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and Molecular Toxicology Department. “He’s actually had experience working with Ebola and other similar viruses.”

Iversen said that Ebola is currently in the transition phase from outbreak to pandemic. Outbreaks are isolated in communities and areas, while pandemics are global disease outbreaks.

Ebola is transmitted via the bodily fluids and has to enter the body through sites such as the eyes and mucous membranes. The first symptoms are very similar to the flu, which makes the initial infection hard to distinguish as an Ebola infection. It’s after a couple of days that diarrhea and vomiting occur; Iversen said that patients could lose up to 2.5 gallons of liquid in a day. After these symptoms, chest pain, headache and hiccups begin.

The current mortality rate for this outbreak of Ebola is at around 50

The feeling of being trapped between the doctrines of Republicans and Democrats, where compromise can be so elusive, is what drives many people to turn to independent parties.

The same holds true for the thirdparty candidates themselves, who choose to run despite the disadvantages of competing against parties with much more money and resources at their disposal.

Mike Beilstein, a member of the Oregon Green Party running for Congress in House District 4, said he could think of any number of rational reasons not to campaign, but — like many independent candidates — he believes in his party’s ideals enough to continue pushing for them in elections.

“I think people who register Green are maybe somewhat more politically active,” said Beilstein, a former chemist at Oregon State University and a member of the Corvallis City Council for the past several years. “They have some motivation because to register as non-affiliate … takes some thinking for yourself, so there tends to be more activism, but ultimately a lot smaller numbers.”

The Green Party typically brings in about 2 percent of the vote. Many of its members are highly educated and were drawn to the organization’s strong stances on green energy, non-violent foreign policy and equal economic opportunity.

College represents a time of selfdiscovery when many students have a chance to develop their own political viewpoints on social issues.

That’s how Kyle Markley, a candidate for House District 30, first became a member of the Libertarian Party.

Libertarianism “appealed to me intellectually,” Markley said. He said he started campaigning in 2012 because it’s the best way to apply pressure to the main-party candidates.

“I’m trying to grow people’s awareness of Libertarian ideals,” Markley said.

“I really do (see improvement). This time around, I was actually reached out to for participation in events. I think most people are dissatisfied with the candidates we have from the main parties … and are demonstrating an appetite for something different”.

Beilstein also said he believes that the influence of independent parties can make a difference, if not by electing candidates, then by passing new legislation, citing the success of the Progressive Party in getting labor laws passed back in the early 1920s.

“In the campaign, for me, it’s very important that I’ve had the opportunity to debate with Peter DeFazio and Art Robinson,” Beilstein said. “My being on the same platform with Defazio expands his range of acceptable solutions. It takes the range of political

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When Logan Pedersen first came to Oregon State University as a freshman, he hit the ground running in his pursuit to join a research lab studying psychology. Now a junior, he is both an ambassador for the College of Liberal Arts and an undergraduate research ambassador.

“I knew Oregon State was strong in its research and had a strong undergraduate research basis,” said Pedersen, who majors in psychology.

After fall term of his freshman year, Pedersen started reading OSU professors’ publications online and contacted the master’s students working in the labs he thought were doing interesting work. He visited with master’s students in different areas of psychology and then decided which labs he would best fit with.

Pedersen’s top-choice labs ended up belonging to Mei Ching Lien and Frank Bernieri. Lien and Bernieri are associate professors in the school of Psychological Sciences.

Winter term of his freshman year, Pedersen began working with both of them.

Bernieri’s lab focuses on social psychology,

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Mei Ching Lien’s lab uses electroencephalograms to measure brain activity, monitoring the electrical impulses along the scalp.

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Pat Iversen talks to students and community members about the molecular level of the Ebola virus Monday night at the Linus Pauling Science Center.

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Oregon State University researcher hosted a night of information on Ebola in the wake of the scare surrounding a woman hospitalized over fears of Ebola in Milwaukie, Ore. The woman did not have Ebola, health care officials told The Oregonian.

Pat Iversen, a professor of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, had previously worked for Sarepta Therapeutics before coming to OSU. It was at Sarepta, a pharmaceutical company, that Iversen worked on creating rapid treatments for viruses, including Ebola.

“Pat is extremely well-positioned to talk to us about Ebola,” said Craig Marcus, head of the Environmental

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Decisions regarding midterm elections are approaching as the Oregon ballot deadline nears.

Corvallis residents and Oregonians will have until 8 p.m.

Tuesday night to deposit their ballots at a Benton County drop box. The position of Corvallis mayor will be on the ballot in addition to U.S. senator, District 4 representative, Oregon governor and other state legislative positions.

Julie Manning, current mayor of Corvallis, ends her four-year term in December. The two current candidates for the office include Biff Traber and Josh Gulliver.

Sara Gelser (D-Corvallis), current District 16 representative, is running against incumbent Betsy Close (R-Albany) for Senate District 8. Dan Rayfield is running against Jacob Vandever, an Oregon State University student, for the vacant District 16 seat.

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The Oregon State University Department of Public Safety aided an Albany police officer with a domestic violence arrest early Thursday morning. According to DPS logs, the Albany officer had “probable cause” to arrest a man, who at the time was working in Waldo Hall on OSU campus, for domestic violence. The Albany officer explained to DPS that the reported victim involved was an OSU employee. DPS logged that given the circumstances, the attending officer saw fit to ban the man from all OSU property, despite his status as an OSU employee. The log record that the Albany officer provided a Spanish translation of the exclusion process for the man and asked him if he had any questions. The man allegedly asked officers about the process of appeals and whether or not he would be able to return to work if he were found not guilty or if the case was dismissed. The officers said they told the man that such decisions would have to be made through the appeals process by the director of DPS at OSU.

Corvallis City Councilor Mike Beilstein will be among candidates running for fourth district U.S. representative against incumbent Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and returning opponent Art Robinson.

Other items on the ballot include city Measure 2-88 (residential parking permits) and state Measure 86 (highereducation funding), Measure 87 (employment of state judges), Measure 88 (driver card without

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Party: Republican, Independent Education: B.A. from Brigham Young University, J.D., J. from Reuben Clark Dennis Richardson School of Law Occupation: State Representative, retired small business owner and small town attorney What is your number-one priority if elected to this position?

- “My priority is to reboot Oregon so we have a thriving economy, a world-class education system and a state where people have faith in their government again.”

How will you be an advocate for the student voice?

- “I’ve proposed a state income tax deduction on student loan interest available to graduates of Oregon universities and colleges when they stay in Oregon after graduation.

Additionally, my door will always be open to hear anything on your mind. Send me an email or shoot me a text — I’m accessible.”

What do you envision for the future of public universities?

- “I envision an affordable and accessible learning environment where students can learn as much from each other as they do from their professors. This means giving students the freedom to express themselves and explore their new freedom in a safe environment.”

What will you do to make college affordable and accessible to all students?

