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Community gathers to share thoughts on stigma of sexual assault, discuss questions surrounding topic By Claire McMorris THE DAILY BAROMETER
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Since Oregon State University joined the White House’s “It’s On Us” campaign in late September, various campus groups have been invested in making the program a reality. The first “It’s On Us” event was held Tuesday at the Native American Longhouse, where members of the OSU community spoke about the topic: “it’s on us to call it what it is — sexual assault.” Katelyn Dutoit, a freshman majoring in business, is glad that the university is taking action on this issue. “I think that it is good that we’re putting more attention on sexual assault and that OSU has joined the campaign,” Dutoit said. The setup was intended to promote an interactive dialogue on the important questions surrounding sexual assault, such as why it is such a difficult subject in the first place and why people are appre-
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Visitors from as far away as China, New Zealand and South Africa have gathered at Oregon State University to learn from one another and expand their knowledge on marine technology. Attendees of the International Marine Technician symposium are from the fields of academia, industry and the private sector, but they share a passion for improving their skills and keeping up to date on the latest technologies in their field. “There are huge amounts of challenges to study these complex systems, and you folks, marine technicians, are the core of the science,” said Mark Abbott, dean of the College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences. “You made it so that we can do the great things that the planet is asking us to do.” Those complex systems Abbott spoke of are the oceanic systems that marine technicians deal with in their jobs. Marine technicians are the technical specialists working aboard research and fishing vessels. They are the ones keeping the technological devices working and helping researchers use technology and data while out at sea. The INMARTECH this year was in partnership with OSU and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The week of events began Tuesday, Nov. 18 with a keynote speech by NOAA Vice Admiral, Michael Devany. “To truly capture the power of data, we need to get it to decision makers in a timely, accurate and a clear as possible manner,” Devany said. “The value of data is in its power to help organizations and ordinary citizens alike make better decisions.” Devany equated the marine technicians to the early explorers of the world, charting the dangerous waters of the oceans. “So as much as you carry on the legacy of the early explorers in our modern, technology-driven world, See MARINE | page 4
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Students gather at the Native American Longhouse for the “It’s On Us” discussion: “It’s on us to call it what it is — sexual assault.”
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Student leaders from the Women’s Center, Pride Center and Native American Longhouse came together to put on an open mic night for the Oregon State University community. The evening commemorated both Transgender Awareness Week and Native American Heritage Month. More than a dozen audience members performed creative readings tied to timeless themes of race, gender, discrimination, hate and love. Both students, staff and faculty had the opportunity to perform spoken word and hear from artists in the area. The event also featured Qwo-Li
Driskill, a local poet whose writing is known for tackling difficult issues of relationships and identity. The open mic night is one of several recent instances of a team effort from multiple cultural centers. The event took place on the forefront of the centers’ initiative to work more closely. Tus Henry, Native American Longhouse leadership liaison, said he’s noticed an increase in cooperation and communication between the seven centers on campus, and there’s likely to be more team efforts in the future. “I feel like it’s probably been an ongoing effort,” said Henry, a senior in financing. “There’s certainly been a more intentional and concerned effort to collaborate See open mic | page 4
The cold, crisp air did not stop the English through volunteering class from helping clean up Avery Park Tuesday evening. International students from multiple countries banded together to rake leaves and clean up the rosebushes. It was just one of many volunteering opportunities the class has had this term. The class improves critical thinking and English skills while caring for others. “The goal is to improve their English while learning about social and environmental issues,” said
Kristi DuBois, the instructor of the class. DuBois, a professor at Oregon State University since September 2012, proposed the idea last school year as a way for international students to further their English skills while making a difference in the community. The class was piloted during summer 2014 and is still in its beginning stages. The class is broken into two fiveweek sections. In the first five weeks, students learn about issues related to food insecurity and hunger. They volunteered at the Starker Arts Garden for Education working in the community garden, Linn Benton Food Share packing food boxes and soup kitchen preparing food. In addition, See SERVICE | page 4
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Steve McGettigan, a volunteer coordinator for the City of Corvallis Parks and Recreation, talks to the class about raking leaves.
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smashed a glass stove top as well as a kitchen chair before threatening physical harm and property damage, including, according to the report, threatening to alter her parents’ cars, “to render them unsafe to drive,” unless her parents continued to provide her money. The potential charges would be for criminal mischief in the second degree. According to CPD logs, her parents did not wish to press charges and only wanted to ensure that the incident was documented in case of future incidents.
Neighborly disturbance An officer of the Benton County Sheriff’s Office reported to a home along Marys River Road following reports of a dispute between neighbors. According to the BCSO log, one man told the officer that he had been “having issues” with a neighbor. The officer reported, “Everyone involved was told to be adults and leave each other alone.” The case has since been discontinued.
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A patrolling CPD officer reported seeing a man urinating on an outer wall of a church on Northwest According to BCSO logs, two men were reported 25th Street. The officer logged that he was able to for attempting to use multiple credit cards at a address the man and cite him for human waste, local fast food joint, with at least one of the credit which is an act prohibited by law. cards allegedly being in the name of a woman. A BCSO officer detained the two men until a Corvallis Police Department officer could arrive to interview the men. During the officer’s investigation, he was Corvallis police responded to an apartment comable to determine that one of the men was a fugitive plex on Northwest Larkspur Place after a couple wanted for two warrant arrests. The two officers on reported ongoing domestic troubles with their site confirmed the man’s identity and fugitive status 22-year-old daughter. According to the officer’s with dispatch, handcuffed the man and brought him report, the daughter had allegedly become upset in to the Benton County Jail where he was booked when her parents had said they would no longer be and held. able to provide her financial support. She allegedly
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From her fluency in German to her volunteer work and aspirations to become a dentist, Anna Seydel has dabbled in a diverse array of subjects. Seydel, a freshman in exercise and sports science, hopes to go to dental school either in Germany or the United States, and is working on completing her prerequisite courses here at Oregon State University. “I want to complete my undergrad learning something that I think is interesting,” Seydel said. “Studying ESS is something I want to do.” Seydel attributes her interest in the major to her background playing tennis and wrestling at Lakeridge High School. “I learned a lot about nutrition and exercise when I wrestled, and what the human body is capable of,” Seydel said. “Eventually, I want to go to dental school, but a lot of the courses I’m taking here now are prerequisites I need.” Seydel was born in Tualatin, Ore., and then moved to Herzogenaurach, Germany at the age of 5 with her family. “My dad works for Adidas, which is why we moved initially,” Seydel said. “It’s a tiny town, and pretty much everyone there works for Adidas.”
