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NFL legend talks during Dad’s Weekend, answers questions from audience members By Spencer Ingram THE DAILY BAROMETER
Steroids, modern football and the dream golf team were all on the table on Friday when Dick Butkus spoke at Oregon State University. Butkus, an NFL hall-of-famer, answered questions in a Q-and-A segment with the general public at the LaSells Stewart Center on Friday. The event was a part of the Dad’s Weekend festivities at OSU. Butkus was also promoting his I Play Clean campaign, which is an organization devoted to raising awareness of steroid abuse in high school sports. Nearly a decade ago, Butkus had a moment that inspired the campaign. “I was doing a reality show at a
high school and overheard about steroids,” Butkus said. After that incident, Dick Butkus decided to create I Play Clean with his son, Matt, and formed the organization in 2005. “I thought I had to give back to the game. I didn’t want steroids to wreck the game,” Butkus said. Butkus added that steroids are illegal, a form of cheating and are detrimental to young athletes’ health. Monitoring the Future, a study done by the University of Michigan, reports that more than 400,000 high school athletes responded “yes” concerning steroid usage. Butkus said education concerning steroids is the most important asset in the fight against steroids. “If we can change one person’s mind, then it’s a success,” Butkus said. Justin Quinn | THE DAILY BAROMETER Aside from steroids and talking Dick Butkus was on campus Friday to answer questions from fans about any subjects ranging from steroids to favorite football movies. See BUTKUS | page 4
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OSU football player Steven Christian uses artistic talent to help local youth shelter By Emma-Kate Schaake THE DAILY BAROMETER
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Art Center executive director Kyle DeVaul (right), helps Marie Parcell (left) prepare her contribution to the mural.
Football player, student, artist. These terms can all describe creative student-athlete Steven Christian, who brings together his talents to highlight the links between local art, football and philanthropy within the Corvallis community. Christian created the event, Artistic Beavers, as a community art partnership and a benefit for Jackson Street
Youth Shelter. The event, on Saturday at 5 p.m., will feature displays of local art and community projects, as well as a silent auction. Christian used his unique position as a Pac-12 football player and burgeoning artist to bring together the community and share local art. “As I have learned more about artists in Corvallis and at OSU, I wanted to tap into that,” Christian said. “I want to take advantage of my time as a student-athlete, as well as an artist.” Christian sees his event as a way to bring together the diehard Beaver football fans and passionate artists in the community.
International affairs task force director here to help By Tori Hittner
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At the age of 14, Jin Yin emigrated from Fuzhou, China, to the United States with her parents. In the year following the move, Yin constantly carried a dictionary and often didn’t know how to turn in assignments for class. Fast forward several years, and the timid girl ensconced in a deep culture shock is now earning her Master of Business Administration and serving as the Associated Students of Oregon State University task force director of international affairs. Yin relishes her new position, simply because she feels a deep connection with her associated students. “I totally comprehend their frus-
tration and the challenges they face when first coming to this country due to language barriers and culture shock,” Yin said. After earning an engineering undergraduate degree at the University of Texas at Austin, Yin moved to Oregon, where she is currently in her first year of Oregon State University’s graduate business program. Although she hasn’t been at OSU long, becoming involved in student government was an easy decision for Yin. “I always wanted to help international students succeed in their education and their life,” Yin said. “I find a lot of gratification just by helping students helping succeed in their educational goals.”
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A self-described, “very active person,” Yin directs her extensive energy not only toward physical hobbies like swimming, but also to her work as a task force director. First on Yin’s agenda is the promotion of an event she and the Office of Advocacy collaborated to create. The event, titled “Clash of the Citeans: Battle of Wits,” will stress the importance of academic honesty and explain university policy regarding grade disputes and reporting faculty misconduct. The event will be held on Nov. 13 from 3-4 p.m. in Memorial Union 208. Though geared toward international students, all interested students are See YIN | page 4
“There is a hardcore art community, and there is a hardcore football community,” Christian said. “That’s what Corvallis really is.” Reser Stadium, a quintessential hub of Beaver athletics, seemed like the perfect place to merge art and sport for a good cause. “I want to see how much art I can get in there at one time,” Christian said. “I want to show art from all Corvallis and neighboring artists.” Christian, who ran a similar event last year to benefit the American Cancer Society, said this year he wanted to reach out to a cause closer
Barometer student government reporter Tori Hittner will profile an Associated Students of Oregon State University 2013-14 task force d i re c t o r every Monday throughout fall term. There are 13 task force directors within ASOSU. Task force directors represent areas of the OSU community and those students within that area.
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Speakers 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.
Events Vegans and Vegetarians at OSU, Noon-3pm, 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. OSU Music, Noon, MU Lounge. Music à la Carte: Kenji Bunch, viola, and Monica Ohuchi, piano.
Saturday, Nov. 2 Events OSU Public Relations Society, 3-7 p.m., Impulse Bar & Grill. Dad’s Weekend BBQ & Raffle. Come watch football and eat great food with a chance to win cash & prizes.
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The primary comedian reminded the audience not to take the jokes too seriously. “Church is tomorrow — comedy’s tonight,” said Tom Cotter while performing Saturday night at the Dad’s Weekend comedy show. The Memorial Union Program Council scheduled two showtimes for the event, which took place at the LaSells Stewart Center on Saturday. The shows drew in large crowds in the Austin Auditorium, which can seat roughly 1,200 people. “We almost sold out both shows,” said Trisha Kooba, a co-chair for the MUPC committee in charge of entertainment and recreation events. “We’re really happy with that.” Though drinks and appetizers were available in the lobby, offerings quickly ran out. Daniel Gora, the MUPC event coordinator, said for future years the council would order more food. The show opened with a 30-minute performance by Dave Anderson, an Oregon native. Anderson has been featured on national television shows like “Star Search” and Showtime’s “Comedy Club Network,” as well as being an Emmy award-winning co-host on “AM Northwest.” Audience members applauded Anderson’s quick wit and interactivity with those seated in the front row. When talking with a freshman animal science major, Anderson told the girl she still has time to change her mind. “Go ahead, change your major a few times,” Anderson said. “(Corvallis) is a great town to spend eight years.”