- “Textbooks need to come down in cost — whether we’re leveraging emerging technologies to make it more economical to publish, or we’re holding the big publishers accountable to provide an affordable product. Beyond that, I’ve noticed that the Oregon University System seems to have a lot of professors researching and not enough teaching. Your tuition should go directly toward your education — leave it up to the universities and their donors to fund research-only staff.”

What will you do to address the current issue of sexual assault and harassment on college campuses?

- “I have eight daughters, so I know what it’s like to be concerned for the safety of women in Oregon. The culture needs to change from the top down. Sexual assault on college campuses can’t and won’t be tolerated, and I’ll work to make funding available for education, prevention and enforcement.”

What will you do to address low graduate job prospects?

- “As governor, I will work to attract companies and businesses to Oregon and encourage them to grow and right here in our state and to hire in Oregon.”

What do you think will be your greatest struggle in this position?

- “That’s a great question. I flew combat helicopter missions in Vietnam, raised nine kids and spent almost 12 years in the Legislature wrestling with budgets and cultivating international trade relationships with our top trade partners.

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Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber

Party: Democrat Education: Dartmouth College, Oregon Health and Science University Occupation: Governor of Oregon John Kitzhaber did not respond to The Barometer’s interview request by press time. The following responses come from Kitzhaber’s campaign website at johnkitzhaber.com and an interview from KBVR TV. On Agenda (from johnkitzhaber.com): - “I’d like to have the opportunity to serve another four years because these major changes that we started in education and healthcare and really in our approach to jobs and the economy are very important, but are fragile. They need to be nurtured, so that at the end of another three or four years, we do have a state where we will have the kind of workforce and training we need.”

On Healthcare (from johnkitzhaber.com): - “It makes a lot more sense to spend on prevention wellness and taking care of people with chronic conditions in their home instead of having them bounce between their home and the emergency room. We are saving hundreds of millions of dollars in the state of Oregon in the process and using those resources to put right back into early childhood education.”

On Education (from johnkitzhaber.com): - “We’ve changed our early childhood delivery system to ensure all kids — regardless of their race, home language, geography or income — are ready to learn when they get into kindergarten. What happens to a child before they get to kindergarten has everything to do with whether they are going to be successful in education, college and career.”

On Economy (from johnkitzhaber.com): - “If you look at the notion that underlies America, that hard work is rewarded with a better life and upward mobility, for a growing number of people in this state, that is simply not true. In our economic development strategies we need to not just ask how many have we created, but what kind of jobs are we creating.”

On Sexual Assault (from KBVR TV) - “There is a shared responsibility. I do think the state has a role, but certainly the campuses have a role in making sure they have very clear, explicit policies and a zero tolerance for sexual assault. I’ve always wondered whether the investigation of the allegation of sexual assault should be removed from the campus and have some sort of quasi-judicial overview. A lot of the controversy takes place on campus with the question of transparency, and maybe removing the investigation from the campus might be one way to begin to make some progress on this serious issue.” news@dailybarometer.com

Calendar Tuesday, Nov. 4 Meetings Socratic Club, 7-8pm, MU Talisman Room. Socratic Book Club, will begin a study of Timothy Keller’s “The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism,” discussing chapter 1. Copies of the book will be available. Open to the public and all interested persons are invited.Wednesday, Nov. 5

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

Athletic Department, 7pm, Gill Coliseum, Room 205. Student fees presentation by student athletes.

Thursday, Nov. 6 Meetings Baha’i Campus Association, 12:301pm, MU Talisman Room. Sane Nationalism - A discussion.

Student Organization Resources for Community Engagement (SORCE), 10-11am, MU Talisman Room. SORCE 101 Information Session.

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

Campus Recycling & the SSI, 5:307:30pm, OSUsed Store, 644 SW 13th St. November Repair Fair - We’ll fix what fails you! Bring broken and damaged items to receive free repairs and gain DIY knowledge and skills.

Friday, Nov. 7 Meetings 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.

Events OSU Music Department, Noon, MU Lounge. Music å la Carte: OSU Chamber Choir featuring Crescent Valley High School Concert Choir. Wednesday, Nov. 12

Meetings College Republicans, 7pm, Gilkey 113.

Join us for fun discussion on local and national political current events.

Thursday, Nov. 13

Meetings Baha’i Campus Association, 12:301pm, 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.

Event 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.

Events 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.”

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.

Student Sustainability Initiative, 6-8:30pm, MU 206. Hungry for Change: A Hunger Discussion. 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.

Volunteers Student Sustainability Initiative, 6-8:30pm, MU 206. Hungry for Change: A Hunger Discussion. Serve and clean up. Receive free dinner. Sign up at http://sli.oregonstate.edu/ssi.

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State Senate heats up on jobs, education PORTLAND TRIBUNE

PORTLAND — Senator Alan Olsen (R-Clackamas County) is back to defend a seat he narrowly won four years ago, but Democratic challenger Jamie Damon thinks she has a strong chance of taking it away.

A Democratic win in the swing district could throw weight behind the current 16-14 senate majority, but some analysts say redistricting in 2012 made Senate District 20 a more Republican-leaning area. “It’s a district that’s gone back and forth, but not by much,� says Jim Moore, director of the Tom McCall Center for Policy Innovation at Pacific University in Forest Grove.

Olsen was a first-time politician when he won the ticket to the state capitol in 2010 with just 224 votes over now-Clackamas County Commissioner Martha Schrader. Damon, too, was a County Commissioner appointed to a vacancy in 2011 but she failed to win re-election in 2013. “She was fired,� Olsen says. The Canby resident accuses Damon of being too Portland-centric to appeal to

a Clackamas County constituency. “All her endorsements benefit Multnomah County.�

Damon strongly rebuts this characterization, pointing to her 18-year residency on a rural lot in Eagle Creek, a part-time logger for a husband, and a love of fishing and hunting. “I’ve been living a rural life for a really long time,� Damon says, adding: “It’s disappointing that as a college-educated, professional woman I would be labeled as somebody not from our community.�

In campaign ads, Friends of Jamie Damon has accused Olsen of being in the back pocket of corporations. The political action committee also criticized him for complaining about the amount of money state legislators make.

Olsen stands by his statements, noting that though working 12-hour days during the legislative session, he was making a third of his usual wages as a general contractor. “It’s great, but it’s a financial difficulty. To me, that’s an honest answer,� Olsen says, stating that many of his fellow legislators are independently wealthy or retired. “How many people

can live on $1,864 per month?�

According to the National Co n f e re n c e of St a t e Legislatures, Oregon state legislators make $21,936 per year with a $123 per diem when the Legislature is in session.

Salaries for state legislators vary widely across the country, but by comparison, Washington legislators make $42,106 per year with a $90 per diem. Idaho lawmakers are paid $16,116 per year with a conditional per diem.

mote job growth. “My mantra has always been: ‘If it’s good for Oregonians, I’ll support it no matter who wrote the bill,’ � Olsen says.