According to Seydel, her early on the horizon. education in Germany wasn’t “My parents are really pushexactly a picnic. Students were ing me to go to dental school divided into an A class and a in Germany,” Seydel said. “The B class, each with a separate tuition is much cheaper, and teacher. I can start learning dentistry “My sister was in B, and I right away without completing was in A,” Seydel said. “I didn’t any bacc. core.” do as well as she did, and I Seydel has also interned at was bullied a lot. I kind of was the Oregon Health & Science the reason we University moved back and to the U.S., University I don’t feel like I’m because I was of Michigan. as involved here struggling so She’s considmuch.” as I want to be yet.... ering both dental proWhen I’ve always felt the grams in Seydel was 11, her family pressure of needing addition to the one in moved back to to know what I Germany for Lake Oswego, want to do. dental school. Ore., where Seydel shadshe continued owe d her her education Anna Seydel orthodontist before coming Freshman in exercise and sports science for six months to Corvallis. During her freshman year of after an early release during high school, she took the DSD1, her senior year of high school. a German fluency test, and Regardless of where she ends then took the DSD2 her junior up, she knows she wants her year, passing them both. She’s practice to be in Oregon. excelled in the German pro“I always wanted to go into gram at OSU since then. the medical field,” Seydel said. “Anna is a thoughtful and “I love helping people, and I dedicated student who adds also want to have time to focus truly valuable multicultural on my family and my future perspective to class discus- while doing my job. I especially sions,” said German teacher like working with kids.” Catherine Liggett. “As a native Seydel also volunteers at speaker, her German language IMPACT, a “physical activity skills are inspirational to other program for children, youth, students in our third-year and young adults with special German class.” needs,” according to its website. “I love the program,” Seydel Seydel is minoring in German, but dental school is said. “I love the idea of it. I first
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Anna Seydel is a freshman in exercise and sports science with hopes of getting into dental school after OSU. heard about it at START, and right away, my mom looked at me and knew I wanted to do it before I even said so.” Erica Twardzik, an IMPACT group leader for the toddler group, has worked with Anna and is very impressed with her performance as a volunteer. “(Anna) has a lot of energy, and she’s able to engage the kids in physical activity really well,” Twardzik said. “I hope she continues to volunteer for us.”
and won in both Marion County Court and the Court Of Appeals and will stay out forever unless an appeal reverses the decision at some point in the future,” PORTLAND — A group of property owners wanting said Citizens for De-Annexation from Damascus to leave the city of Damascus are celebrating a victory Group in a statement. in Marion County Court. Judge Claudia Burton upheld Council President Jim DeYoung said an appeal is her decision that a legislative bill allowing property just what the city plans to do. owners to de-annex is constitutional. “I’m pretty confident that the appellate court will “It’s another win for the people of Damascus and overturn her decision, to bring it into conformity with to start, 22 property owners are now out of Damascus the decision they already made,” DeYoung said. PORTLAND TRIBUNE
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Legislative committee to ponder Cover Oregon’s fate By Saerom Yoo
expected to meet during the interim legisSTATESMAN JOURNAL lative committee hearings Dec. 8-10. The movement to shut down Cover SALEM — A 10-member legislative committee has been appointed to help Oregon started in September, when Gov. decide what to do with Cover Oregon, the John Kitzhaber and leaders on both sides problem public corporation that’s been of the Legislature publicly called for its the source of many headaches for ordinary closure. But this committee should take a deeper look at what makes the most sense, Oregonians and politicians alike. Created by legislation under much Rep. John Davis (R-Wilsonville) said. “Amid the campaign optimism, Cover Oregon season, the biggest statewas never able to fully run IT project was not realize its vision as a I want to make the doing well, and a lot of robust health insurance right decision that’s decisions were made that marketplace, despite an going to be the best were political to provide investment of hundreds of millions of dollars. for consumer, not just cover, but not in a practical and straightforward Now in the second open what feels good or way,� Davis said. “I want enrollment period under to make the right decision the Affordable Care Act, sounds good. that’s going to be the best much of Cover Oregon’s for consumer, not just duties have transferred to Rep. John Davis what feels good or sounds the federal government. R-Wilsonville good.� The question, now, is Davis is relatively new how to continue moving its duties out of the troubled organization. to the Legislature, having served since Senate President Peter Courtney 2013. He also hasn’t been the health care (D-Salem) and House Speaker Tina Kotek committees. He hopes to bring a fresh set (D-Portland) announced the committee of eyes to the issue, he said. in a press release, emphasizing that the Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson, one of priorities are accountability, efficiency the chairs of the committee, said she wants and effectiveness. The committee is first more information and more legislative
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control over the marketplace. “I certainly see the possibility of it coming under either the insurance division or the Oregon Health Authority,� the Gresham Democrat said. “And certainly all the talk with the members have been we really got to get control over this and we don’t have control the way it is right now.� The financial implications of the options the committee will consider are the most pressing questions to answer, Monnes Anderson said. Rep. Mitch Greenlick, another chair of the committee, said he hopes there will be a proposal to act on in the first or second week of the next legislative session. He said he wants to make sure the consumers are protected and that whatever transition the committee decides will be smooth and effective. “I don’t have a particular idea of what should happen,� the Portland Democrat said. Davis said his office has received numerous complaints about Cover Oregon — more than any other state-run endeavor, he said. Whatever solutions the committee comes up with will have profound implications for the health care and lives of Oregonians, he said.