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Not the bike Augustine Rodas, 19, was spotted walking out of Weatherford Hall allegedly looking intoxicated at 1:39 a.m. Oregon State troopers contacted him and discovered he had allegedly entered the dorm unlawfully. Troopers administered a breath test and recorded Rodas with a blood alcohol content of 0.223 percent. Throughout the contact, the male allegedly spit on a female passing by and a trooper’s bicycle. He was arrested for Minor-in-Possession of Alcohol, Criminal Trespass II, Disorderly Conduct II and was excluded from the OSU campus.
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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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Tom Cotter, a New York-based comedian, entertained the Dad’s Weekend crowd with his borderline lewd jokes and fearless ability to poke fun at himself. As a parent of a current Oregon State University student, Anderson commented on how great it is paying instate tuition, also thanking out-of-state students for paying higher tuition costs and keeping in-state rates down. Ed Ariniello, a visiting dad, preferred Anderson to Cotter’s performance. “(Anderson’s) jokes had more depth,” Ariniello said. After Anderson’s performance, Cotter took the stage. Cotter is nationally known for becoming the first comedian ever to reach the final rounds of “America’s Got Talent.” Cotter wasted no time in addressing OSU’s mascot, commenting that “Beaver Nation” sounds like the title of a pornographic film. Cotter’s jokes, while drawing roars of laughter from the crowd, were more vulgar. He referred to the TSA secu-
rity at the airport as a “free federal feel-up” and in describing his father said, “We’ve been butting heads since I was in the womb.” The Ariniello family had few complaints. “He kind of went back and forth,” Matt Ariniello said. “I think he tried to grabbed all the crowd and he did a pretty good job. There’s such a big group of people and I really liked how he came to the little jokes we say every day to each other.” Some of the “little jokes” Ariniello referenced included a breakdown of children’s nursery rhymes. “There was an old lady who lived in a shoe,” Cotter said. “She had so many children; she didn’t know what to do. Stop screwing. How about that?” Mauricio Ribera, who was working as a security guard for OSU Guest Services, saw both shows.
“This is probably one of the better shows that I’ve attended,” Ribera said. “For both rounds, I think it was very cordial. I think they elicited a lot of laughter. The jokes were relatively clean for the audience.” MUPC coordinators, Kooba and Gora said suiting the audience was one of their goals in finding an appropriate comedian. “We looked for someone kind of family friendly,” Gora said. “Someone that can play around with that audience.” Gora highlighted the process of planning as being fun, because much of it involved watching YouTube videos of comedians to find someone to fit their intended audience. “I loved it,” Gora said. “I thought they were both amazing.” Kaitlyn Kohlenberg
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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.”
Thursday, Nov. 7 Events International Students of OSU (ISOSU), 5pm, International Resource Center in the MU. The Danger of a Single Perspective - Developing your Global Lens. Interact with international and globally-minded, local students in a round table discussion about individual global norms, traditions and differences happening and concerning OSU students. Pride Center, 1:30-2:30pm, Pride Center. Tea Sampling with Topics. Discuss, make friends. Queer your tea!
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UO paid sex-advice columnist $24,000 By Christian Withol THE REGISTER-GUARD
EUGENE — Making presentations about sex and relationships isn’t just fun, it can also be financially rewarding. The University of Oregon paid nationally syndicated sex-advice columnist Dan Savage $24,000 for speaking at an Oct. 15 event at the UO, according to a copy of the contract the university released this week in response to a public records request. At the time of the event, the UO declined to release the contract, and Savage told The Register-Guard he did not know how much he was being paid. The contract, signed by Savage, pays him $24,000 for the series of activities that evening. Under the deal, Savage was responsible for all his own travel, lodging and meal
expenses. The university brought Savage to help launch a new UO smartphone app, SexPositive, to help educate students about health and sexuality. “The university brings lots of speakers to campus,” said Keith Van Norman, marketing manager for the University Health Center, which developed the app and oversaw the Savage event. “The return a university gets from sponsoring programs where students are exposed to nationally prominent resource people is in the form of sparking thought and considering new perspectives. This is part of the work of a university.” The Savage event filled the 300-seat UO Alumni Center ballroom and drew 150 additional students to an overflow room in the Global Scholars Hall, Van Norman
noted. There was no admittance charge. Before the event, Savage met with a group of students, filmed an episode of UO Today, to air in November, was interviewed by the media, gave his presentation and then had dinner with health program interns, Van Norman said. Through Oct. 30, the SexPositive app has been downloaded 4,349 times, “and we are pleased with the activities to educate students about health,” he said. According to the contract between the UO and Savage, he does not drive and the UO provided him transportation to and from airport, hotel and event site. The UO also provided him a “Green Room” near the event site, with Internet access, bottled water, a fruit/veggie tray and a turkey or ham sandwich, according to the contract.
Meetings Chess Club, 4-6pm, MU Commons. Join us for games of chess and more. All skill levels are welcome.
Events Pride Center, Noon-1pm, Pride Center. Stretch it Out. Use this time to destress, care for your body and improve your flexibility in both your mind and body, and meet new people. OSU Music, Noon, MU Lounge. Music à la Carte: OSU Chamber Choir and the West Albany High School Concert Choir.
Monday, Nov. 11 Events International Students of OSU, 4:306pm, MU Lounge. Coffee Hour. Come enjoy international food, mingle with other OSU and international students and become culturally aware. Terra Magazine, 6-8pm, Old World Deli, 341 SW 2nd St. Science Pub Corvallis – Tom McCall and Oregon’s Environmental Legacy; Speaker: Bill Robbins, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at OSU.