The U.S. Army veteran points to a bill he worked on with Senate Majority Leader Peter Courtney (D-Salem) in 2011 that gave veterans in Oregon the opportunity to take Veterans’ Day off. “He said my amendment was ‘magic,’ � Olsen said, because it allowed Senate Bill 2 to be passed unanimously. Olsen’s amendment gave employers discretion over whether or not to grant their veteran employees’ requests to take Nov. 11 off.

Oregon politics expert Jim Moore, a political scientist at Pacific University, says Olsen’s record is inconclusive on the question of extremism. “Olsen wasn’t really a leader in the senate and nothing really radical came up in the Senate,�

Moore says.

keep off the endangered species list because of the expected economic impacts.

She considers herself “a thoughtful moderate,� who is adept at finding common ground between a wide range of interests.

Damon says her top priority in the Legislature would be education funding, after having put two children through the Estacada School District and seeing firsthand the schools stripped of their trades programs, as well as music and physical education.

Damon says the county is “We’ve got to get out of this neither Republican red nor hole. It has to be a priority,� she Democratic blue but “purple.� says. “I feel like we’re trying to “Clackamas County is really regain ground that we used to unique in that way and I like have.� that. I like that people have strong opinions about why Damon says not just K-12 they are registered (in a certain but higher education and party),� Damon says. skills training would be imporThe district’s mixed culture tant to her, as evidenced could be why both candidates by her new position on the claim the middle ground while Clackamas Community College painting their opponent as an Foundation board. extremist.

Olsen says his top priority is Damon is a mediator in the to broaden the middle class by Olsen says he is a “Ronald Reagan Republican� who governor’s office’s regional helping the unemployed and believes in social service net- solutions for the Southern underemployed. He believes works for the poor and deregu- Willamette Valley sage-grouse, the best way to do this is to lation for businesses to pro- a bird that she is working to remove obstacles so business owners can “get their money back faster, hire more people, so the better they function and the more people they can hire. “That’s the whole goal: keep capital in their pockets and lighten up on the regulations you don’t want to spray chemicals,� Tesler McCollum said. and the rest that they deal said of the hoofed animals.

Property owners often use rental goats as with.�

Tesler’s proposed code amendment kind of a first wave attack on berry bushes, would allow goats to be temporarily kept and then follow up with machinery or in other locations, such as city parks, as herbicides, she said. long as they were being used for brush When McCollum brings her goats to job control projects. site, a herder and Val, the guard dog, keep “Goat as pets? No, that’s not the idea,� watch over the animals. Her company has worked with the cities of West Linn, Tesler said.

Minto Brown Island, and a nearby prop- Wilsonville and Fairview, as well as the U.S. erty the city plans to buy for an expansion Army Corps of Engineers.

A group of 35 to 40 goats can usually of Riverfront Park, would be likely places clear an acre of ground in less than two to use goats, she said.

The Audubon Society has also contacted weeks, depending on the density of vegetaTesler about using goats on property it tion, she said. “Blackberries are like candy to them,� owns in Salem.

Several companies in the Willamette she said.

Each of McCollum’s goats has been given Valley provide goats for brush control, including Yoder Goat Rentals, located near a name from the Bible. Jonah, Solomon and Goliath are among the members of Molalla.

Rachel McCollum, who owns Yoder Goat the 100 animal herd.

Their names are written on ear tags.

Rentals with her husband, Bill, said goats are used in areas that are so overgrown Naming helps with record-keeping, such with blackberry vines that property owners as tracking the health and history of individual goats. don’t know where to begin.

The naming also helps involve the comThe animals eat the leaves and new growth from blackberries, not the older munity when Yoder Goat brings its herd canes. Their grazing weakens the plants, to a city park, McCollum said. Children, but to obliterate blackberries goats have who are fascinated by the animals, learn to be brought back to the area repeatedly, to recognize each goat by name.

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Goats may graze at Salem city parks

By Michael Rose STATESMAN JOURNAL

SALEM— Salem might hire some temporary workers with horns, who can climb steep hillsides and chew through thick vegetation with ease.

Following the lead of other cities, Salem is considering using rented goat herds to clear park land of invasive blackberries and weeds. The city needs to change its land use code before goats can graze at city parks, but a code amendment is being drafted.

Mark Becktel, the city’s parks and transportation services manager, said goats can be deployed in environmentally sensitive areas, as well as in terrain that is difficult to reach with machinery. City staff have discussed using rent-a-goats for several years, he said.

Salem City Councilor Laura Tesler has moved the issue to the forefront by asking for changes in the city zoning code.

City rules only allow goats in exclusive farm use and forest use zones, and as a conditional use in the residential agricultural zone. Telser maintains that the rules are too restrictive. “They’re good for riparian areas where

Road rage, high-speed chase crash, DUII arrest in Portland

By Jim Redden

driving, the officer terminated the pursuit at Southeast 72nd Avenue and Foster Road. Other officers in several PORTLAND — A 28-year-old man was areas of Southeast Portland reported arrested for DUII after police say he seeing the speeding vehicle over the drove more than 100 miles per hour next few minutes. on I-205 and crashed into two vehicles An East Precinct sergeant on Stark Sunday morning.

The driver, whose name was not Street at 102nd Avenue then saw the immediately released, was taken to vehicle approaching him the wrong the hospital for the treatment on non- way on Stark, eastbound in the westlife-threatening injuries before being bound-only lanes of traffic. The suspect appeared to be traveling at nearly 100 arrested. iles per hour, police say.

No one else was hurt in the incident.

The sergeant moved the patrol car According to Portland police, at 11:17 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1, East Precinct to avoid a collision, and the suspect officers responded to the report of a crashed into two other vehicles and road rage incident between two drivers came to rest at Southeast 105th Avenue. on Southeast Foster Road under I-205.

The suspect exited the vehicle and When officers reached the scene, a fled on foot but was captured a short witness pointed out the suspect vehicle time later. involved in the incident. An officer Police say that when the suspect is attempted to stop the suspect vehicle, released from the hospital, he will be but the driver sped away on Foster Road booked into the Multnomah County at a high rate of speed.

Jail on numerous charges, including a Because of the suspect’s dangerous parole violation for DUII. PORTLAND TRIBUNE

Today’s

Salem teen arrested for 20 tire slashings

By Dan Bender STATESMAN JOURNAL

SALEM — Police have arrested a teenage boy on suspicion that he slashed vehicle tires in South Salem on Friday night and early Saturday.

Salem Police Department spokesman Lt. Dave Okada said in a press release that at least 20 victims of tire slashings had been identified by midday Saturday. The incidents occurred in an area roughly bounded by Sunnyside Road, Neahkahnie Street, Cinnamon Hill Drive and Fairway Avenue SE. Okada said the 15-year-old boy, who was not identified, appeared to be under the influence of alcohol or narcotics or both and was taken to Salem Hospital by an ambulance.