Sex abuse trial begins for Salem massage therapist By Laura Fosmire STATESMAN JOURNAL
SALEM — It all started right around Valentine’s Day with a kiss. Bryce Cioffi, a licensed massage therapist who had been practicing in Salem, had a new client with a Groupon for a massage. According to the woman, the massage was “weird� from the start. According to Cioffi, it was an otherwise ordinary massage using board-approved techniques that he had done thousands of times. But where they both agree is that, at one point, Cioffi leaned down and kissed her. The woman reported the incident to police, launching an investigation that came to involve six other women also accusing Cioffi of inappropriate conduct. And on Tuesday morning, jury selection and opening statements began in the twoday trial in which Cioffi faces 14 total counts of third-degree
sexual abuse and invasion of privacy. Cioffi was arrested in February after the first woman reported his conduct to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Cioffi surrendered his stateissued license to the Oregon Board of Massage Therapists, but police were concerned there were other victims. After the Statesman Journal and other media reported the initial arrest, six other women approached authorities with similar allegations. These women had nothing else in common except for Cioffi, said Deputy District Attorney Tobias Tingleaf in his opening statement. He explained to the jury that they would hear from each of the women in turn, whose names are being withheld by the Statesman Journal. Some of them had experience with massage. For others, it was their first time. “She’ll tell you, ‘I was in
shock,’� Tingleaf said of one victim. From another: “It was the most erotic massage she’s ever had, she’ll tell you. She was uncomfortable. She didn’t know if this was right.� One of the victims, he said, made sure to grab all of Cioffi’s business cards on her way out the door. Her plan was to hand them out to every one of her friends, to tell them “never go to this guy.� Tingleaf said the victims all reported similar behavior that made them uncomfortable. They alleged that Cioffi massaged their breasts and touched their nipples, and that he would lift the sheet covering them to stare at their exposed bodies. According to Tingleaf, it wasn’t until each woman saw the first victim in the news that they decided to come forward with their own experiences. Cioffi’s defense attorney, Lee Griffith, acknowledged the kiss in his opening statements. By Cioffi’s own admission, Griffith
said, it was “a huge, life-changing mistake.� “He kissed one of his clients on the cheek,� Griffith told the jury. After the kiss, both attorneys said, Cioffi called the first woman to apologize. “You’re going to hear his apology,� Griffith said. “But he denied any touching of a sexual nature. Mr. Cioffi continues to deny any inappropriate touching, any inappropriate behavior with the sheet. There was no sex abuse here.� He told the jury they would hear that Cioffi was simply using approved massage techniques. He questioned why these women, “who never said anything at the time,� would come forward months after and only once Cioffi’s name had already been in the news. Testimony was scheduled to continue Tuesday afternoon. Closing statements are scheduled for Wednesday with jury deliberation to follow.
restore sustainable harvest levels and corresponding timber revenues to county governments, or provide a solution to the environmental litigation that has crippled Western Oregon’s rural, forested communities,� the American Forest Resource Council said in a statement. Instead, they favor a bill authored by Reps. Peter
DeFazio, Kurt Schrader and Greg Walden that passed in the U.S. House last summer. Similar to the Wyden plan, half the O&C lands would be set aside for conservation. The main difference is that the other half would be managed for timber harvest by a public trust, not the federal government. The Obama Administration threatened to veto the law.
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SALEM — Ever since Sen. Ron Wyden began making progress on a bill that would dramatically alter how Western Oregon’s O&C forestlands are managed, environmental groups from around the state have been forced into a serious gut-check. The bill, which passed the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee last Thursday, would double logging on 1.2 million acres of former Oregon and California Railroad lands while also setting aside 1.6 million acres for conservation, establishing two major wilderness areas and doing more to protect old-growth forest than any previous legislation. It’s a bill that achieves many goals the environmental movement has been seeking, in some cases, for decades. But it also forces them to swallow an increased harvest estimated at 400 million board feet per year, up from about 150 board feet during the last decade. Ask the opinion of three different environmental groups — Oregon Wild in Portland, Cascadia Wildlands in Eugene and KS Wild in Ashland — and you get three different respons-
es. It’s an uncommon split from new wild and scenic rivers are a bloc that often acts with one all part of the bill. So are a collection of smaller areas, like the voice. Oregon Wild, based in Molalla National Recreation Portland, opposes the bill, say- Area (24,100 acres), Illinois ing it too aggressively man- Valley Salmon Botanical Area dates clearcut logging, reduces (7,200) and an expansion of streamside buffers and contin- the Cascade-Siskiyou National ues to tie logging revenue to Monument (2,050 acres). funding for O&C counties strugThere is also this sweetgling to fund services like law ener: the bill enforcement. would forbid “There is logging tree There are a lot some good stands more stuff in this than 85 years of areas that have bill, but the old and trees to be sacrificed and older than 150 underlying goal is still to a lot of things to be years. aggressively “We see a concerned about, but increase loglot of really ging on our it’s a lot better than good conserpublic lands,� vation in this any other proposal said Arran bill and overwe’ve seen. Robertson, all, it does communicamore good tions associate Arran Robertson than harm,� with Oregon Oregon Wild, communication associate Vaile said. Wild. “There are a lot of areas that For Joseph Vaile, executive have to be sacrificed and a director of KS Wild in Ashland, lot of things to be concerned the “good stuff� offered in the about, but it’s a lot better than bill is just enough to earn the any other proposal we’ve seen.� group’s endorsement. The looming Republican An expansion of the Wild takeover in Congress also Rogue Wilderness by 56,100 weights heavy on the minds of acres, the creation of the environmentalists. 30,540-acre Devils Staircase Some want to pass Wyden’s Wilderness and 252 miles of bill before Republicans can
