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With tests to study for and projects to finish, the looming presence of finals makes stress run high on the Oregon State University campus, but that doesn’t have to be a bad thing. David Kerr, a professor in the School of Psychological Science in the College of Liberal arts, explained that some stresses are good, like when stress motivates someone to complete tasks. “Stress is a challenge on the body and mind. Sometimes we can rally and surmount that challenge, so when we look back on it we can see it as a good experience,” Kerr said. “Stress doesn’t always mean bad things, but there are some stresses that are more difficult to cope with.” When stresses from different areas of life start to accumulate, stress can become detrimental. The example
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No new legislation for constituency seats in the Associated Students of Oregon State University House of Representatives made it to the Senate’s agenda Tuesday night in the wake of ASOSU President Taylor Sarman’s last-minute veto Wednesday. “I was very, very, very discouraged
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Oregon State University has introduced a new minor aimed at getting students to think differently about society. The social justice minor is a collaborative effort within the College of Liberal Arts and the School of Language, Culture and Society. The minor is interdisciplinary and addresses history, theory and contemporary issues of social justice in an effort to teach students creative ways to challenge and take action on societal issues. “Social justice should be thought of as an activity, not just a concept,” said Larry Roper, coordinator of the new minor and professor in the School of Language, Culture and Society. “The purpose at the end (of the program) is to allow the student to be able to create their own coherent presentation of what social justice means relative to their area of study and their future.” The School of Language, Culture and Society provides a forum of events organized by students See MINOR | page 2
Incident at University of Oregon raises concern among students about medical record privacy
by the veto of President Sarman,” said Bryan Williamson, president of the Senate, during Tuesday’s meeting. “A promise that was made to the students was killed with one signature.” Sarman emailed a letter addressed to the ASOSU Congress and the OSU community Wednesday night explaining his decision to veto JB-06.21, a bill that would have allocated 11 seats in the House of Representatives to cultural resource and support centers, as well as the International Students of Oregon State University, Residence Hall Association, Panhellenic Council
Last week, an investigation at the University of Oregon raised several questions regarding the privacy of student health records. In response, Oregon State University has been working to inform students of their rights to privacy through various methods, including campus-wide advertisements. “What we’re doing at OSU is restating both our practice and our policy that personal health and counseling records of students attending OSU are held with strong confidentiality,” said Steve Clark, vice president of university relations and marketing. The confusion around the issue
and Interfraternity Council. The bill would have added an additional 10 seats to the House, which currently has 20 seats reserved for undergraduates. Sarman expressed concerns in his letter about a part of the bill that requires constituency seat candidates to prove they belong to the group they seek to represent. “That letter was pretty pathetic,” said Senator John Varin. Varin, who did said he did not vote in favor of the bill, said he was nonetheless disappointed that it was able to pass through both houses of
began when it was noted in an article by Katie Higgins, a reporter from central Oregon news station KTVZ, that student health care on the OSU campus is covered by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or FERPA. Health care off campus, however, is covered by the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA. According to the United States Department of Education, FERPA applies to all educational agencies and institutions that receive funding under any program administered by the department. It should be noted that FERPA generally prohibits the improper disclosure of personally identifiable information derived from education records. In short, FERPA prohibits making student medical records public without good cause. Additionally, FERPA also requires See PRIVACY | page 3
Congress only to be vetoed. He also denied that there was insufficient due diligence. Speaker of the House Saul Boulanger, who was present in the gallery during the meeting, said he was also disappointed about the veto, but that as a result of the outreach that went into the bill, there is more diversity among the candidates for the ASOSU election this year. Senator Owen Madin expressed pride in Congress this year and encouraged his fellow senators to keep it up, even though they experiSee ASOSU | page 3