There may be others involved in the slashings, and police urged anyone with information to contact police.

Victims who haven’t done so are asked to make a report to the department on the non-emergency line at (503) 588-6123.

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Daniel Newbill, who was arrested for a string of home burglaries in South Corvallis Oct. 27, was reportedly involved in a fight while in custody at the Benton County Jail.

Officers from the Benton County Sheriffs Office responded to the jail to investigate the reported fight, which took place Saturday evening.

According to the BCSO media logs, Newbill was determined to be the victim in the fight and his alleged attacker, Jonathan Appelt, caused Newbill “serious physical injury.” The alleged attacker has been arrested for assault in the second degree.

Captain Diana Rabago, the jail commander, said that the attacker will go through an in-house process that will be handled separately from the original charges for which he was jailed.

Because the investigation is ongoing, Rabago was unable to comment on the circumstances of the fight, but said that the findings of the investigation will determine what will happen to the alleged perpetrator. Rabago was unable to give additional information on Newbill’s current state. news@dailybarometer.com

CHANGE n Continued from page 1 opinion to the left and gives him more room to operate in.”

It’s normally very difficult for independent nominees to appear alongside Republicans and Democrats in public events.

Christina Lugo, another Green Party candidate who is running for the U.S. Senate, recounted her difficult experience of trying to keep up with the two-party candidates.

“The opposition can dump unlimited amounts of money into campaigns. They are sending the message that they are the gatekeepers, and that they own the process,” Lugo said.

Even after hiring a lawyer, Lugo was denied from participation in a candidate debate. Still, she remained optimistic.

“American interest in third parties is growing,” Lugo said.

“We’ve already made an impact.”

The optimism shown by third-party candidates for more influence in the future faces its greatest challenge this election in Measure 90, which has independent parties fighting for the right to even be part of Oregon elections. If passed, the measure will limit general elections to only two candidates following a single primary ballot.

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drug discovery to help reduce and stop Ebola infections is the cost and difficulty of developing antivirals.

Iversen said that creating an antiviral usually costs around $1 billion and takes 10 years.

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a drug to treat something that only pops up once in a while,” Iversen said.

He also added that looking at 7 million compounds might yield one or two products that could be useful in treating disease.

Iversen ended the lecture by discussing current efforts in drug discovery for Ebola.

There are both vaccines and therapeutics that are going through trials and show signs

of being good treatments for Ebola.

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percent. Recently, the number of cases has doubled every 21 days.

Iversen said that the factors that play a large role in why some patients survive are age, early treatment, aggressive rehydration and a strong immune system. Recently, Kat Kothen, news reporter a journal article in Nature news@dailybarometer.com described researchers finding a relationship between specific genes and the ability to fight off the infection in rats.

Ebola may currently be a pressing global issue, but Iversen suggested that the virus is much harder to contract then some might think.

For every one patient with Ebola, around two other people could become infected.

Compare that to measles: For every one person infected with measles, 18 other people could become infected.

Iversen also outlined some of the major consequences of the Ebola outbreak in Africa.

First, women are the majority of the casualties of the disease. There is also a large stigma against having the disease and a lot of distrust of medical workers. Lastly, there has been a collapse of healthcare infrastructure, which has Nicki Silva| THE DAILY BAROMETER resulted in drastically reduced Pat Iversen, an Oregon State University researcher in the department of Environmental and vaccination in children.

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looking at topics like non-verbal behavior and first impressions.

In Lien’s lab, Pedersen’s current project is studying how attention to simple response tests differs with environmental conditions. The project uses computers to measure response times and electroencephalography --- EEG --- to measure brain activity. EEG measures the electrical impulses along the scalp that are associated with the neurons of the brain.

Pedersen said he enjoyed working with Lien’s lab because “it incorporates both the social side of psychology as well as the neuroscience side.”

He said he believes that doing research has given him crucial skills for the future such as critical-thinking and hands-on skills.

“It prepares me; one way that’s really drastic is through connections,” Pedersen said. “Undergraduate research, as a whole, provides students who aren’t graduate students (an opportunity) to broaden their connections with profes-

sors; (it) allows them to meet new people in their field of interests.”

Emily Sokoloff, a junior in psychology and another member of Lien’s lab, agrees with Pedersen’s views on undergraduate research.

“Doing research makes you become a much more critical thinker and makes you question the research out there in all fields,” Sokoloff said. She said she now thinks about the process and methods put into research in any field.

Sokoloff also said that doing research connects her with the larger body of work within psychology, keeping her up to date on the latest theories and articles. She said the process of a project, from developing a novel question to moving through the experimental process and — hopefully — getting an article published is an important opportunity.

She, like Pederson, said that doing research as an undergraduate will help prepare her for graduate school. Sokoloff is interested in going on to get a graduate degree in neuroscience.

Her current project in Lien’s lab is exploring the range of attention spans and examining what factors will broaden or shrink attention scope. Sokoloff has worked in

Lien’s lab for the past year.

Birken Noesen, a third-year master’s student in cognitive psychology, works with both Sokoloff and Pedersen. Noesen said that undergraduate research was one of the best opportunities he ever had. Now, as a graduate student, he has the opportunity to work with undergraduates.

“When I first came to the lab, I was an undergraduate,” Noesen said. “It’s a lot of fun because I remember I was bright-eyed, and now I can take the role of almost a mentor.”

He said he enjoys being able to teach undergraduates how to use the EEGs and work on their projects. Noesen said the work they are doing in Lien’s lab is important because it is all about really discovering what the mind is about. They are defining and understand important aspects of basic parts of the mind, such as attention and memory.

“We are trying to gain a better understanding of how we think and how we process information,” added Noesen.

Kat Kothen, news reporter news@dailybarometer.com

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(Top) Freshman goalkeeper Bella Geist goes up for the ball and the block against Colorado at home on Paul Lorenz Field on Oct. 10. (Bottom) Junior midfielder Gwen Beick battles for the ball against Utah on Oct. 12 in Corvallis.

The second half began a little better for the Beavers, when there was some back and forth between teams in regards to shots. But Stanford would regain control of the game later in the half and score three more goals; one by Uhl, LaBonta and another by senior forward Chioma Ubogagu.

The Beavers were extremely limited on the offensive side of the game.

They were held to no-shots-on-goal in the first half and three in the second half. In terms of defense, Geist made 12 saves during the game.

The Beavers play their final game Friday against Oregon in the Civil War game at 3 p.m.

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The Oregon State women’s soccer team suffered its two worst losses of the season this weekend in California.

The Beavers, who faced against Cal and Stanford on the road, moved to 0-16-3, losing 0-5 to Cal and 0-7 to Stanford. Cal moved to 13-4-2 on the season, and The Cardinal moved to 16-1-2 with their only loss coming from No. 1 UCLA. The Beavers did a decent job in the first half defensively, limiting Cal to only six shots in the period and only one goal being scored. The second half proved to be a different story.