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IT’S ON US n Continued from page 1 hensive to call it what it is. Though the event was part of a larger collaboration of groups such as the office of equity and inclusion, Counseling and Psychological Services and the Women’s Center, the discussion was lead by graduate students Esther Kim, Janet Jacquier and Romeo Lopez-Gonzalez. The presentation brought up statistics about sexual assault, especially on college campuses: One in five women is sexually assaulted while in college, and of those, only about 12 percent are properly reported to the correct authorities. Around 75 to 80 percent of people who are sexually assaulted know their perpetrator. These statistics sparked some emotion in the group of attendees, who began to comment and engage in the larger issue. Facilitators helped set respectful guidelines for the conversation, including definitions of keys terms such as coercion, consent, force, incapacitation and sexual assault itself. “I encourage you all to think, reflect and consider what you are saying and how it affects (each) other,” Lopez-Gonzalez said. Many participants had a lot to say about the stigmatization of the term
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“sexual assault” itself. Others brought up victim blaming, not recognizing actions as sexual assault and the trauma left with the survivors. “This is a topic that is taboo in our society and especially on a college campus,” Jacquier said. Many participants reflected on the hardships that many survivors have to take on in cases of sexual assault. “People who survive sexual assault have wounds that are invisible,” said Amarah Khan, a staff member in International Programs. Other members of the audience commented on how the media constantly portrays sexual assault with the woman as a victim of an unknown perpetrator, while this is hardly ever the case in reallife situations. “What we often forget about sexual assault is that it happens to both men and women,” said Olyvia Chac-Nguyen, a senior in public health. The “It’s On Us” campaign at OSU plans on being active in engaging members of the community to talk about these issues. There will be open dialogue events surrounding the topic of sexual assault throughout the year.
the impact of your work plays a far greater role in understanding the complex interactions of our ocean systems,” Devany said. Symposiums like this help marine technicians better understand their field. Jeremiah Brower, a technician on the research vessel Atlantic Explorer for the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Science said that he had difficulty integrating into the technology community with a heavy science background. This symposium allows technicians like Brower to get handson experience with technology and talk with those who have been working in the field for a long time. The symposium will continue until Nov. 21. Activities for participants include training on new technologies and presenting informational posters. There will also be tours of OSU facilities for attendees, including the wave lab, robotics lab and nuclear reactor.
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Top left: Jacquelynn Allen, a senior in public health, reads “Love Hate.” Bottom left: Casey Cruse, a sophomore biology major, reads “The Spiders are the first to disappear.”
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Jojo Kittiya, an international student from Thailand, rakes leaves onto a tarp to be carried off the roses and grass.
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Top right: Natalie Vega-Juarez, a sophomore ethnic studies major, reads “Untitled.” Bottom right: Luhui Whitebear, an employee of Intercultural Student Services, reads “To the one who asked if me or my family are angry.”
OPEN MIC n Continued from page 1 with one another because earlier on, each center was kind of seen as a satellite of diversity development; they were these separate, autonomous entities. I do know in the coming years if they plan to bring all those centers together under a single name.” Henry said that doing so would allow centers to pool their resources and organize even more successful events. Tara Crockett, a sophomore in women,
gender and sexuality studies, said it’s also important for cultural centers to work together because each of them serves a related role. “There are a lot of similarities between all the different identities that the cultural centers represent,” Crockett said. “We all have a lot of aspects of ourselves. We’re not just limited to one.” Crockett is a peer facilitator with the Pride Center. One repeatedly mentioned subject during the poetry readings was the concept of personality and identity having mul-
tiple dimensions. Driskill said it’s important to acknowledge that each person is multifaceted. “We as humans don’t just have one identity and one experience,” Driskill said. “We have multiple identities and multiple experiences that change the way we move through the world. Without understanding that, we end up, I think, replicating the same behavior that can be injuring in the first place.”
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they helped out Habitat For Humanity. The second five weeks are issues related to children and the elderly. Some topics the students learn about are nature, selfconfidence, isolation and loneliness. The volunteering activities include cleaning up Avery Park, teaching activities to children at the Boys and Girls Club and visiting the Corvallis Manor. As they progress, these international students further their general English skills. The countries represented by the students are Saudi Arabia, Columbia, China, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand and Pakistan. “I like the time we went to Habitat for Humanity because it is a different experience,” said Bibiana Gamba, a student from Columbia. Gamba has been in the Untied States for two months. She enjoys working with the other students and seeing how much difference a house can make to a person in need. Gamba enjoyed learning how to cut and install installation. “It’s a home, not just a building,” Gamba said. Jojo Kittiya, a student from Thailand who has been in the United States for a year, also enjoyed working at Habitat for Humanity as well as the soup kitchen. “I feel very grateful to help,” Kittiya said. “The small things I do have value to the people.” Kittiya enjoys the class because of the friends she has met there, and the fact that she gets to make a difference in the community. She also uses the class to learn about American culture. Steve McGettigan, a volunteer coordinator for the City of Corvallis Parks and Recreation, appreciated that the class came to help clean up. “We depend a lot on volunteer help,” McGettigan said. McGettigan helped the students rake and move leaves, all the while explaining how the work was helping the rose bushes. Tuesday was Sami Alzahrani’s first time volunteering with the class, as he had just joined. “It is a good thing to do, to help the planet and environment,” Alzahrani said. He is looking forward to the other opportunities provided by the class and sharing experiences with the other students. “The best part for me is that the students get so excited to get into the community together,” DuBois said. “They make a meaningful difference.”