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UO payroll abuses uncovered By Josephine Woolington THE REGISTER-GUARD
EUGENE — University of Oregon supervisors allowed 15 workers to claim and be paid for unearned overtime and extra work hours during a three-year period to evade the financial curbs of state-mandated unpaid furlough days and salary freezes, according to an audit performed by the secretary of state’s office and released Thursday. Employees at the UO’s Institute of Neuroscience manipulated the department’s payroll multiple times from April 2010 to March 2013 to receive pay raises, the state audit found. The employees were paid using federal grants. Separately, an internal review carried out by a consultant for the university earlier this year found an additional 10 employees received overtime pay for hours they didn’t work as a way to still receive pay increases despite contractually imposed cost curbs. The university’s classified staff was required via collective bargaining to take salary freezes and unpaid furlough days during the 2009-11 and 2011-13 biennia due to state budget curbs. The UO returned $330,000 to the National Institutes of Health and $400 to the National Science Foundation for the misused money uncovered in the internal review, UO spokeswoman Julie Brown said. The university could not immediately say how much it will have to repay as a result of payroll abuse found by the secretary of state’s audit. It is not clear whether the UO employees who received the extra unearned pay will be disciplined or face other consequences. UO officials asked state auditors earlier this year to review possible payroll abuse at the Institute of
Neuroscience, where students and professors research topics in biology, psychology and human physiology, after the internal review found problems. The internal review also found that employees from the Institute for Molecular Biology received overtime pay for hours they didn’t actually work. The university could not immediately provide a copy of the internal review, conducted by accounting firm StoneTurn Group, which has offices across the United States and in London. The university replaced former Institute of Neuroscience Business Manager Ellen McCumsey earlier this year. McCumsey is no longer a university employee, said Kimberly Espy, UO’s vice president for research and innovation. Espy would not confirm whether McCumsey left voluntarily or was fired, and McCumsey did not immediately respond to a phone message Thursday soliciting comment. The institute’s co-directors during the past three years, Christopher Doe and Shawn Lockery, no longer manage the institute, and currently serve as faculty members in the biology department as of July. Doe and Lockery were faculty members in the department before they became co-directors of the institute. Espy declined to say whether Doe’s and Lockery’s transitions were related to the payroll abuse. Doe on Thursday said that his and Lockery’s three-year terms of serving as co-directors expired in July. Most of the institutes’ co-directors don’t serve longer than three years, and that is why the two stepped down, he said. Doe said the change in directors is in no way related to the audit’s findings. The institute’s faculty unanimously voted for psychology professor
Edward Awh to serve as the new director, Doe said, but Espy instead appointed Dana Johnston, a geology professor. Johnston is the institute’s interim faculty director. Robert Lawson is now the interim business manager. Lockery, too, said he left his institute position because his term had ended and he wished to return to research and teaching. “I was not forced out of the directorship because of what may have happened, nor did I leave because of it,” he said in an email. Espy did not say whether the 25 employees who received extra unearned pay would be disciplined. “The university is continuing to review the next steps on how to best handle the circumstances,” she said. One supervisor in the Institute of Neuroscience authorized unearned overtime as a substitute for a raise to one of the 15 employees whom the state found misused federal funds. The “overtime raise” had been provided to the employee since 2004, the audit found. Another employee at the institute was paid for working 34.4 hours a week but actually worked only 20 hours a week, the audit said. Thirteen employees recorded that they took unpaid furlough days when they actually worked. To offset the salary reduction of those recorded furlough days, the 13 employees recorded overtime on their timesheets every month from April 2010 to March 2013, the audit found. “We cannot afford lax business practices in our system of higher education, particularly when skyrocketing tuition is making college unaffordable,” Secretary of State Kate Brown said in a prepared statement about the state audit. “I strongly urge University of Oregon officials to ensure accountability.”
Police have busy Halloween By Jack Moran
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EUGENE — Eugene police dealt with a flurry of unruly and illegal activity late Thursday night and early Friday morning near the University of Oregon campus. While officers assigned to the police department’s Halloween “party patrol” squad broke up several loud parties, at least three reportedly violent incidents took place away from those gatherings. Shortly after 12:30 a.m. Friday, a police officer fired his stun gun at a man who had elbowed him and fled when officers attempted to take him into custody near East 13th Avenue and Hilyard Street. The Taser’s electrically charged darts missed the fleeing man, who got away and has not been identified, police said. Officers had tried to handcuff the man after he became disorderly and had been seen standing in the middle of a street holding a cellphone, a police department spokesman said. About an hour after that incident, a male UO student called police to report that he had just been assaulted and robbed while walking through Pioneer Cemetery near 18th Avenue and University Street. The victim said a group of six young men had followed him and that he was then struck several times, police said. The unidentified assailants left the area after stealing the victim’s wallet and cellphone. Police ask anyone with information about the robbery to call them at 541-682-5111. Also early Friday morning, police learned shortly before 3 a.m. of a reported fight involving five or six people near 13th Avenue and Alder Street. The skirmish had broken up before officers arrived at the scene, but police learned from a person in the area that one of the participants may have been in costume as Buzz Lightyear, a character from the “Toy Story” computeranimated movie series.
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out the Corvallis and Oregon State University communities. The Art Center asked community members on Saturday to to home. “I wanted something that would express whatever aspects of OSU benefit the community more imme- that spurred their creativity. These diately,” Christian said. “There is a community murals will be finished growing homeless population and this week and then moved to Reser winter will be the hardest on them.” for the event. The art should be broadly The Corvallis Art Center, a strong supporter of art programs inspired by Oregon State, but the at Jackson Street, partnered with guidelines stop there. “There are no rules,” DeVaul said. Christian to fill the third floor of “They can do whatever they want.” Reser with art from all around the Luke Devais, a sophomore art community. major, stopped by the Art Center “We want as many people and and decided to as much art as we take some time to can,” said Kyle design something DeVaul, the execuhe could contribtive director from ute to the mural. the Art Center. “I always start The Art Center out looking at works closely with others’ work, and public schools, then working on Jackson Street, my own,” Devais YES house adosaid. “I’ll problescent program ably go home and and College Hill Google search High School to first.” bring free art proDevais glanced Luke Devais grams year round at the blank canSophomore majoring in art to more than 1,200 vases lining the children. basement of the “Art enrichment is really great, art center and started to develop especially for those at risk kids,” possible inspirations. DeVaul said. “We give the arts to “I am really into Native American the kids who might never get the art right now,” Devais said. “I think chance.” I could make a cool version of the The Art Center used its facili- new Beaver in that style.” ties to spread the word about After clean up during preparaArtistic Beavers to artists through- tion for Saturday’s event, the mural
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Brushes awaited community artists’ creative contributions to the murals. Containers of paint lined the workshop tables on Saturday in the basement of the Art Center for the community art mural creation. displayed the words “Dream Big the Sky is the Limit” and featured a likeness of the new Beaver logo atop the football statue outside Reser. There are two more opportunities to contribute to the murals for those who are interested. Community creating sessions will be held Wednesday and Thursday from 2-5 p.m. in the basement of the art center. All acrylics, crayons, markers, paints and smocks are available at the center.