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The Arts & Social Justice Living-Learning Community is currently housed on the sixth floor of Wilson Hall. The goal of this new residential living community is to provide opportunities for like-minded students to take theories of social justice and put them into action through art and creative thinking. In fall term, residents in the living community took a two-credit arts and social justice course designed to explore societal issues and art. Each session featured a speaker who would talk about a societal issue they were passionate about and introduce how they raised awareness through art. “I loved it. I learned so much about society as a whole; it really opened my eyes to a lot of different things,” said Taylor Collins, a resident of the community and a freshman
majoring in merchandising management. In winter and spring terms, the social justice courses focus on expanding leadership skills by having students develop their own projects. “The class projects are designed to build and civically engage the community,” said Charlene Martinez, associate director for Intercultural Student-Services Development and coordinator of the new program. “Tackling social issues is a challenging thing to do. The students have taken really sensitive topics and made it consumable for their peers.” One such project, called “Poetry in Action,” had participants analyze a wide range of poetry and music to identify different contemporary issues in society. Afterward, the participants got the opportunity to use their own poetry and turn it into art. “I’m not an artist,” said Hunter Briggs, a freshman in ethnic studies who helped facilitate the project. “But our goal (in this activity) is to show people how different See JUSTICE | page 2
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Three men allegedly admitted to planning to smoke marijuana in Avery Park after hours and turned over “a mason jar, pipe and baggie containing about 4.5 grams of dried marijuana bud and stems” to the officer. The officer reportedly gave the men a warning — due to their “honesty, cooperation and the small amount of marijuana they possessed” An officer reportedly — for possession of less than mistook dancing for fightone ounce of marijuana. The ing at about 11:28 p.m. officer took the items to be along Northwest Monroe destroyed. Avenue and Northwest 26th Street when the officer Saturday, March 7 encountered a man and a woman. According to the log, “apparently they were Police received reports that actually maybe attempting a man was “scaring people” to dance and the female fell around Southwest Madison to the ground” as the offiAvenue and Southwest Third cer approached. The officer Street, according to the log. The cited them for minor in posresponding officer had reportsession of alcohol by conedly encountered similar sumption. The man had a behavior from the same man blood alcohol content of .178 — this was the third instance percent, and the woman’s — so the officer arrested him was .199 percent, according for disorderly conduct in the to the log. The pair allegedly second degree and took him told the officer they had been to the Benton County Cordrinking at the Sigma Alpha rectional Facility “to prevent Epsilon house. future disturbances.”
Winter term is coming to a close, which means that spring term approaches and brings with it elections for the Associated Students of Oregon State University. Prospective candidates had to turn in their applications by the Friday of week nine in order to run for an ASOSU position. With applications in, the members of the elections committee are staying in Corvallis over spring break in order to go over the applicants’ eligibility for candidacy. The elections committee doesn’t have an exact count yet, but there is more than one candidate for each of the positions, including president, vice president and speaker of the house. “I feel like there is a lot more buzz,” said Andrew Futerman, a member of this year’s elections committee and senior in fisheries and
wildlife. “My sincere hope is that we can increase voter turnout. In previous years, 6 to 8 percent is a good turnout for college campuses; I think it’s a shame. Last year, we were able to narrowly achieve 15 percent, and I think we should strive for even better.” The committee is excited for the upcoming elections, but there is still difficulty in increasing campus turnout. “I didn’t vote last year,” said Scott Roberts, a junior public health major. “I didn’t even know that elections were happening. I don’t go through the quad, so I didn’t hear or see anything about it.” Current members of ASOSU are looking forward to the new candidates reaching out to the student body. The Daily Barometer
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MINOR n Continued from page 1 and faculty, which supports aspects of social justice. One such event was held Feb. 23, titled “Women Writes,” featuring a group of women from all backgrounds who advocate the use of creative writing to create safe spaces throughout campus and the community. Before the minor was implemented, students would often ask professors about opportunities pertaining to social justice. “The importance of the social justice minor can be seen through the large student demand for academic courses regarding social justice issues at OSU,” said Joseph Orosco, an associate professor of philosophy. An upcoming social justice event, “Education Beyond the Academic Industrial Complex,” takes place in the Memorial Union Thursday, April 2 at 5 p.m. The talk is led by Andrea