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n Tuesday, the Oregon State men’s basketball team moved to 2-0. Though this is a promising start, what exactly this team is capable of and what we should expect from them the rest of the season remains unknown. As head coach Wayne Tinkle pointed out in post-game interviews, a few players such as junior guards Gary Payton II and Langston Morris-Walker stepped up and got the team the win. Payton II and Morris-Walker ended the night with 16 points and combined for 14 rebounds. But what about fluidity of the team as a whole? There are still many aspects about the team’s play that either appeared sloppy or just not ironed out yet. When Tinkle was questioned about how the team performed on the defensive side of the ball, he was clearly not impressed: “This is in an area we will have to grow and learn in.” Though the Beavers were able to generate double figures in the steals column, the hustle to get back, find their man and be in position was a little slow. They allowed some drives to the hoop and close buckets that could have been avoided with more lively play. All night head coach Tinkle could be heard yelling “hands up” when Oregon State would move to defense, and it was this phrase that Payton II mentioned when discussing halftime talk. This was evident as the second period got under way, as you can could hear multiple players and the other coaches from the bench, in addition to Tinkle shouting the sacred phrase. When the Beavers did have their hands up and were active on defense, you could clearly see the difference. Steals were generated or made, and Corban’s ability to gain second chances off of rebounds were virtually non-existent. If the Oregon State players can find a way to embed those two words into their brains for the remainder of the season, the Beavers’ stats on the defensive side of the ball will only continue to grow. On offense the Beavers were able to dominate their opponent on multiple levels in Gill Coliseum, but again there were aspects that Tinkle emphasized would have to get better. When questioned about designplay execution and how he thought that went throughout the night, head coach Tinkle again emphasized the fact, “I thought we did poor.” Many times it appeared as though the forwards who were in play were either confused about where they were suppose to be, or just not getting to their designed assignments fast enough. Regardless, the Beavers were able to dominate a smaller Corban team not just in transition, but almost everywhere else. “20 assists,” Tinkle said emphatically. As Tinkle pointed out, more would have been better, but the Beavers looked to be moving the ball around well all night. That one aspect combined with their points in the paint and the productivity they had coming off the bench, proved to be a game changer. Fortunately, for Tinkle and the men’s basketball team, the areas that they struggled in are coming to the surface See PACK | page 6
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Junior forward Jarmal Reid elevates and extends toward the rim against Corban at home on Nov. 18.
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Junior forward Olaf Schaftenaar goes up for the sky hook over two Corban defenders in Gill Coliseum on Nov. 18.
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Men’s basketball dominates in paint, glass to take down Corban at Gill Coliseum By Josh Worden
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Domination by one team near the basket, but led by a guard — not a common narrative of a basketball game, but that’s how Oregon State beat Corban Tuesday night. The Beavers controlled the paint against the visiting Warriors, totaling 52 points in the key. The leading player in terms of points, rebounds, assists and blocks, however, was 6-foot-3 junior Gary Payton II, who cobbled together 16 points, nine assists, four
rebounds and three blocks. OSU rallied around Payton’s stat-stuffing night for an 86-62 win over Corban, advancing to 2-0 under head coach Wayne Tinkle, who took an even-keel approach after the game. “We challenged our guys after the win against Rice to see how they handled success,” Tinkle said, his voice nearly nonexistent. “These guys will probably tell you we didn’t pass that test. Practice the last couple of days and the shoot around today wasn’t good. That carried over to the game. It was a great lesson. It’s really good to learn lessons when you win.” Tinkle and his team will have their next chance at “passing that test” Friday against Oral Roberts, again
in Gill Coliseum. On Tuesday, junior forward Daniel Gomis got his first playing time of the season in his return from a shoulder injury. “I loved seeing him out there,” Tinkle said. “He’s so athletic and energetic. These guys look up to him because he stands for the right things, so it was good to throw him out there tonight and get him some playing time.” Tinkle said he expects Gomis, who played nine minutes and scored four points, to gradually increase his playing time as the conference season approaches. The Beavers’ 52 points in the paint against Corban See BASKETBALL | page 6
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Men’s soccer will host Pioneers Thursday, third time teams have met in postseason By Brian Rathbone THE DAILY BAROMETER
Thursday will mark the third time in program history that the Oregon State men’s soccer team has been selected to play in the NCAA tournament, their first postseason berth since 2003. In the Beavers’ return to the postseason, they will host the champions of the Summit League, the University of Denver Pioneers, in their first round matchup. This will be the third meeting between the Beavers and the Pioneers, with Denver winning the previous two matchups in 1999 and again in 2006. While OSU has not been to the tournament since 2003, Denver will make its fifth appearance in school history, including its fourth tournament bid since 2008. Denver has a 1-5 record in NCAA tournament, the only win coming in the second round of the 1970 tournament, in which it beat San
Jose State. Since then, the team has yet to win another game in the tournament. Oregon State is 0-2 in tournament play, losing each game to the University of Portland in the first round. The Pioneers finished their season with a 11-7-1 record while going 3-2-1 in conference play, earning themselves the top-seed in the Summit League tournament. They went on to defeat Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne in the semifinals before beating Western Illinois in the championship game. During tournament play, the Pioneers scored six goals while only giving up one. The Beavers and Pioneers have faced two common opponents this season — University of Portland and San Diego State. Much like the Beavers, Denver lost to San Diego State on the road and beat Portland at home. Playing on the road has been a struggle for the Summit League champs, as they have yet to win a Kaia D’Albora | THE UW Daily game on the road all season going Oregon State men’s soccer team celebrates after scoring a goal against See SOCCER | page 6 Washington on the road on Nov. 16.