BUTKUS n Continued from page 1 about his organization, Butkus also took sometime to personally open up to the public. One of the earlier questions asked Butkus who would be his dream teammates for golf. He chose four football legends: Jim Brown, Dave Wilcox, Ray Nitschke and Gale Sayers. The next questions after that were concerned with the state of the modern game. Butkus isn’t a fan of the open camaraderie between players from opposing teams. “I don’t get why (NFL players) we all circle up and pray with each other,” Butkus said. “You’re my opponent.” Butkus added that players celebrate way too much in the modern game. “It’s, ‘Hey, look at me,” Butkus said. “Who gives a crap about you?” Another question asked was who were his favorite quarterbacks to hit. Butkus replied that tackling Green Bay’s Bart Starr and Baltimore’s Johnny Unitas, because they were the best quarterbacks of his era. The last questions of the session focused on the spirit of the game. “I love football (because) of the competitiveness of it … you learn about sportsmanship, teamwork, and competitiveness,” Butkus said. Devoted Bears fan and Oregon State student, Elliot Wiitala, said he was thrilled to see Butkus’ presentation. “It was an awesome opportunity to see one of the NFL greats speak at such an event,” Wiitala said. Spencer Ingram
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YIN n Continued from page 1 invited to attend. Yin also aims to partner with the Student Health Advisory Board to “improve the comprehensibility of the Human Services Resources Center website.” By simplifying sentences and concepts, Yin hopes the website will be “easier to grasp” and made more intelligible for international students. According to Yin, a centralization of informational resources for international students is necessary and high on her list of priorities. Yin’s agenda for the year includes an extensive, long-term project, as well. Ben Parsons, a 2011 OSU agricultural business graduate, and current biological engineering junior Kovit Pholsena, have teamed with Yin to create a student-led organization with the ultimate goal of building an educational center in Laos. According to Parsons, the group aims to “use education to improve the socioeconomic conditions of people (in Laos) using sustainable methods.” Parsons wanted to “find the right people who can help make these dreams into reality” and joined forces with Yin to “make an even bigger impact.” Though still in the initial planning phase, Yin and Parsons look forward to further development and student involvement. Through all her projects and involvement this year, Yin hopes to provide “as smooth a transition as possible” for international students moving to Oregon and attending OSU. “I’ve been there; I’ve felt like a complete stranger in this land,” Yin said. “Now, it’s my home, it’s your home, it’s our home.”
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USC scored the final 17 points of the game, shut down Oregon State’s offense on Friday night By Mitch Mahoney THE DAILY BAROMETER
Three weeks ago, Oregon State was tied with the No. 2 Oregon at the top of the Pac-12 North standings. The Beavers were riding a six-game winning streak and had just broken into the top 25 in the first BCS standings of the season. Flash-forward to now, and things are much different. Oregon State’s win-streak ended on Oct. 26 in a close game against Stanford. On Friday, the Beavers (6-3, 4-2 Pac-12) suffered their second consecutive loss, 31-14, loss to USC. Head coach Mike Riley summarized Saturday’s game as a complete team loss. “We were just not as sharp, in any form of the game, as we could have been,” he said. “Whether or not we could’ve beaten that team with the way they were playing, I don’t know. But it sure could have been a lot better.” After coming up short against USC
(6-3, 3-2), OSU’s win streak is now a distant memory. After a bye this week, the Beavers will face a red-hot Arizona State team, followed by a formidable Washington team before finally capping it off in Eugene against the No. 2 Ducks. Friday’s loss could be an omen of things to come for OSU. The Beavers stumbled out of the gates against the Trojans. On the opening kickoff, sophomore linebacker Joel Skotte took a blow to the head that concussed him and left him out for the rest of the game. The linebacker corps was already depleted without junior D.J. Alexander and senior Michael Doctor. Eventually, the Trojans would block an Oregon State field goal attempt, and when USC took possession of the ball, their first offensive play was a big one. Junior wide receiver Marqise Lee got past Oregon State’s secondary, and quarterback Cody Kessler found him for a 71-yard touchdown reception. “It was just a blown coverage,” said senior cornerback Rashaad Reynolds. “We just messed up. We had a blown neil abrew | THE DAILY BAROMETER coverage on defense and they got a USC wide receiver Nelson Agholor outruns OSU cornerback Rashaad Reynolds in Friday’s game at Reser Stadium. See FOOTBALL | page 6 The Trojans beat the Beavers, 31-14.