The Beavers allowed 17 shots, with four of those connecting to the back of the net. Five different Cal players would each connect with one goal: senior midfielder Kory Lamet, senior midfielder Lorin Hom, junior forward Celeste Boureille and sophomore midfielders Kelly Fitzgerald and Alexa Vandevanter.

For the Beavers, freshman goalkeeper Bella Geist continued her amazing freshman campaign with another seven-save performance.

The Beavers struggled to get many quality looks at the goal, only taking seven shots all game compared to 23 from their opponent.

Sunday’s game against Stanford would prove to be the worse of the two games, with the Beavers falling to The Cardinal 0-7. Stanford completely dominated a majority of the game from the offensive side of the pitch.

The first two goals for The Cardinal came in the first eight minutes of the game by senior forward Taylor Uhl. Stanford added another two goals later in the half which came by senior forward Haley Rosen and senior midfielder Lo’eau LaBonta.

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The Oregon State women’s swimming team hosted the Boise State Broncos at the Osborn Aquatic Center in Corvallis Friday, Oct. 31. The meet did not go as expected for the Beavers.

The team lost to the visiting Broncos 84-178.

This makes the fifth match loss in a row for the Beavers, but each meet still seems to have some positive outcomes.

Junior Sammy Harrison continued her dominance in the 1,000-yard freestyle coming in at 10:09.77, a time which was eight seconds better than the next placed finisher. In addition, Harrison placed first in the 500 freestyle — an event she has won more than once this season — and second in the 200 of the same discipline.

Junior Amani Amr managed to be the first to hit the wall in the 200 backstroke when she came home with the time of 2:03.66. She managed a second in the 100 backstroke just two seconds off the winning pace.

But these weren’t the only two winners for Oregon State on the day. Sophomore Czsarina Isleta took the win in the 200 breaststroke, hitting the wall less than a tenth of a second faster than second place.

Other notable finishes for Oregon State include a second place finish by sophomore Brooke Meyer in the 200 butterfly, a third place for freshman Allie Kilroy in the 100 breaststroke and a second place for the Oregon State relay

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he women’s soccer team has been in a tough place all year.

Not only are the Beavers in the middle of rebuilding as a team, but they participate in a conference which hosts the top-two teams in the country.

Not to mention, the Pac-12 has five of its 12 teams within the top 25, making it’s easy to understand why it’s so hard to win.

With the season winding down to a close, the Beavers have one last shot at the win they have been looking for, and after the blow-out losses they just went through in California, the idea of possibly winning probably couldn’t get any better.

The Civil War for any Oregon State sports program is important and marked on the calendar at the beginning of the season as a game to win. But for the Beavers this year, it may mean a bit more.

The Oregon Ducks have been able to find six wins this season, but are a part of the bottom of the conference standings.

They only out-place the Utah Utes and Oregon State.

Like the Beavers, Oregon’s opponents have outshot the team over the course of the season, but have made up with it with solid defense.

The Ducks outshot the Beavers — per game — by less than three shots-pergame, and are only 2-7-1 in conference play.

If the Beavers can find a way to get things going on offense like they did against USC and put some goals in the back of the net, perhaps they can sustain the momentum needed to take down the rival school from down the road.

Unfortunately, for the Beavers, the Ducks are positive in the win column at home (5-3-1), but only two of those wins were against conference opponents, and one was against the Utes, their one inconference win.

The Beavers need to create scoring opportunities.

They struggled in their last two outings to generate scoring chances, being outdone by their two opponents Stanford and Cal, 71-10 on shots-ongoal, and outscored 0-12.

The Ducks have managed to keep their opponents close in the shots taken against them, so the Beavers will need to keep up.

Oregon State will have to turn these statistics around if they hope to have a shot in Eugene on Friday.

Regardless of the outcome, no one can say the Beavers haven’t fought hard.

Freshman goalkeeper Bella Geist has had a breakout year, despite having no wins credited to her name.

Geist has 122 saves to date, and the three games the Beavers managed to walk away with a tie in came on her ability to shut out their opponent.

Freshman forward Nikki Faris has had a positive start to her college career, leading the team in shots on the season (29) and shots-on-goal (9). Freshman midfielder Kayla Latham also had some positive moments this season. Not only did she score one of the Beavers’ three goals, but she managed to finish towards the top of the team in shot percentage.

A few of these players will need to continue on their success for Oregon State to have a chance this weekend.

Hopefully it’s not too late.

TeJo Pack, sports editor On Twitter@pack6124 sports@dailybarometer.com

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1. No. 5 Oregon (8-1, 5-1)

Not only is this team the clear favorite to win the Pac-12 North after a dominating performance against Stanford on Saturday, but it holds a quarterback who has a real shot at winning the Heisman Trophy this year. Redshirt junior quarterback Marcus Mariota is on a tear this season, posting a quarterback ranking of 187.2 which is backed with 26 touchdowns, only two interceptions and a completion percentage of 68.1 percent. And Mariota isn’t the only talent on this team. Freshman running back Royce Freeman is on his way to a 1,000-yard season, and two of Oregon’s wide receivers — junior running back Byron Marshall and redshirt freshman Devon Allen — both have more than 500 yards receiving this season. Oregon plays No. 20 Utah on the road Saturday.

2. No. 11 Arizona State (6-1, 4-1)

The Sun Devils showed they are the team to beat in the wideopen South after taking down then No. 17 Utah in overtime on Saturday. But their real test will come this week when they face the Fighting Irish, who have moved up into eighth place nationally. If the Sun Devils can manage to get a win on Saturday at home against such a tough ranked opponent, they will jump out as the clear favorites to head to Levi Stadium and challenge for the Pac-12 Championship title.

3. No. 20 Utah (6-2, 3-2)

top teams in the conference. Their real test been typical for Stanford this will come this weekend when they host the season, which has been domiOregon Ducks who are currently ranked nated by every ranked oppoNo. 5 in the nation and first in this ranking. nent the team has faced. Still, Utah has had a stout defense that all season The Cardinal are not out of the has kept things close and its running game Pac-12 South hunt yet, as long has been phenomenal. Junior running back as they can turn things around Devontae Booker is within ten yards of and continue to win. Stanford faces Utah on eclipsing 1,000 rushing yards on the season. Nov. 15 after a bye week.

If the Utes can continue to have success in 7. USC (6-3, 5-2) these areas and find a passing game, they USC comes off a bye this week before could end up a real force to be reckoned with playing in-state rival Cal on Thursday. towards the end of the season.