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Daily Barometer: If you could switch places with anyone on the team, who would it be and why? RACHEL BUEHNER Rachel Buehner: Oh Gosh… I was a hitter in high school, so I think hitting again would be fun. (Mary-Kate Marshall) is a really good outside, so I would probably want to be her. DB: If you could play any other sport beside volleyball, what would you do? RB: I have always wanted to get into Rodeo. That’s not a huge athletic sport, but I always thought that it would be fun and I grew up around that stuff. DB: What Rodeo event would you do? RB: Barrel Racing is what I would do. DB: Would you ever do bull riding? RB: NO! No, I think only guys do that, girls don’t usually ride bulls or broncos. DB: What sport would you want to do the absolute least?
RB: I don’t know, soccer seems fun, but there is so much running. Yeah, I would probably not want to do track either. DB: If you could switch places with any athlete at Oregon State who would it be and why? RB: I am trying to think of all the teams here. Athletic Communications Staff Member Trevor Kuss: I could see you switching places with a basketball player. RB: Really? Girls or Boys? TK: What about Ruth Hamblin? RB: I’m not very into basketball, I don’t watch them very much. TK: She’s 6-foot-4, but she’s also Canadian, so she’s also the nicest person you will ever meet, and a Mechanical Engineer. TK: She’s also a beast. RB: Would it be weird if she read this and we have never met? Like I know everything about her according to this interview. She’s smart, she’s tall, she’s good at basketball. OK, I will do that then.
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Sophomore guard Malcolm Duvivier gets his hands up on defense against the Warriors in Corvallis during the Beavers’ win on Nov. 18.
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of its coaching staff, things can only get better. As Tinkle pointed out multiple times during postgame, examining film and learning from it will be key going forward. If the Beavers can early and are fixable. Heads-up defense, and an ability to execute do that and remember hands-up and heads-up no matter how tight the defense is of any given play, they may go from an unknown to a threat opponent, will come with time, cohesion and to be reckoned with. adaptation. TeJo Pack, sports editor As this team grows closer, becomes more comOn Twitter @pack6124 fortable with one another and heeds the words sports@dailybarometer.com
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BASKETBALL n Continued from page 5 was a big reason why they converted on 57.1 percent of attempts from the field, compared to 39.5 percent from the Warriors. That helped cover up OSU’s woes from the free throw line, where the Beavers finished 8-for-16. OSU’s offensive success — and free throw letdowns — were embodied perfectly by the first possession of the second half. Junior forward Olaf Schaftenaar pulled up for a contested 3-pointer as the shot clock approached zero, drawing the bottom of the net as well as a foul. Schaftenaar missed the free throw, and failed to convert on the potential four-point play. The domination near the basket was due in part to the Beavers’ 14 offensive rebounds, which were turned into 19-second chance points. OSU piled up 17 points off turnovers. By the final buzzer, OSU had five players in double digits, including 16 from both Payton II and junior guard Langston Morris-Walker. “It’s just moving the ball,” Payton II said. “It’s hard for a team to take away one player when you’ve got five people in double figures.” Junior forward Jarmal Reid chipped in 10 points on five-of-nine shooting to go with three rebounds and three assists. “He’s given us a really nice punch,” Tinkle said. “We’re going to need him to stay on page with us.” Defensively, OSU rarely allowed any significant momentum swings for the Warriors. Corban didn’t make a field for 5:09 after their first bucket, and only had one string in the game of three made shots in a row. The Beavers limited themselves to nine turnovers, and Payton II was the only player with two. Tinkle said limiting the turnovers would be “key,” but pointed out the assist total even more. “Twenty assists are pretty good,” Tinkle said. “We could have had a couple more, but that’s not bad.” Three walk-ons got their first playing time in their collegiate basketball careers: freshman forward Matt Dahlen, freshman guard Tanner Sanders and sophomore guard AJ Hedgecock.
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Junior forward Jarmal Reid slams the ball home for two against Corban on Nov. 18. Dahlen and Sanders both hit their first shot attempts and combined for 8 points in the game, Hedgecock recorded an assist but didn’t score. Freshman walk-on guard Dylan Livesay also checked in, grabbing one rebound and adding an assist in five minutes. “He plays the right way,” Tinkle said of Sanders. “We want a team full of guys that play hard every day, focused and unselfish.” Sanders stood out among the walk-ons and Payton II led the way for the scholarship players. “I’m not surprised at all, working with Gary all summer,” Morris-Walker said of Payton II’s night. “He’s an outstanding rebounder. I haven’t seen somebody his size rebound like that.”
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Oregon State men’s soccer players come together to celebrate after a must-win against Washington on Nov. 16 in Seattle.