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Oregon State outscored Saint Martin’s, 100-39, in season opener exhibition
eight minutes of the game, Weisner had already scored 19 points. She was a perfect seven-ofseven in those minutes, including five-for-five on three-pointers. By Mitch Mahoney “I liked the way we started the game,” said head THE DAILY BAROMETER coach Scott Rueck. “Jamie set the tone shooting For the first time this season, Oregon State’s the ball from the beginning.” women’s basketball team played someone that Weisner ended the game with 21 points, five wasn’t themselves. rebounds, two assists and a steal. In their only exhibition game of the season, Weisner wasn’t the only Beaver that played the Beavers looked sharp. They dominated Saint well, however. Martin’s on Saturday from wire-to-wire. The Beavers also introduced freshman guard When the final buzzer sounded, the scoreboard Sydney Wiese as OSU’s new starting point guard. read 100-39. Wiese, a graduate from Pinnacle High School in From the opening tipoff, it was OSU’s sopho- Phoenix, ended the game with seven assists and more guard Jamie Weisner who set the tone. just two turnovers. Weisner returns to Oregon State after a scin“Syd is a really level-headed basketball player,” tillating freshman year in which she became Rueck said. “She distributed the ball beautifully the fourth freshman in Oregon State history to to start the game. She passed on time, got us in a lead the team in points per game (12.5). She also great flow to start the game.” averaged 5.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.2 steals Her and sophomore guard Khadidja Toure split last season. point guard duties on Saturday. Toure showed On Saturday, in the game’s first two minutes, promise as well, finishing with five assists and she scored Oregon State’s first eight points. In two turnovers. that same span, all of Saint Martin’s had only While Wiese and Toure together had 12, the scored three. entire Beavers team collectively had 27 assists. It was that kind of game. See WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | page 6 Shots fell for Weisner early. Within the first n
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Oregon State loses to Arizona State in 4 sets on Saturday, Arizona in 3 sets on Sunday By Sarah Kerrigan THE DAILY BAROMETER
Oregon State volleyball was unable to break its losing streak this weekend against the Arizona State and Arizona schools. The Beavers fall to 0-12 in conference play. In both matches the Beavers (9-14, 0-12 Pac-12), started the first set looking like the dominant team, but were unable to sustain consistent play ultimately losing the first set. “It is tough to sustain good play all the time, but the same thing happened (against Arizona on Sunday) that happened (against Arizona State on Saturday),” said head coach Terry Liskevych after Sunday’s game. “What
happens is we get in a position that we get ahead and then we start making dumb shots as hitters.” In Sunday’s game against Arizona (16-8, 6-6), Oregon State struggled after the second set and was never able to recover. The Beavers took an early lead in the first set, 11-5, but faltered halfway through, ultimately losing the set 22-25. “I feel like we lost focus in the middle of the set,” said junior middle blocker Arica Nassar. “We didn’t side out as well as we should.” Oregon State was never able to recover its confidence after losing the first set and dropped the next two sets, 17-25 and 19-25. In Saturday’s game against Arizona State (15-9, 4-8), the Beavers had a good defensive game with 16.5 team blocks and 68 digs on the night.
The Beavers weren’t as good defensively on Sunday night, finishing with 38 digs and six team blocks. “The blocks were lacking (Saturday), without a doubt,” Liskevych said. “We didn’t block as well today as well as the other day,” “We had some good blocks, it just didn’t remain consistent throughout the match,” said senior libero Becky Defoe. “I think if we could have kept it together throughout the match, we would have had a better shoot at it.” As well as poor blocking, the Beavers were weak on the left side of the court that Arizona consistently exploited. “Defense is something we need to work on, especially our right side digging,” Nassar said. Oregon State was able to side out against ASU, but struggled siding out vinay bikkina | THE DAILY BAROMETER against the Wildcats. Although they Freshman Lila Toner hits the floor against Arizona on Sunday. The Beavers See VOLLEYBALL | page 6 lost two home matches over the weekend.
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Oregon State effected by high elevations, finishes ahead of USC at Pac-12 Championships By Scott McReynolds THE DAILY BAROMETER
Junior Kinsey Gomez led Oregon State to an 11th place finish at the Pac-12 Championships on Saturday. She finished in 23rd with a time of 22:27, which was the best finish of any OSU runner since the 2005 Pac-12 Championships. Her performance was a step up from last year’s Pac-12 Championships, in which she finished in 86th place. Senior Sandra Martinez, in her final Pac12 Championships, was the second Beaver to cross the finish line. She finished with
VOLLEYBALL n Continued from page 5 were able to side out, the Beavers were not able to capitalize on the transition. “We sided out very well, we just didn’t score a lot of points in transition,” Liskevych said. “We just let it slip way.” When the Beavers were able to side out and win the serve back, they routinely failed to keep it for more than a few points. They never sustained runs of points, which proved to be costly in both matches. Oregon State has struggled with consistency throughout the season. They have lacked consistency on both sides of the court and that was evident in Sunday’s game. “Consistency of play is important here,” Liskevych said. “We don’t have anyone who is attacking the ball consistently everyday.” Along with consistency, Oregon State said it was missing confidence all weekend. “We need more consistency and energy,” Defoe said. “We need to be more excited all the way through the match.” The Beavers are back at it this week in practice to try and build some consistency and confidence as they hit the road for Los Angeles to take on UCLA and USC next weekend. Sarah Kerrigan, sports reporter On Twitter @skerrigan123 sports@dailybarometer.com
FOOTBALL n Continued from page 5 score.” Lee, who won last year’s Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s best receiver, ended the game with five receptions for 105 yards and one touchdown. Despite the big passing play to start the game, the Trojans got most of their offensive production on the ground. Senior running back Silas Redd ran for 140 yards on 22 carries and was still outplayed by his teammate, sophomore Javorius Allen. Allen ran for 133 yards and had three touchdowns on six fewer carries.