Redshirt junior quarterback Cody Kessler is having a strong year, post4. No. 21 Arizona (6-2, 3-2) ing a quarterback ranking Since their brilliant win against the Ducks, of 168.2 so far this season the Wildcats have been on a downhill ride. with 25 touchdowns and only They lost to a quality opponent for the sectwo interceptions. Redshirt ond time in three games on junior tailback Javorius Allen Saturday. And both those losses were against good is having a fantastic year. Allen has already teams ranked under them. passed 1,100 yards rushing this season and They will need a dominat- still has three games to go. After the Golden ing performance against Bears, USC will face two ranked opponents Colorado on Saturday and continued suc- to close out the season. cess throughout the remainder of the season 8. Washington (6-3, 2-3) if they want to keep their hopes alive for a Washington had an easier start to the seaPac-12 Championship berth. son, but has come against some resistance in the latter part of the season. The Huskies 5. No. 25 UCLA (7-2, 4-2) The Bruins proved they are not out of have yet to beat a quality Pac-12 opponent, but will get another chance the hunt yet on Saturday this weekend when they when they managed to take host No. 22 UCLA. They will down better placed Arizona then face ranked Arizona 17-7. UCLA suffered backthe following weekend on to-back losses in weeks five the road, after which we and six to Utah and Oregon, should know where the Huskies stand for but have since then won three straight games. The Bruins will look to continue sure.

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The Beavers got beat by a mediocre Cal team on Saturday. Oregon State has really struggled within the conference this year, only managing to beat a team that hasn’t won a game within the conference yet in Colorado. The Beavers have four games to go, all of which look to be tough for them. The Beavers travel to Washington Saturday to face the Cougars.

11. Washington State (2-7, 1-5)

Despite a strong and high powered offense, the Cougars have struggled all season long. They managed to get a huge win against Utah on the road, but have not been able to find the same intensity the rest of the season.

The Cougars will take on Oregon State on Saturday before heading into a bye week.

12. Colorado (2-7, 0-6)

The Buffaloes have struggled to find their footing within the Pac-12 conference since joining, and this year looks to be the same.

Colorado will close the 9. California (5-4, 3-4) season out against three The Golden Bears bounced back after ranked opponents, the first of who will be three straight losses when the Arizona Wildcats on Saturday. they beat the Oregon TeJo Pack, sports editor State Beavers on the road On Twitter @pack6124 on Saturday. They also sports@dailybarometer.com improved to above .500 in

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the win column and displayed what is turning into a powerful future for the Cal offense.

They will close out the final three weeks of the year against tough opponents, starting with USC on Saturday.

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EUGENE — Chai Baker has spent the past three months wondering if he will ever play basketball again and if so, when he will be able return to the floor at Oregon State.

During the last couple of weeks, he has contemplated those thoughts from the sideline while the Beavers go through preseason practices.

“It is irritating because I am so willing to be out here and ready to be there even just for practice,” Baker said. “It is not even game time and I’m ready to be out there. I have that urge in me now.”

The coaching staff sees that every day from the 6-foot-3 freshman guard.

“He’s frustrated because he’s not sure when his final evaluation will come, but he’s doing great,” new Oregon State coach Wayne Tinkle said.

“At every practice he is smiling but we see him chomping at the bit to try and figure out where he’s at and what his future holds and I know that as a staff we are too.

“Hopefully, that comes pretty quickly in the future.”

Baker’s basketball career has been in limbo since he collapsed following a cardiac incident during a workout on Aug. 19 in the Oregon State basketball center.

“There was a time I thought I might not play again,” Baker said. “Actually, I think about it every day. This is a really big issue. Being out right now is hard because this is my first injury ever and it is on my heart.”

Baker said he has two doctors’ appointments Wednesday and he hopes to learn his immediate basketball future at that time.

“Basically, they are going to see if my pacemaker is in the right spot and if it is good, then I think I am going to be cleared,” Baker said.

If he is cleared, Baker will meet with Tinkle to determine what is best moving forward.

“I haven’t really decided what I’m doing,” Baker said. “I am probably going to leave it up to the coaches and how they feel. If they need me, then I will play, and if they think it is better for me to sit out for health reasons, then I will do that. It is up in the air right now.”

Oregon State opens the season with an exhibition game Friday against Western Oregon before beginning the regular season at home Nov. 14

against Rice.

“I want to see how I react when I start to practice and see if I am up to the tempo and can get to that level in a short amount of time,” Baker said.

Baker is not concerned about having another heart problem on the court.

“Once they tell me I can go 100 percent, I always go 100 percent,” he said.

Baker’s ordeal served as a life lesson for his teammates and coaches.

“It was a scary deal to go through,” Tinkle said.

“I think the team came together through that whole thing.”

Baker has heard similar sentiments from his teammates.

“I think team-wise, it is pushing them to go harder,” Baker said. “I am like a little brother to them, so it is like a punch in the face to their little brother, giving them the urge to fight harder.”

Baker went through a life-threatening ordeal nearly 3,000 miles away from his home in Malone, Fla. His aunt, Marylin Stewart, though, works at Oregon State.

“Having her here made my decision to come here easier,” Baker said. “She got the message about what happened to me instantly and contacted my family so they get info back home as quick as anyone else.”

Baker originally committed to coach Craig Robinson, but Robinson was fired in March and replaced the following month by Tinkle.

“A couple schools started to call me after coach Robinson got fired,” Baker said. “Once I heard from coach Tinkle I knew the kind of guy he was. I felt comfortable and stayed committed and came out here.”

Correction In the photo that ran with the story “Oregon State loss overshadows Mannion’s Pac-12 record night,” Oregon State Athletic Director Bob De Carolis was incorrectly identified as offensive line coach Mike Cavanaugh. The Daily Barometer regrets the error.

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Students should take advantage of office hours

Politics need B to change inding the desire to vote in America has become a struggle.

Our country exists as a representative democracy — an opportunity to vote for someone you hope will perhaps address issues that affect you and your own.

Most of the time it’s a choice between the lesser of two evils, because a circulatory line of defamiliarized thinking means that no one votes for the green party representative.

Individual votes get sorted into the big, bad Electoral College and shredded out into tiny bite-sized chunks with little relevance.

We get to observe snarky political ads featuring people looking confused and asking “why” or cardboard cutouts of rival politicians with onlookers shaking their heads.

We have to sit through various YouTube ads telling us who to select for office, or why to vote “yes” or “no” on certain measures.

Because there’s no better time to make a charged political decision than when you’re neck deep in cat videos.

And let’s not even get started on Washington D.C. Gallup poll rankings Monday showed the Congress approval rating standing at 16 percent, the lowest heading into any midterm election.

It’s an understatement to say how depressing it is that our political representatives — the grown-ups who are supposed to speak for our states and counties in D.C. — have descended into playground justice and self-righteous mud raking.

But first, we need to change how we communicate with each other.

Any concept of mutual respect for opposing parties or opinions is no longer a viable option when relatives and friends insult the other side with illogic and ill-informed hatred.

Trying to sift through this and then decide if you want to even bother checking “yes” for marijuana legalization can be exhausting, to say the least.

We’re all in this together and need to start acting like it.

But despite any immature antics, we cannot forgo the power we have when it comes to voicing our concerns.

