The Daily Barometer OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY • CORVALLIS, OREGON 97331
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 2013 • VOLUME CXVI, NUMBER 47
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First tuition freeze in 13 years n
ASOSU hears from Vietnamese Student Association, discusses upcoming town hall meeting
By Sean Bassinger THE DAILY BAROMETER
Students will pay less for tuition prices because of a series of funds granted from a special legislative session in September. The initial announcements from the Board of Higher Education were released Friday. Oregon State University students will now see an increase of 2.5 percent in tuition prices, as opposed to the originally propositioned 5.9 percent increase. Across the state, the average increase was originally 4.8 and was then reduced to an average 2.5
By Tori Hittner
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The Associated Students of Oregon State University Senate focused primarily on popular student issues and opinions at Tuesday night’s meeting. Senators heard a passionate appeal from Olivia Chac, a representative of the Vietnamese Student Association. Chac spoke on behalf of fellow students concerned about the failure to renew the contract of the current Director of Intercultural Student Services Sandy Tsuneyoshi. According to Chac, Tsuneyoshi’s current position would no longer exist under the upcoming reconstruction of Intercultural Student Services. Tsuneyoshi’s contract currently stands to end in December and will not be renewed. Chac brought a letter written by a passionate alumnus to show the importance of Tsuneyoshi’s work and the bond with her students. Chac described Tsuneyoshi as an “intellectual leader and strong advocate” for the students she represents. Senators asked for further concrete information regarding the situation before making any decisions to move forward with a resolution. The Senate Student Outreach Committee reminded senators of the upcoming town hall meeting Tuesday at 6 p.m. in Memorial Union 211. The meeting will focus on issues surrounding the tuition plateau. President of the Senate Victoria Redman introduced possible legislation regarding the Good Samaritan Policy and alternative voting system discussed previously in the House. According to Redman, the Oregon See SENATE | page 3
Funds from September special legislative session make declining tuition rates possible
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See TUITION | page 4
Class project helps Corvallis homeless International students raise $1,300 for cold-weather women’s shelter at First United Methodist Church
“We can see people in the street, and we wanted to help.” Homeless shelters were a new concept for the students, and such a support structure for those in need impressed them. They By Emma-Kate Schaake plan on volunteering at the shelter in the THE DAILY BAROMETER coming weeks. One class project can have a huge impact “In China, they do not have a special on the community. place for people who are poor or have no A group of six international Chinese stu- place to live,” said group member Suzhen dents raised $1,300 for the winter women’s Liu. shelter, Room at the Inn. The shelter is a Once they found a place to donate to, temporary winter lodging that runs from the group decided to host a bowling, bilNovember to April and serves up to 12 liards and game night in the Memorial women who are 18 or older. Union basement in order to raise the funds. The project was part of management class They sold tickets ahead of time, especially 456, a practicum class that focuses on the within the INTO program, and offered application of management principles in food, T-shirts, games and raffle prizes at real-world situations. The students were the event. tasked with finding a charity in Corvallis Courtesy of Zemiao He “We sold tickets at INTO and explained and creating a project to raise funds for that their donations to them,” said Pilyi Liu. Chinese student coordinators of Play for Hope — Top organization. “We care about homeless people in “We wanted more people to know about row: Suzhen Liu, Pinyi Liu. Bottom row: Xiaolong Zhang, Yuanquian Sun, Casey Glick, Ruijinh Zhang and Zemiao He. Corvallis,” said group member Pilyi Liu. See SHELTER | page 4 n
Kicking open the doors for new campus Dutch Bros.
Vinay Bikkina
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Jessica Ortman, a sophomore in business, looks at the huge line as she works as a barista at the new Dutch Bros.
Cafe opens next to OSU Beaver Store, brings in customers Tuesday with free drinks
“I was just crossing campus and saw that they’re giving out free coffee, so I was like, ‘Hey, I’ll try Dutch Bros.,” said Jessica Denney, whose husband works as the resident director of West Hall. “I don’t go to Dutch Bros. often, By Kaitlyn Kohlenberg THE DAILY BAROMETER so I just saw this as an opportunity to Bright lights, a fog machine and see what their menu offers.” For the grand opening, Dutch Bros. music audible from Dixon Recreational Center helped set the atmosphere for was offering all drinks (smoothies, the opening of the new Dutch Bros. blended energy drinks and coffee at the corner of SW 26th Street and drinks) for free in the 16-ounce size. Washington Way. The newly opened location is the What truly drew the crowds, though, fifth location in Corvallis; however, was the promise of free drinks offered it is only the second walk-in cafe, as all day in honor of the cafe’s grand most Dutch Bros. locations are drivethru only. opening. n
Despite the already-present location on the corner of NW Kings Boulevard and Monroe Avenue, many students were grateful for the additional location. “It’s nice that there’s a Dutch Bros. on this side of campus because it was a little inconvenient to walk all the way over to Monroe, especially when most of my classes are on this side of campus,” said Alexi Schweitzer, a senior in human development and family sciences. Denney agreed from both a student and business perspective. See COFFEE | page 4