a time of 23:36, earning her 56th place. OSU freshmen Kristiane Width and Holly Cavalluzzo placed third and fourth for Oregon State. Width finished 64th with a time of 23:53, while Cavalluzzo finished 70th with a time of 24:04. Sophomore Adrienne Demaree was the last Oregon State scorer, finishing in 78th place with a time of 24:19. It was the first time this season Oregon State ran at a meet with high elevation, which affected the Beavers. Redshirt freshman Emily Weber was pulled out of the race early due to this issue. The elevation in Louisville, Colo., where the race took place, is more than one mile high, a big step up from the 235-foot elevation in Corvallis where the Beavers train. Arizona took home first place and
the Pac-12 title, followed by Colorado, Washington, Oregon and Stanford. They were followed by UCLA, Utah, Cal and Washington State. OSU finished 11th, in front of only USC. Despite finishing lower than Oregon State had hoped, the team gets a shot at improvement at the NCAA West Regional in Sacramento, Calif., on Nov. 11. Last year, the Beavers also finished 11th in Pac-12s, but ended their season strong, coming in 15th out of 26 teams at regionals while improving their times across the board. A replay of the Pac-12 Championships will air on the Pac-12 Network Monday at 6 p.m. Scott McReynolds, sports reporter On Twitter @ScottMcReynold4 sports@dailybarometer.com
Women’s soccer loses nail-biter in double-overtime Oregon State loses to USC on Sunday on a penalty kick in double-OT, loses to UCLA Friday
Oregon State scored in the first 46 seconds of the game on senior forward Jenna Richardson’s fourth goal of the season. Junior Brittney Oljar recorded her first assist of the season on the play. USC tied the game in the 10th minute THE DAILY BAROMETER Oregon State women’s soccer dropped after a penalty kick from Elizabeth Eddy. The game remained scoreless until two conference games this weekend, falling to No. 2 UCLA, 3-0, on Friday and the second overtime — a golden goal, USC, 2-1, in double overtime on Sunday sudden-death situation. USC was awarded its second penalty kick of the afternoon. In Oregon State’s (5-12-2, 3-6-1 Pac-12) game in the 109th minute, with just only meeting with the Bruins (16-1-2, seconds remaining, and secured the 8-0-2) in 2013, the Beavers struggled to 2-1 victory. Despite the loss, Prudhomme racked find the net. UCLA scored in the 16th minute on a up a career-best 15 saves, five more than Jenna Richmond goal and Darian Jenkins her previous best. Oregon State head coach Linus Rhode assist. The Bruins made the score 2-0 on a Sam Mewis header in the 33th minute was given a red card in the 109th minute before tallying the game’s final goal in the of the game — the same minute of the game-winning penalty kick. 75th minute. Per NCAA rules, Rhode will miss the Sophomore goalie Sammy Jo next match, which is Thursday’s Civil War. Prudhomme made 10 saves in the loss. The Beavers fell again two days later, The Daily Barometer this time to USC, (16-1-2, 8-0-1 Pac-12) in On Twitter @barosports a closely fought double-overtime contest. sports@dailybarometer.com n
“We didn’t tackle well and we gave up big pass plays,” Riley said. “(USC) sustained the ball on the ground. They were very, very balanced.” Offensively, there were moments when the Beavers shined, but the bad ultimately outweighed the good. Junior quarterback Sean Mannion, who had thrown only three interceptions going into the game, threw three interceptions in Friday’s loss. Two of his turnovers were intercepted in USC’s own end zone and kept OSU from making a mark on the scoreboard. “I obviously made a few mistakes,” Mannion said, “I felt fine. I think it was just a matter of forcing a couple balls I could
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All year, the running game has struggled, but junior running back Terron Ward had a number of runs that went for large chunks of yardage. On the game, Ward ran for 53 yards on eight carries with an average of 6.6 yards per rush. “We probably should have (run more),” Riley said. “We did do some pretty nice things, particularly with the draw game.” The Beavers have a bye this weekend and have an extra week to assess their team. The following week, they will travel to Tempe, Ariz., to play the Sun Devils on Nov. 16. Mitch Mahoney, sports reporter On Twitter @MitchIsHere sports@dailybarometer.com
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Oregon State finished last in Friday’s meet, but knocked off San Diego Saturday By Scott McReynolds THE DAILY BAROMETER
S o p h o m o re Sa m m y Harrison led Oregon State once again this weekend, setting records in the process, as the Beavers got their first win of the season on Saturday. Before that, however, Oregon State took on UCLA, UCSB and Florida Gulf Coast on Friday. OSU finished last among the four teams, but Harrison set a pool record for the 1,000-meter freestyle in the process with a time of 9:49.93. That time makes her the eighth ranked swimmer in the nation in the 1,000 freestyle. She also finished first in the 500-meter freestyle with a time of 4:50.67. Senior Crystal Kibby also had a solid day, finishing with a pair of top-three finishes. She finished second in the 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 2:17.44 and third in the 200-meter Individual Medley at 2:08.65. She also finished sixth in the 100-meter breaststroke with a time of 1:05.48. The following day the team headed to San Diego to take on the University of San Diego and UC Davis. The team recorded its first win, finishing ahead of San Diego, 154-133, despite falling to UC Davis, 176-120. Harrison again won all her events, finishing first in the
1,000 freestyle with a time of 10:07.31, the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:54.39 and the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:51.71. Teammate Crystal Kibby also followed up her solid Friday performance, finishing second in three events. She was the runner up in the 100 breaststroke (1:06.70), the 200 breaststroke (2:22.15) and the 400 IM (4:30.80). Sophomore Amani Amr also finished second in all of her events: the 100 backstroke (57.77) and the 200 backstroke (2:04.90), while Senior Aya Fujimura finished second in the 100-meter butterfly (57:84) and third in the 200-meter butterfly (2:09.97). The OSU freshmen were also contributors in the victory. Czsarina Isleta, Brook Meyer, Andrea Young and Anni Hecker all finished high. Isleta finished behind Kibby in both her events, finishing third in the 100 breaststroke (1:07.97) and the 200 breaststroke (2:23.80). Meyer took third in the 100 butterfly (58.74) and fourth in the 200 butterfly (2:09.97) and Young finished fourth in the 50 freestyle (25.18). Hecker was also a part of the team that won the 400meter freestyle relay along with Harrison, Young and Constance Toulemonde. The Beavers will travel again this Friday, when they head to Seattle to take on Seattle University. Scott McReynolds, sports reporter On Twitter @ScottMcReynold4 sports@dailybarometer.com