SOCCER n Continued from page 5 0-6-1, while having a perfect 11-0 record at home. Offensively, the Pioneers have a balanced attack, with four players netting at least five goals on the season, as well as senior forward Kosta Kordistos, who has five goals and four assists on the season, and sophomore forward
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Students, staff and faculty gather around to discuss the “It’s On Us” campaign event at the Native American Longhouse on Nov. 18.
t’s hard for us not to be proud of Oregon State University these past few days. Head football coach Mike Riley stepped forward to openly discuss the events surrounding Brenda Tracy’s 1998 alleged sexual assault and the roles of the OSU football players in it. On Monday, OSU President Ed Ray issued a formal apology to Tracy with a promise to look into the events of 1998. And best of all, the first in what promises to be a series of “It’s On Us” events took place Nov. 18, in the Native American Longhouse. “It’s On Us” is a national campaign OSU joined in September in an effort to end sexual violence on college campuses. The room was packed wall-towall with students and staff from all walks of life — from administrators
Editorial and Counseling and Psychological Services — to lead an open discussion about sexual assault and the responsibility of society to take preventative action. These events have been longawaited — we weren’t originally certain that OSU administrators were going to follow through after such a long pause in between Ray’s announcement of the events back in September and their manifestation on Nov. 18. It’s very easy to make an announcement promising change, but making good on those promises is something that we are all too used to watching fail. The idea of this announcement of See EDITORIAL | page 8
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he pursuit of academic success has become less of a healthy educational motivator and more of a need of academic perfection. A need which acts as a significant limitation in our college experience. From a young age — as early as elementary school or prior yet — we are taught to strive for academic success. Prizes, peer recognition and any other number of rewards act as positive reinforcement for those who receive the much desired “4.0” — the epitome of academic excellence. While this reinforcement is necessary for children of a young age, as we progress in our educational careers the emphasis on perfect grades inhibits many of us from reaching our true potential. More often than not, students choose to limit the intensity of their course load in order to ensure their ability to achieve a 4.0 grade point average. In other words, academic perfection has become so necessary that students tend to stray away from challenging themselves to the fullest. And in today’s world, it is easy to see why. With acceptance into respectable graduate schools becoming increasingly difficult, the importance of GPA begins to play a role in the course selections of undergraduate students. Instead of dedicating their time towards rigorous courses that would further their depth of knowledge and push them to greater conceptual heights, many students only take on a couple of challenging classes per term while filling the rest of their schedule with fluff. As a result, many students fail to See HANSON | page 8
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ear Readers, In honor of Transgender Awareness Week, my column is going to focus on Transgender issues. I will start with an actual question and then I’ll talk a little about why having such a week is important. I did receive the following question in my question box: How does one define transgender? To define transgender, I think it’s important to talk about what gender is and how that is different from sex. Sex is biological. It’s clitoris versus penis, it’s fallopian tubes versus vas deferens, it’s XX versus XY chromosomes and it’s a lot of estrogen versus a lot of testosterone. Gender is much more fluid, and more about feminine versus masculine. Gender is not about the physical body but instead, it’s about behaviors and traits; it’s about how we act, how we think, and how we feel about ourselves. Gender is influenced biologically — mostly through hormonal influences — but it is also learned and constructed as a result of familial, social, and cultural childhood experiences, and it can continue to change over time throughout our adult lives. Gendered influences come from parents, peers, teachers and possibly most influential of all, the media. Gendered toys abound — with some even going so far as being advertised for girls only or boys only. Dr. Pepper had an ad for Dr. Pepper “10.” It only has 10 calories, but they want to capture the market of men who want to consume fewer calories but don’t want to appear “chick-like” by drinking a diet drink. The guy in the commercial is specifically talking to “ladies”. He says, “It only has 10 manly calories,” and “You can keep your romantic comedies and your lady drinks. We’re good.” And then he takes a sip. The commercial ends with the phrase: Dr. Pepper 10 — It’s not for women. For most people their sex and their gender match. This is called being Cisgender. For others though, their sex is opposite their gender — and this is what transgender is; a biological male who sees himself — herself actually, and I’ll explain this next — more like a girl or woman in terms of gender or a biological female who sees her —“his” actually — gender as more like that of a boy or man. See GREAVES | page 8
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Soul-sucking, time-wasting social media: Distraction from life
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ocial media is everywhere and allows us to be in touch with people from around the world at any moment. Jackie It allows us to follow celebrities, our favorite restaurants, stores and strange-looking cats. I’m a little sheepish to admit that to make me guffaw. not two, not three, but four famous, But is this healthy? genetically mutated cats clog my What is the amount of social media Facebook newsfeed with their bulging around us doing to our actual social eyes and mashed, angry faces. lives and interactions? It is hard enough weaving around And seeing them there never ceases
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the sea of other students to get in class on time. This is made nearly impossible when half of the population is stumbling around with their heads down, their eyes missing the stunning fall scenery because they are squinting at little screens depicting a lesser version of the same scenery through their friends’ Snapchat stories. I am guilty of the same thing. I constantly find myself checking my phone. I scroll through Facebook,
Pinterest and Snapchat, only to check Facebook again in case a new grumpy cat picture has popped up in the last 20 seconds. Frankly, it’s getting ridiculous. This phenomena is best summed up by the character Mr. Griffin in the movie “Easy A,” in which he says to Olive, “I don’t know what your generation’s fascination is with documenting your every thought, but I can assure you, they’re not all diamonds. ‘Roman See KEATING | page 8
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EUGENE — A developmentally disabled boy’s court-appointed guardian has filed a $5 million lawsuit against the Lincoln County School District, alleging that officials failed to protect the youth from being sexually assaulted by a classmate on campus. The suit was filed today in U.S. District Court in Eugene. It accuses school officials of negligence and a violation of the state’s Vulnerable Person Act, and also of federal Title IX and Civil Rights Act violations. The lawsuit claims that the plaintiff, who is identified in court documents as N.E., was sexually assaulted more than once by another boy while both attended Taft High
GREAVES n Continued from page 7 Explanation: The proper pronoun of a biological female whose gender is male is usually he or him, not she or her. The pronoun should match the gender, not the sex. Although, if you know individuals who identify as transgender, it is usually best to ask what pronouns they prefer. Research indicates that individuals are beginning to show transgender tendencies at much younger ages. In fact, there are some young children who, as soon as they can talk, will challenge their parents regarding their designation as a boy or a girl, a daughter or a son, and demand that they be referred to as the opposite of what their parents perceive them to be. And so you may be wondering — Why do we need a Transgender Awareness Week?