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Smith, an associate professor in a way that fosters greatof Cultural and Media Studies er connections, equity and at University of California outcomes.” Riverside. The focus of the lecStudents can take a wide ture is on the state of the educa- variety of courses within the tional system and ways that stu- minor for a total of 27 creddents can educate themselves its, nine credits of which are beyond the barriers of higher required courses that include education. an internship, critical thinkRoper said ing perspeche hopes We live in an tives and a that anybody interconnected world, final capstone entering any synthesizing field would and the condition all the matehave social of life and life rial covered. justice as a frame. experience of others The variety of courses “We live in ultimately have is intended an interconinfluence and effect to allow stunected world, dents the abiland the confor all of us. ity to customdition of life ize the minor and life expeLarry Roper su ch that rience of othSocial justice minor coordinator it compleers ultimately have influence and effect for ments their own interests. The all of us,” Roper said. “Students required courses will be intro(should) leave the university duced in fall 2015. experience with an idea about Sam Talbot, news reporter how they operate in the world news@dailybarometer.com
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JUSTICE n Continued from page 1 kinds of art can be used to advocate for social justice.” The social justice community is not just about using art to talk about social issues; it’s about creating a group of like-minded individuals to foster ways of critically thinking for the local community. “I didn’t expect to have this intimate of a community,” Briggs said. “But Charlene really cares about our growth.” Sam Talbot, news reporter news@dailybarometer.com
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accolades came rolling in. “I am heartbroken at the loss of my wonEUGENE — David Braden Frohnmayer derful and brilliant friend, Dave Frohnmayer,â€? was an Oregon legislator, an attorney general said Gov. Kate Brown, who ordered all state and a University of Oregon president, but flags to half-staff on the day of Frohnmayer’s memorial service, the date of which has yet everyone called him “Dave.â€? to be announced. He always drove a minivan. Elected officials, ranging from Eugene “He was amazingly humble and there was no affectation around him. He was who Mayor Kitty Piercy to Oregon’s two U.S. senahe was. He was just Dave,â€? said Bill Gary, his tors, Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, offered testimonials to Frohnmayer’s law colleague and friend legacy. “His career is the of 34 years. gold standard for public Frohnmayer died I am service in this state,â€? Wyden Monday night in his sleep heartbroken at said. at his home in Eugene, “He was one of us,â€? said Gary said. He was 74. the loss of my Oregon Senate President Although he coped with wonderful and Peter Courtney. “He came 5½ years of prostate canfrom a great Oregon family. brilliant friend. cer and a course of cheBorn and raised in a small motherapy, his death was town, he was part of the shocking to friends and Kate Brown fabric of Oregon. He was family, Gary said. Oregon governor educated at the best uniOn S a t u r d a y, versities in the world and Frohnmayer had attended a charity event in Portland; on Monday, he yet he returned home to serve Oregon and met with his doctors to discuss treatment her people.â€? Frohnmayer was born July 9, 1940, in options. “We knew his prognosis was grim, but we Medford. didn’t have any idea that he was so close to Both his mother and father had attended the end,â€? Gary said. “Even now, with just a the UO, and young Dave “definitely bled few hours to digest it, the family feels grate- green and yellow. He loved the university and ful that he went peacefully and didn’t suffer what it stood for,â€? Gary said. over much.â€? Frohnmayer excelled early. He was “outAs word of his death spread today, the standing senior manâ€? at Medford High
ASOSU n Continued from page 1 enced difficult and trying times. The Senate voted to move JB-06.23, a bill that would dedicate Senate seats to particular colleges, to the student government committee. “In spirit, I think it’s a great