Meanwhile, seek solid information on candidates. Look less at their appearance and what they promise to do, and more at what they’ve done as elected officials and community members so far.

Ask yourself: What is his or her background? How could the candidate use this to represent the community or your voice? Who or what does her or she support? If they’re an incumbent, what does their political track record look like?

Though voter turnout of our most common student generation at Oregon State University — millenials — has been low in the past, it doesn’t have to stay this way.

Hold our politicians, candidates and elected officials accountable for their actions.

Maybe then, over time, we’ll see a radical transformation in our political scene.

We’ll see elected officials who truly want to make a difference have the tools, resources and support they need to make such decisions.

As for the others, we can just keep them out of office.

Don’t forget to vote Tuesday if you have not yet.

Sean Bassinger Editor-in-Chief Shelly Lorts Managing Editor McKinley Smith News Editor

elieve it or not, the question “Why don’t students come to office hours?” is an area of academic research.

Here’s what students told researchers Shelia Cotton and Bonnie Wilson, along with our thoughts.

“I don’t go to my professors unless there’s a problem with a grade or I need a letter of recommendation.” Students said they went to office hours when they had a specific problem or need and not to have a conversation about something they were curious about.

First- and second-year students in particular explicitly said they just did not see the point.

First, it is definitely worth your time to come to office hours when you have specific questions and needs.

Some students believe grades cannot be changed after they’ve been entered, even when there’s been a clear error.

This is not the case.

Do go to office hours as soon as possible and ask for clarification if you think there was an error.

Second, most faculty and TAs want to address broader intellectual questions with students, even in large classes.

Third, there are a lot of opportunities, even for first-year students that we only have the chance to share in office hours.

Interested, capable and hardworking first-year students are highly sought after as research assistants, for example, because we can put more time into training someone who will be around for more than a few months.

But there are even more opportunities than you realize — jobs at the front desk, supplemental instruction leaders, opportunities to serve on committees, honor societies, conferences and a lot more. How do we recognize students who might be a good fit?

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We tend to pick those with whom we have had an interesting intellectual conversation.

For example, Keiko once asked one question in a class of 50 that went something like, “If that theory is correct, then this other theory must not be, right?”

From there, we started talking.

Later, Keiko completed an Undergraduate Research, Innovation, Scholarship and Innovation project with Dr. Becker-Blease, and now is a graduate student.

There is also the excuse, “I’m too busy.”

We’re all too busy.

Just make time like anything else.

“There are some downsides,” one person said. “One of the reasons I don’t really approach my professors is because if I do, they get to know my face. Then, when they see me in class, they know me as the guy who always sleeps through lecture and they may be less inclined to help me in the future.”

Interesting point.

In fact, students have been known to tell us the reverse: they intentionally introduce themselves and sit up front to stay awake and motivated.

And, yes, there have been interactions in which we have thought all would have been better off without that interaction.

On the other hand, instructors can be surprisingly forgiving.

Sometimes students are mortified by leaving early, being late or having a phone ring in class.

In fact, it’s rather common in life to first make a bad impression and then

to be able to repair the relationship over time.

Another issue students voiced was “I want to know if the faculty really even want to converse with us. That’s what I want to know. Do faculty want a relationship?” That’s a good question.

We saved the hardest for last.

Skepticism that faculty actually wanted to talk came up so frequently that we must accept this is the impression we sometimes give.

It must be true that some instructors are less open and students pick up on that.

But we’d like to offer a point in our defense.

There are many situational factors that could account for the experiences students encounter.

Recall that most students come see us only when they have a problem or need something.

We can start to feel like a department store returns counter: happy to help, but our policies may be unpopular and nobody is really that happy to be there.

And we are all very busy, so time is limited and visits can feel rushed.

Humans are notorious for blaming individuals for behavior that is really more determined by the situation.

Reframing can help.

Think of a doctor’s appointment.

Time may be limited, so be organized and bring your questions written down and in the order of importance.

Start off by clearly explaining the purpose of your visit: “I think my midterm grade was entered incorrectly.”

Or, “I don’t need anything. I just wanted to ask about something you said in class.”

Help us do better.

If you’re not sure, it is OK to ask, “I am considering grad school. Is that something we can talk about?” or “I know the TA grades the homework, but I don’t understand her comments. What do you suggest?”

“I know others are waiting. I wanted to go over the midterm. Do we have time now?”

You might be surprised that some people, even in the big lecture classes the first year, do come to office hours just to talk about ideas.

In case you are still skeptical, Dr. Becker-Blease would like to publicly catch up with a few students from last spring’s 300-student PSY 202 class.

Thank you to Alyssa, who was my regular in office hours last spring, and Elizabeth: it was great to get your email today and I hope to see you soon.

Thanks to Thomas, who asked a really good question about a normal distribution.

And Derek, who told me how his wife’s TV show reminded him of psychology. It made me smile.

Thanks to Adi, who just submitted his URISC application to continue his research in my lab.

And Annie, who’s also in the lab.

And to the mom and military veteran — I confess I forget your name — I have enormous respect for all that you do. t

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ecently, Mary Landrieu, a democratic senator from Louisiana, said that Obama has such low approval ratings in Louisiana because “the south has not always been the friendliest place for African-Americans.”

Bold move ma’am — we all know that the only cards that can trump an ace are race cards, gender cards or a level-50 Charizard card.

This bold move works though, because she clarifies her statements by pointing out that in Louisiana, Obama has an approval rating of around 40 percent.

Landrieu also states that Louisiana is very conservative and it’s hard for women to “present themselves” as well.

In politics — or in daily life — we all know making generalizations and snap judgments is the way to go.

Wyoming, Utah and South Dakota all gave Obama an even lower approval rating of less than 30 percent, but that’s geographically off — those states are in the Midwest and Northern regions.

So, if Landrieu is right, there must be an error on the Gallup Polls side of things.

The nasty truth is that all of those states like red more than blue.

The fact that Obama’s low approval ratings in states that have large republican affiliations should not affect them approving his vastly different democratic ideology.

Louisiana has been known to be conservative, but doesn’t shy away from electing democratic officials as well as members of the Grand Old Party.

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Just ask Mary Landrieu, who was elected three times in a row for senate by the very same state, even though she is a woman.

Her excuse is a poor one.

If it were true, then I don’t know how she did it amidst so much sexism and racism in her state of Louisiana, but she magically pulled it off for 12 years.

Governor of Louisiana Bobby Jindal obviously tried to save face when his state and livelihood was called out as sexist and racist.

Jindal stated that Obama isn’t popular in Louisiana because of his policies and ineffective strategies.

An example of this would be when Obama issued a temporary ban on offshore drilling after the BP crisis — something that affected around 300,000 jobs in Louisiana.

Maybe states like Louisiana don’t approve of Obama because they simply don’t like his policies.

In some states, his views and ways of dealing with issues are seen as incompetent and ill-advised.

But of course, playing the race card is just more fun, right?

We love the drama. 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.