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL n Continued from page 5 “We’re not one person dribbling the ball for a half hour,” Rueck said. “We are moving the basketball.” Of everything that went well for Oregon State, Rueck was caught off guard from where OSU got most of its production. The Beavers made eight 3-pointers and had a host of deep jumpers. “I thought we missed the post quite a few times in the first half,” Rueck said. “It was surprising to me because that’s all we’ve been doing in our scrimmages — we’ve been pounding the ball inside.” Oregon State fared better in the paint in the second half. Sophomore center Ruth Hamblin made her debut as OSU’s starting center on Saturday. She ended with nine points and seven rebounds on four-for-six shooting. Saturday’s game wasn’t won on an individual performance. Every player on the roster scored a field goal, and all but one player registered an assist. All those factors helped the Beavers score 100 points for the first time since 2008. “We didn’t play to the scoreboard at all today,” Rueck said. “We just competed really hard.” Mitch Mahoney, sports reporter On Twitter @MitchIsHere sports@dailybarometer.com
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e’ve all heard it: “Baby, it’s cold outside.” But we don’t really take it to heart. When it’s cold outside, we turn up the heat, put on another pair of socks, layer sweatshirts under our winter jackets and usually just go inside. We forget that people don’t always have the option of going inside. Homelessness isn’t usually in the public eye. The issue is shunted aside just like we let our eyes slide away from panhandlers or people walking down the street we assume are homeless. It’s no Yukon, but it gets pretty chilly here in Corvallis during the winter, especially at night. Winter is coming — in more than just a George R.R. Martin series. And it means more than just three (and a half) weeks of winter break. It’ll definitely arrive in Corvallis before it does in “Game of Thrones.” Unfortunately, we don’t have a 700-foot-high wall to protect us. However, the Cold Weather Shelter for Women that opened Friday on Monroe Avenue will help. But that’s only 12 beds, specifically dedicated to women. There’s also the Jackson Street Youth Shelter, which shelters children aged 10-17. The Jackson Street Shelter also only has 12 beds — six for males, four for females and two categorized as flexible, used for transgendered, age differences and overflow, according to its website. The Center Against Rape and Domestic Violence in Corvallis has an emergency shelter that offers shelter to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, and has up to 16 beds for survivors who call the hotline. The Men’s Cold Weather Shelter also opened Friday, and will remain open until March 31. It can bed up to 40 guests. Community Outreach, Inc. has an unspecified number of beds, and charges either $5 per day, for a maximum of seven days, or payment in chores. Oregon has one of the highest homeless rates in the nation, according to a May article in the Corvallis Advocate, but Corvallis doesn’t really seem like it has a lot of homeless. Corvallis is only reported to have approximately 200 homeless, compared to Eugene and Portland’s thousands, which is a possible reason why we don’t have approved homeless camps, or tent cities, like our neighbors. The official numbers for Corvallis’ resident homeless population have eluded us, but 200 seems to be a number that a lot of our sources keep quoting and comparing to Eugene’s 2,000 and Portland’s 5,000. It’s great that we don’t have a homeless population proportionate to our resident and student population, because the fewer people who have to figure out how to outlast the cold the better. But Corvallis doesn’t doesn’t have enough beds for its homeless to escape the cold. Winter is coming, and we need to prepare.
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Gluten intolerance: Flatulence no longer a laughing matter
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used to think that gluten intolerance, also known as Celiac disease, was an inability to properly digest wheat gluten. An inability that led to irritable bowel syndrome-like symptoms, and flatulence. And what sophomoric humor doesn’t involve flatulence? But I was only a little bit right. The subject itself is so much deeper than an upset stomach. I was lucky to have a long conversation with the CEO, founder and registered nurse of the Gluten Free RN, Nadine Grzeskowiak. Gluten Free is in downtown Corvallis, right next door to The Book Bin and underneath Darkside Cinemas. Grzeskowiak, smiling, said she likes to tell her friends in New York that her business is located under the Darkside. The consistent foot traffic in and out of the building catches people like myself, who want to know what Gluten Free was about. To correct my misconception of the nature of gluten intolerance, she told me that “(Gluten intolerance) is an inability to break down the proteins in wheat, but nobody has the enzymes to break down wheat proteins, so they typically pass through and don’t cause any damage.” However, she went on to say how only a small number of symptoms experienced by people with Celiac disease includes gastrointestinal effects. Neurological symptoms are a much more common side effect.
Pinette’s routine exemplified just how much people don’t know about the subject. In the routine, when Pinette relates Cassie being told that he’s allergic to wheat, he replies, “No. I’m a wheat farmer. How am I going to harvest my Neurological symptoms can wheat?” When he realizes that the intolinclude migraine headaches, seizure disorders, balance issues, dizziness erance is to wheat gluten in food products, rather than to the actual and clumsiness. To illustrate the severity of these plant itself, Pinette portrays himself symptoms, Grzeskowiak showed entering panic mode. “I’m looking at this list of all the me a card featuring Roseanne Roseannadanna from Saturday things that have gluten, all these Night Live. When asked how she’s things to avoid and I say, ‘Check doing Roseanne bursts out with an again, maybe it’s just cancer.’” Pinette’s routine is a good example impressive laundry list of physical of how most people discomforts. have very little con“That,” said I’m looking at this cept of what gluten Grzeskowiak, “is list of all the things intolerance is unless Celiac disease in a they become affectcard. ... She died of that have gluten, ed by it. ovarian cancer at all these things to Gluten Free RN a very young age, avoid and I say, exists as a safe eduand my assumpcational haven for tion is that she ‘Check again, maybe those who want actually had Celiac it’s just cancer.’ to learn about the disease because it subject. can lead to cancer, The office remindearly death and John Pinette ed me of many of heart problems.” Comedian the centers on camWith this in mind, this is a subject that should pus, including the Native American be taken seriously, which sadly is not Longhouse, the Women’s Center and necessarily the case when it comes the Pride Center. All are locations for the distribution and sharing of to the media. When comedian John Pinette knowledge and experience. Gluten Free RN offers things like learned of his gluten intolerance, he incorporated it into his stand-up education, support, cookbooks, consultations and lessons in gluten free routines.
