween 1998 at the John Ball Zoological Garden in Grand Rapids, Mich., and moved to the Oregon Zoo on Sept. 12, 2000. “Mik’s definitely getting up there in years,” says animal curator Amy Cutting, who oversees the zoo’s tiger area. “The median life expectancy for male Amur tigers is 16, and Mik’s right there now, so he’s considered elderly. But thankfully he’s still healthy, and our keepers work hard to make sure he stays active and engaged.” Other Friday festivities include a Halloween party for children, presented in partnership with Metro Parent’s PDX Kids Calendar, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the zoo’s Tiger Plaza. Children Courtesy Mackenzie Reed, Oregon Zoo can make paper crowns with Portland Child on Halloween at the Oregon Zoo. A birthday Art Studio, have their pictures taken by Velour Photography with a not-so-scary tiger, and create animal masks with the Craft Factory at the party. The Amur tiger species derives its name from the Amur River, which runs through the region of southeast Russia to which this subspecies is native. Fewer than 500 are believed to remain dents on Wednesday afternoon, or parents will in their home range. be contacted through the school’s phone tree, North American and European zoos are paralerting them of the situation. “Apparently there are other kids who heard it and have been talking about it and rumors are Now I know that Dutch Bros. going around,” he said. “So the principal will send mocha, and the Nutella spread a note home or do a phone dialer to let them n Continued from page 7 certainly hasn’t left your mind. know they’re aware of the situation and dealing Arguably, Oregon isn’t the bigtion purchases and expenses. with the student.” gest dairy state in the U.S. This They paid millions in interest Remy declined to identify the student or specify battle is between California and on loans. what, if any, discipline the student would face in Wisconsin. And millions went to buildlight of the statements. But Oregon milk — produced ing and equipment repair, fuel, “If there are any consequences, we wouldn’t be by more than 120,000 dairy cows electricity and oil. able to share them,” he said. “I’m not saying there Even more was spent to pro- — is consistently ranked in the are; it’s obviously not okay to make threatening vide jobs, many with benefits, top five states nationwide in statements, but what you do as a student and and purchase fertilizer and lime. quality. whatever actions are necessary in this case is not And Tillamook Cheese — Agriculture is the second for public disclosure.” largest economic driver here in don’t even get me started. It is unknown at this time if the student will face As for the Nutella, although Oregon, with a yearly production criminal charges for the statements. valued at more than $5.4 billion. produced in Italy, Ferrero SpA More than 80 percent of uses Oregon and Turkish hazelOregon Ag products leave the nuts to manufacture its creamy state, and one third are export- product. This year due to frost in ed internationally, bringing in money to support local families Turkey, the dominating world producer of hazelnuts, Oregon and businesses.

North Salem High alerting parents of threatening statements By Laura Fosmire STATESMAN JOURNAL

SALEM — Parents of students at North Salem High School should expect a note or a phone call today alerting them to a threat of potential violence a student made earlier this week. According to Jay Remy, spokesman for the Salem-Keizer School District, a student at North made “some threatening statements” in front of several other people a couple of days ago. Remy said he didn’t know exactly what the student said or what kind of threat was made. “I don’t even know exactly if it was an actual threat or just inappropriate comments in terms of violence,” he said. “But the school resource officer and the school is working directly with the kid to make sure he’s not posing a danger to himself or others.” Remy said a note will be sent home with stu-

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GREVSTAD n Continued from page 7 Next are the measures we as Oregon voters are now being presented with. This is where having knowledge on the subject comes into play and is very important. Most of the measure signs only have limited room and can only use rhetoric in a very subtle way: Don’t like racism? Do you hate getting punched in the face? Want to make sure your loved ones have economic stability? Vote “yes” on measure 127 — these signs are all over the place, and because what they are advocating for is so subtle, we need to do our research. As a citizen of Oregon I usually just voted for city officials with the coolest names, because that’s the only thing their signs had on them — I made sure to vote for Thor Thunderstick

DR. FIT n Continued from page 7 a banana could be a logistical challenge during a two-hour workout, so you may choose to fuel with a pre-designed workout bar instead. For a long, intense exercise session with breaks, time-outs or half times, try to emphasize eating whole fruits as your fuel. After a workout, you will want to replenish those calories burned. With that being said, focus on quality food. There are three main components that need to be replaced: water, carbohydrates and protein. Low-fat chocolate milk is an effective recovery drink post-workout, as it combines the simple carbohydrates with protein. This isn’t the only option for

nut farmers are filling the void to keep that yummy spread in grocery stores and in your cupboards. Although only 12 percent of Oregonians rely on agriculture to pay their rent and taxes, all of us depend on this industry to eat. Agriculture is not only our source of nourishment — it’s a part of our livelihood. Think about how important agriculture is to your everyday life. Could you go without that Dutch Bros.? t

Gregory Christensen is vice president of the agricultural executive council at OSU. The opinions expressed in Christensen’s columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Christensen can be reached at forum@dailybarometer.com.

eight times. In hindsight, this is probably not the most effective way to go about voting. Know where your values are, do some research and vote for the best candidates and measures that make the most sense to you. Most important is the fact that you should be flexible about which side of the aisle the ideas and candidates come from. If an official you like is of a different party affiliation than you, does that mean he or she won’t still be the best person for the job? I strongly urge you to take out the context of Democratic, Republican or Independent alignments and just go with who and what makes the most sense to you. t

Alec Grevstad is a senior in speech communications. The opinions expressed in Grevstad’s columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Grevstad can be reached at forum@ dailybarometer.com.

fueling. Other food options after a workout are a turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread, Greek yogurt with blueberries, almonds and grapes, bean salad or hummus and wholewheat crackers. Refueling should be done within two hours of finishing the workout. For the average exerciser doing moderate-vigorous exercise, it is okay to wait until your next meal for your protein. If you are participating in 60 minutes or more of resistance training or high-intensity cardio, you want to replenish your protein as soon as possible. Try to consume your protein and simple carbohydrate within 30 minutes of completing your workout. Have a snack in your gym bag ready and waiting for you for your post-workout walk back to your dorm.

Focus your protein from a food source first before adding supplemental protein powders into your diet. Sports drinks like Gatorade or energy bars are a purely personal choice and for most of us they are not necessary. If your regular physical activity is making you more tired than usual, you may need to further examine your food consumption and meal timing. By fueling your body more efficiently before and after your workout with food, your exercise performance will be more effective. In the end, your body will thank you. t

Dr. Erica Woekel is an Assistant Clinical Professor and the Program Director of the Lifetime Fitness for Health Program. The opinions expressed in Woekel’s columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. They can be reached at forum@dailybarometer.com.