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Nominees confirmed for OSU, PSU, UO; student, faculty, staff members each have a vote
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The Oregon Senate officially confirmed the members of institutional governing boards Friday for Oregon State University, Portland State University and University of Oregon. Made possible by Senate Bill 270 from June, the institutional governing boards allow each university to independently operate as separate entities outside of the Oregon University System. OUS serves as a governing body for public Oregon universities and works side-by-side with Oregon legislatures to raise money and establish budget boundaries. Each university board has 14 members approved by Gov. John Kitzhaber. The nominees were selected months prior; however, concerns among legislatures halted the initial confirmation earlier this fall. Republicans who voted against confirmation of the boards didn’t believe faculty and staff members should have voting privileges on a board that also decides institutional salaries. Back in October, OSU President Ed Ray emphasized the importance of operational flexibility upon official confirmation of board members. Ray also mentioned seeing no problem with student, staff and faculty members all having voting privileges on these boards. “I was perfectly comfortable with the faculty, staff and student members all voting,” Ray said. “You can’t have unequal partners at the table.” Ray said he maintained confidence in each member’s ability to make responsible choices when voting on issues such as faculty wages and other areas containing potential conflicts of interest. “They’re one of 14 voting members,” Ray said. Ray will serve on the board as an ex-officio non-voting member. Taylor Sarman, student board member and Associated Students of Oregon State University executive director of government relations, said he was thrilled to witness the board members receive confirmation Friday night. Sarman also said it was an honor to receive such an opportunity on behalf of Ray, the governor and ASOSU President Brett Deedon. “I’m very excited to serve,” Sarman said. Additional meetings to organize OSU’s institutional governing board will occur in December, according to Sarman. Sean Bassinger Higher eduction reporter managing@dailybarometer.com
Students from the College of Pharmacy join PSU, OHSU in Portland for an antibiotic event to educate, provide flu shots to the population
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Maggie Ayers-Johnson, physician’s assistant student at OHSU, teamed up with pharmacy student Theresa Gatti to share information with the public about antibiotics in Portland.
PORTLAND — As the temperature increased throughout the day, so too did the number of people interested in learning about antibiotics. Oregon State University pharmacy students played their part in honor of “international learn about antibiotics week” during the event, “AWARE in the square,” promoting public health and raising awareness in Pioneer Square in downtown Portland Friday. This interdisciplinary event brought together groups of pharmacy, nursing and physician’s assistant students from OSU, Portland State University and Oregon Health & Science University to carry out informational surveys with the public. The surveys began at 6:30 a.m., when it was still below freezing in the square. Tessa Jaqua is the program coordinator for Oregon Aware, a part of the coalition and alliance of more than 60 statewide members working for antibiotic resistance education. Jaqua said, as part of the idea behind the collaborative nature of AWARE in the square, the event allows providers See PHARMACY | page 4
A cappella groups hold sing-off Students, community members gather to hear several groups from Oregon
co-ed group Powerchord, Corvallis High School’s co-ed a cappella group and Willamette University’s group. “The whole production was great, but what I enjoyed most was the fresh By Courtney Gehring faces,” said Jali Henry, a junior studying THE DAILY BAROMETER fashion merchandising. “It was nice to Hundreds of students and commu- see a different spin on some of these nity members gathered to watch and pop songs.” listen to six a cappella groups perform Spartacappella, the Corvallis High in the First United Methodist Church School a cappella group, began the Sunday. concert and were followed by Tandem, The Oregon State University glee the co-ed performers from Willamette choir hosted its third annual sing off University who infused their perforfrom 7:30-9 p.m. mances with props and dramatic Justin Quinn | THE DAILY BAROMETER Not only did the glee choir perform, humor. For Tandem’s rendition of Rachael Warren, member of Willamette Universities Tandem, performs but it was joined by five other a capSee A CAPPELLA | page 4 “Thrift Shop” by Macklemore. pella groups: Divine, Outspoken, OSU’s n
Wouldn’t want her ‘victory lap’ any other way By Tori Hittner
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Associated Students of Oregon State University Task Force Director of Multicultural Affairs Julissa Rachor is going places. Literally. The San Diego native has traveled abroad to seven different countries and spent her summer in Washington, D.C., participating in an internship at the Georgetown University Law Center. A fifth-year student at OSU, Rachor is majoring in political science and economics with an international degree with a focus in Spanish. “I’m sort of taking my victory lap,” Rachor said. Part of that “victory lap” includes balancing three jobs: ASOSU task force director of multicultural affairs, OSU
College of Liberal Arts ambassador and parole and probation case monitor for the Benton County Sheriff’s Office. Rachor’s a little short on time this year. But she wouldn’t have it any other way. “I just knew when I came back to Oregon State (from my summer internship), I really wanted to have more of a foothold on campus and really immerse myself in the culture and work with student organizations,” Rachor said. A self-described “avid Tennessee Titan and NFL fan,” Rachor enjoys bringing her competitive spirit to nearly everything she does. From flag football to softball, Rachor loves playing intramural sports and interacting with all the people she meets.
In addition to her competitive adventures, Rachor often immerses herself in a good book. Her favorite genres include cultural and historical novels. Rachor’s diverse array of hobbies and responsibilities neatly complement her desire to “help (students) prepare and understand how to break down the barriers of the Western thought process to be able to actually relate to other people.” Through community outreach and collaboration with the cultural centers, Rachor plans to encourage diversity and cultural awareness throughout the student body. Rachor hopes to establish an Oregon Tori Hittner | THE DAILY BAROMETER Students of Color Coalition chapter on Julissa Rachor is the ASOSU task See RACHOR | page 4 force director for multicultural affairs.