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Letter to the Editor Oct. 31 SAD story misinforms
OSU student health De p re s s i o n n e g a t i ve l y impacts, and sometimes threatens, the lives of men and women at OSU. One form of depression — known as Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD — affects approximately 1 percent of people. SAD is real, it has real effects on people’s lives and there are treatments for it that work. Recent Barometer coverage of our study on seasonal changes in depressive symptoms suggested otherwise. The headlines reported that we “analyzed the impact of (SAD)” and found that “SAD is not as drastic as previously thought.” In fact, we did not measure SAD or its impacts. Rather, we measured commonly reported symptoms of depression up to 17 times across the lives of hundreds of Oregon and Iowa residents. Consistent with prior studies of depression, we found that many participants experienced a clinically serious depression at some point and nearly all of them reported mild to moderate distress at least once. However, we did not find that these problems varied as a function of time of year or recent sunlight or weather conditions. We were surprised, given the popular perception that many or most of us are affected in this way by the changing seasons (e.g., the “winter blues”). Our findings suggest that seasonal influences on depressive symptoms in the general population may not be as powerful as popularly believed. This conclusion does not contradict the numerous studies documenting that SAD exists in a small portion of the population. Many Oregonians will get depressed this winter. For most of them, winter will not be the cause — but they’ll still be depressed, and that matters. People who are depressed should be encouraged to get help. Cognitive-behavioral therapy, light therapy under the guidance of a professional and antidepressant medications help people recover from nonseasonal depression and SAD. CBT also helps prevent SAD and non-seasonal depression from coming back. David Kerr, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of the School of Psychological Science
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Nearly blind Pendleton native finds freedom in sports EAST OREGONIAN
PENDLETON — Superman has nothing on Richard Hunter. Like the Man of Steel, Hunter has super powers. His metal of choice, however, is iron. Though Hunter has severe visual impairment — he has to use a white cane in unfamiliar areas — he competes in trail runs and triathlons. He ran the Boston Marathon. In 2011, he added Ironman to his athletic resume. That’s a 2.4-mile swim, 112 miles on a bike and a 26.2-mile run, all done by a guy who sees only a foggy wash when he looks at the landscape. Even a bone-crushing car crash in July hasn’t dimmed Hunter’s drive. Hunter, 46, has a degenerative eye disease called retinitis pigmentosa. Back in his days at Pendleton High School, he could see clearly. He played tackle on the PHS football team, both defensive and offensive, and threw discus in track. After graduating in 1985, he spent four years at Oregon State University on a NROTC scholarship and then was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Marines. He had dreamed of serving as an officer in the military and had no plan B. After his diagnosis, however, he quickly received a medical discharge. Doctors told him he would eventually go blind. Hunter regrouped, going back to school to become a school psychologist. After 10 years, his fading vision got in the way once more and he had to search around for
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Triathlete Richard Hunter swims in place, attached to the lane lines of a swimming pool during a practice session. somewhere else to focus his massive energies. He found his salvation in sports. In 2009, Hunter, now living in Folsom, Calif., hooked up with Justin Waller, a California Ironman who wanted to guide a visually impaired athlete in a triathlon. The men ran, swam and biked together with the goal of competing in a halfIronman in Georgia a year later. Waller served as Hunter’s
eyes, calling out directions while running or swimming. When biking, they rode tandem, with Waller in front. Hunter remembers his first open-water practice swim with a shiver. Normally, blind swimmers attach to their guides with Bungee-like tethers that loop around their waists. The first time Hunter and Waller swam in Folsom Lake, though, Hunter decided to swim untethered, fearing he might panic
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and drag Waller down. As he swam in the choppy water, he started feeling breathless and frightened. Waller noticed Hunter looked disoriented in the soupy environment. “Focus on me,” Waller told him. Hunter made it the couple hundred yards back to shore, feeling deflated. “I felt completely defeated and exhausted,” Hunter recalled. “I wondered if I could actually do a triathlon.” “It took him time to relax and get comfortable,” Waller said. “We were both pretty naïve at that point.” They regrouped. The next time, the athletes swam tethered and had more success. Hunter relaxed. By the halfIronman, he was ready. Hunter gets emotional when he thinks about Waller’s sacrifice to get him over that finish line. “Justin is an angel in my life,” Hunter said. “His volunteer spirit lit a fire within me which I don’t think will ever burn out. He will always be my personal hero.” He tried marathons and triathlons and, in 2011, Hunter competed in a full Ironman — Ironman Florida — with guide Alan Gulledge. Though he came down with bronchitis a few weeks before the competition, he crossed the line in less than 12 hours — only the second time a visually impaired person has accomCONTRIBUTED PHOTO plished that feat. Richard Hunter and his guide transition into the cycling leg of In April, Hunter ran a 50-mile race called the American an Ironman competition in Augusta, Ga. River 50 Endurance Run. His unwaveringly supportive wife, pedaled their tandem bike on verbiage that came out of my Heidi, finally balked at the a training ride, a 91-year-old mouth.” idea of her visually impaired woman turned her car into Hunter suffered two facial husband running in a race their path. Hunter soared over fractures and part of his C7 with single-track trails, big Waller and through the Chevy vertebrae (the spinous prorocks and sheer drop-offs. Lumina’s windshield. He land- cess) broke completely off His guide would have to run ed with his head in the driver’s and can’t be repaired. He six-to-10 feet in front, yelling lap, his legs out the window spent time in the hospital and and his helcommands another month in a hospital met cracked such as, “big bed in his living room. in half. Waller step u p,” I can’t drive and About a month ago, the suffered bone “root” and bruising, con- neck brace came off. He start“running over I can’t ride a bike cuts ed using his elliptical trainthe crest.” by myself. But when I cussion, and scrapes er, riding a stationary bike He counswim in a lake, a f t e r p i n - and swimming in the pool. tered by balling off A few weeks ago, he took his telling her, ride tandem, run the car to the first outdoor run since the “Sighted peoon a trail … sports ground. As accident. Hunter, who has ple do 100he sat up, he qualified for the 2014 Boston are my freedom. mile races in realized he Marathon, intends to be at the dark, so was clutch- the starting line, ready to run. why can’t I Richard Hunter ing Richard’s run 50 miles This superhero has no Athlete handlebars, during the intention of hanging up his no longer day with the cape any time soon. help of a guide?” On race attached to the bike. The “Most of my life is withday, he plowed along behind cyclists hadn’t gotten much in walking distance – I can’t his guide, Bob Halpenny. The warning. pair arrived at the finish in “I saw the hood of the white drive and I can’t ride a bike by 10 hours, 24 minutes and 35 Chevy Lumina at our front myself,” he said. “But when I seconds. tire right at the moment of swim in a lake, ride tandem, In July, Hunter came face to impact,” Waller remembers. run on a trail … sports are my face with another major physi- “Richard’s only warning was a freedom.” cal challenge. As he and Waller stream of non-child-friendly eastoregonian.com
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