School in Lincoln City in 2012 and 2013. Both boys were enrolled at the time in a class for students with developmental disabilities. According to the suit, N.E. reported the abuse to a state Department of Human Services caseworker, who notified police. Lincoln County prosecutors later charged the assailant with sexually abusing N.E. and another student in his class, the lawsuit asserts. The attacker — identified in the suit as B.S. — pleaded guilty last December in juvenile court to second- and third-degree sexual abuse of N.E., according to the suit. The incidents allegedly occured after B.S. lured N.E. to a secluded area on Taft’s campus during school hours by promis-
Well, as a culture, the U.S. has fairly high expectations that people be Cisgender, thus all the advertising encouraging girls to do “girl things” and boys to do “boy things”. Parents, teachers, peers and the media all actively reward Cisgender behavior — a girl playing with dolls — and punish non-Cisgender behavior —a boy playing with dolls. When that gender match is not present, as is the case with transgender individuals, many people have a tendency to ridicule, humiliate or even harm transgender individuals. I think Transgender Awareness Week is about acknowledging and celebrating the fact that we aren’t all alike. That diversity is something to be celebrated, not suppressed. That not everyone fits neatly into a box. And if we all did fit neatly into a box, what a “square” society we’d be.
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ing to give him video games and other electronic items. The lawsuit asserts that the district had a duty to keep N.E. safe at school, and accuses the boys’ teacher and other Taft employees of acting “with deliberate indifference to a known risk” of harm by giving the boys permission to leave school buildings without supervision. School district spokeswoman Mary Jo Kerlin said she is “unable to comment” on any pending litigation. N.E. is developmentally delayed and suffers from disorders that include Asperger syndrome and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to the lawsuit, which he filed through court-appointed guardian Ann Yela.
Awareness is particularly important for family and friends of transgender individuals. The unknown can be pretty scary and awareness can normalize the unknown. Without that awareness, family and friends are much more likely to label the behavior or, worse yet, the individual, as deviant, wrong, immoral and unnatural. The processes of transitioning from having one’s gender match one’s biological sex — Cisgender — to having a gender opposite of one’s sex — Transgender — can be a very difficult time. Having the support of friends and family can be crucial to that process.
HANSON n Continued from page 7 utilize the numerous opportunities available to them through their university, and do not reach their full academic potential. While it is my personal opinion that graduate schools should focus less on GPA and more on the candidate’s individual undergraduate experience, this is unlikely to change. That being said, I believe that by pushing aside academic perfection and welcoming challenge, you allow for the bet-
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take action against those who commit these crimes. “It’s On Us” provides stuOSU joining the fight against dents with the opportunity sexual assault being delegated to talk about sexual assault, as convenient lip service was what equals consent, how easy to accept. to intervene when one sees This event is the start of a problematic situation and moving forward with the how to support survivors of promise made to students at sexual assault. OSU back in September. It can help us teach those Too often, survivors of sex- without understanding of ual assault are left in the dark, their responsibilities to know not supported, unable to get what constitutes proper contheir story out in fear of ret- sent and when “yes” means ribution from their attackers “yes.” or of not being believed by These events put words into a skeptical, victim-blaming action and show us that OSU society. keeps its promises to change These events have the the environment for the safety power to change that, but not and growth of its students. overnight. t With time, due diligence Editorials serve as means for Barometer and basic human decency, editors to offer commentary and opinions on we can change how society issues both global and local, grand in scale treats these cases, how we or diminutive. The views expressed here are listen to survivors and how we a reflection of the editorial board’s majority.
terment of yourself and begin taking full advantage of your educational opportunities. In my fraternity, our cardinal principles consist of virtue, diligence and brotherly love. During one of our fraternal emersion seminars, we were asked to write down one word we felt represented the true meaning of diligence. One of my brothers, Drew Bankston — a new member in our fraternity — wrote the word “failure.” When inquired about this, Bankston responded, “If you are not failing, you are not trying hard enough,” a response that resounds greatly with me
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KEATING n Continued from page 7 is having an OK day, and bought a Coke Zero at the gas station. Raise the roof.’” And the amount of time we tend to spend on social media is mock-worthy. According to a Business Insider report, “Americans spend more time on social media than any other major internet activity, including email.” The report also found that more than half of the time spent on these sites is spent not on home computers, but on phones and tablets, meaning these programs are at our fingertips wherever we go. But there is a reason that we spend so much time on social media. These websites can be extremely helpful when trying to connect with classmates to discuss an upcoming project or to find new recipes using the scant amount of ingredients in your college
pantry. Being linked socially online has made it possible to remain in touch with friends from overseas and see what they’re up to. But our generation is so plugged in that we miss what is happening around us. When is the last time you called your grandmother or a friend, much less wrote a letter? Doing so will be a much more intimate experience than posting on someone’s Facebook wall or Twitter feed. So I present to everyone a challenge: try staying off of social media for 24 hours. I know it doesn’t sound too challenging, but give it a shot — it can really expose your level of addiction. And for those of you following Colonel Meow and Princess Monster Truck, the cat pictures posted today will still be there tomorrow. t
Jackie Keating is a sophomore in English. The opinions expressed in Keating’s columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Keating can be reached at forum@dailybarometer.com.
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to this day. We often view failure in a poor light, and feel ashamed upon admitting we have failed. When in reality — as Drew puts it — failure is necessary for future success. By straining ourselves to our outermost limits, we are putting ourselves in a position to achieve greatness. Not excellence or perfection, but greatness.
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