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Gyllenhaal finally shines in‘Nightcrawler’

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ometimes there are movies that everybody should go see, not necessarily for the film as a whole, but to watch a single performance.

You should all go watch Jake Gyllenhaal as he stars in the new movie “Nightcrawler.”

His performance is mesmerizing.

Now, I’m not saying that the movie was bad; it was actually very good, but what Gyllenhaal does throughout the film puts him above the movie as a whole.

Gyllenhaal plays Louis Bloom, a remorseless psychopath, who happens to find a job perfectly suited to him.

He becomes a member of the underground industry of “Nightcrawlers,” freelance news cameramen, who go around at night filming graphic crime scenes, and then sell the footage to local news stations.

After Louis strikes up some good footage and establishes a relationship with a local news director Nina Romina (Rene Russo), he exclusively sells the footage he shoots to her station.

The eerie Louis walks around and talks to people like he’s read every self-help and entrepreneurship book there is. He gives robotic monologues about how to succeed at business and move up in the world.

With his face looking like it’s being tightened from behind and his eyeballs pushed out, Gyllenhaal captivates with every word and action, as he will do anything — or not do a thing — to get ahead.

This is why Louis thrives in his venture.

He is calculated in everything he

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does, and makes sure that he sets himself up for success once he finds the value in what he is willing to do.

He hires an assistant who helps him get around, but pays him next to nothing while he’s off buying brand new cars.

It seemed like what writer/director Dan Gilroy was going for was a major critique on TV news, which will sell out journalistic values in order to get ratings.

This isn’t a bold or new stance to take, but the movie does a good job of showing how cold-blooded some people have to be in their jobs.

Where the film faltered was the complete obliviousness Romina has to Louis’ craziness.

He walks in showing these gruesome videos with a creepy little smile wiped across his face, but Romina eats it up. She is almost a caricature of a stereotypical newsperson who will do anything to get ratings.

There comes a point where a rational person should show a little morality.

Throughout the movie, we get to see some really amazing shots of Los Angeles that are a strangely beautiful contrast to the disturbing reality that

Louis captures at night.

With “Nightcrawler,” Gyllenhaal finally has a movie (sorry “Prince of Persia”) that he can claim as his own, one in which his great performance is not overshadowed by another (“Brokeback Mountain”) or by the movie as a whole (“Zodiac”).

It’s nice to see one of the best actors currently in the industry getting credit for his work. t

Derek Saling is a junior in English. The opinions expressed in Saling’s columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Saling can be reached at managing@dailybarometer.com.

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s a fan of the original Keanu Reeves movie about a troubled exorcist hunting down the minions of hell, I figured NBC’s “Constantine” was, at the very least, worth a look.

After watching the pilot (one of only two episodes available at this time), I honestly had no idea what to think.

Essentially, it follows titular character Constantine as he tries to stop an ambiguous apocalypse and save his soul.

The good news is that the show is a lot like the movie, combining the horror element of demons with an eccentric protagonist (Matt Ryan of “The Tudors” and “Criminal Minds” for this version) to keep things from ever getting too heavy.

In the first five minutes, our hero is shown being treated at a mental hospital, receiving therapy, explaining why he’s there voluntarily, encountering a demon, fighting off said demon and then leaving The bad news is that it takes many of the same to go fight some more of them.

While it may seem like I’m being too harsh, and qualities from the movie and cranks them up as high that a problem like this would normally be a deal as the television format will allow. breaker, this franchise (based on the DC comic And to mixed effect.

By far the most notable change is the supersonic “Hellblazer”) was never about Oscar-worthy acting pacing, which blurs through character development or subtle storytelling — it’s about fighting demons, and bombards the viewer with exposition like a preferably in the most over-the-top scenarios possible. sledgehammer to the face.

In that, “Constantine” gets it right.

This show moves so fast, you could miss someWell, most of the time at least. thing important if you take a sip of a drink, let alone When the monsters do show up, the dark atmomiss an episode. sphere and good use of the limited effects the show has at its disposal do make for some legitimately creepy scares.

But then there are others that completely throw presentation out the window, such as a scene in which a possessed corpse tries to mow down the main characters by driving a van through an office window in broad daylight.

Whenever a moment like this happens, I laugh a little and keep on watching, because as much as it takes me out of the tension that had been building, it’s so unexpected that I want to see more.

I particularly enjoyed the first fight, during which Ryan confronts a possessed mental patient not with a cross or holy water, but by throwing her across the room like a pro wrestler.

It’s tough to make a call on this one.

If you liked the style of the movie ­— part cheesy and part cool — the show may be up your alley.

Otherwise, it’s safe to condemn this dumb horror fest to eternal obscurity.

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alloween is over, and that means that Christmas is out and about everywhere.

On Nov. 1, Starbucks released its signature red winter cups.

But before you start holiday shopping and drinking egg nog, don’t forget about the rest of fall.

Thanksgiving is important, too.

There is still so much of fall to enjoy before the holidays come, including nicer weather, a fourday weekend and pumpkin pie.

Beer is another element of fall to enjoy.

Beer is a great way to show off flavors of any season, but especially fall. From Oktoberfest-inspired brews to pumpkin and oats, beer has a lot to offer.

Some local places that have great fall beer are McMenamins downtown, Sky High Brewing and Block 15.

The McMenamins in downtown Corvallis gets ready for fall with its special Black Widow Porter.

This black ale is only made once a year for fall. It has black and roast malts, which makes the beer smoky in taste. This brew also has notes of caramel and licorice that taste like Halloween in a glass and lend a smooth texture to the beer.

Sky High Brewing makes an ale that gets us ready for winter and a little bit of Christmas, but still keeps us in the fall-and-winter mood.

The Jingle Balz Winter Ale is a one-of-a-kind ruby-red ale that is very hoppy.

This ale is made in a dry-hop process with Cascade, Centennial and Chinook hops.

It is the hops hit list all in one beer.

Underneath all the hops is a pine and citrus flavor that will get you in the mood for later winter festivities.

Block 15 hosts its seasonal Super Fly Rye beer.

This is a fall-inspired rye ale that is brewed with 25 percent malted rye and is also made with a dryhop fermentation process with Amarillo and Citra hops.

The hops used in this brew give a fruity flavor.

This beer is an aroma of cracked pepper, which gives a very distinct and spicy taste.

I am a big hops fan, and what I can appreciate about this beer is that it has a big hop flavor with a dry and balanced finish.

Any beer that doesn’t leave the hops taste afterward is always good with me.

Some of us are ready for the winter holidays and are welcoming them with open arms and ugly sweaters. I am not ready to let go of fall yet, because it really isn’t over.

If you are like me and want to hold onto the feel of fall, go try some of these brews to keep you in the fall mood. t

Brooklyn Di Raffaele is a senior in English. The opinions expressed in Di Raffaele’s columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Di Raffaele can be reached at managing@ dailybarometer.com.