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drinking and depression and anxiety, but we can’t always look at stress as a bad thing. We have to learn to cope with it and Kerr used is that a student with some sort then see what we can learn from it for later of turmoil or issues with their family might experiences,� Kerr said. Mary Sichi, a doctoral intern with have a harder time with a test than a student for whom the test is their only worry. Counseling and Psychological Services, Even looking at stress and other issues in advises taking time to have breaks from life as inherently bad can affect our emo- studying and even suggests scheduling tional reactions to them. Looking at stress breaks beforehand. “First you have to notice you’re becomwith a sense of dread could potentially ing stressed, just take time for yourself, worsen the negative effects. “As far as people trying to handle stress, scheduling breaks and doing something that relaxes you,� Sichi said. “Look ahead a lot of people have trouand schedule everything ble with procrastination,� out beforehand, trying to Kerr said. “You feel betstick to it as much as posI have ways of ter when you’re able to sible, but also being nice put something off or turn managing stress. to yourself when you’re away from it, but that only Lots of prayer, going through stressful works in the short term times.� planning out free and ultimately makes the Sichi explained that stress worse as the deadtime and trying not stress can take its toll on lines come closer.� to procrastinate a person in a number of Kerr said that in times ways. In general, stress of high stress, it can be and avoid can make a person tired good to check up on those overworking myself. and affect their sleeping you care about and help patterns, whether they each other to relax. do not get enough sleep, Lauren Hibbs Kerr also advised over-sleep or wake up Junior, fisheries and wildlife breaking up large tasks feeling unrested. Stress into smaller, more mancan also affect appetite, or force people to ageable goals, such as separating an essay into sections at a time or reading for 10 or grab quick, unhealthy food. Stress affects self-care routines in gen15 minutes at a time, as opposed to sitting down to complete an entire assignment in eral and can cause emotional changes, making a person more sensitive or irritable. one swoop. “Stress can be really powerful for some In regards to the brain itself, stress affects people and can contribute to things like both the hippocampus and the amygdala, which effect memory, concentration, focus
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School in 1958. After completing a bachelor’s degree at Harvard, he became a Rhodes Scholar and studied at Oxford University in England. He was president of the Wadham College Debating Society and a writer for The Oxford Tory. He served three, two-year terms in the Oregon House during the 1970s, representing Eugene and Goshen. Frohnmayer, who earned his law degree from the University of California at Berkeley, then served as Oregon’s top lawyer — state attorney general — throughout the 1980s. “His full brilliance and intellectual prowess was on display when he was standing at a lectern arguing to the U.S. Supreme Court,� Gary said. Frohnmayer faced the U.S. justices seven times, said Gary, who served as his right-hand man for all but one of those appearances. Frohnmayer kept an outline of his legal arguments in a black, three-ringed binder. On top of the first page he wrote “Button coat. Speak slowly,� Gary said. “Those were his watchwords.� And when he rose to face the Supreme Court, he was tall and imposing, Gary said. “I’ve never seen anybody command the courtroom the way that he could. He relished it. He loved it.� He was persuasive, too, Gary said. Frohnmayer won six out of the seven cases. Full article online at registerguard.com
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he 2015 Pac-12 Tournament looks to be an exciting time, if you are a team in the upper half of the seeding. For the bottom six programs in the conference, it will be an uphill battle from the first round on. Now don’t get me wrong, this is the Pac-12, where upsets happen on almost a weekly occurrence — just ask Oregon State, Oregon, Arizona State, UCLA, Washington —the list goes on and on. When it comes to who will win and who will fall, nothing within this conference is set in stone. Still, if you’re Washington or USC, it has to be hard to imagine you would be finishing the weekend with a trophy in hand. If the women’s tournament, or two years of men’s tournaments has taught us anything, where you are seeded doesn’t necessarily predict how things will pan out. It was just two years ago that No. 10 Utah made it all the way to the semifinals — taking out the No. 2 seed Cal along
the way. Within the last two years, it’s important to point out that it wasn’t the No. 1 seed that would end up winning the tournament, but the No. 2 (UCLA) and No. 3 (Oregon) seed. All this is to say, if you can come in hot — control the 94 feet of the court, excel on the offensive and defensive ends of the game — you have a shot, no matter who you were in the regular season. The one thing that every team has going for them is the fact that they will all be playing in a neutral location. Home court advantage is a staple within the Pac12. Removing that from the equation should provide the opportunity for some fireworks.
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For Oregon State, coming in hot will be a problem. The Beavers lost six of their last seven games, including a heartbreaker in the 344th Civil War against the Oregon
Ducks to end this season. Thankfully their morale should be a bit lifted by junior guard Gary Payton II receiving the award for Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. Payton II exploded the last time the Beavers met Colorado Feb. 21 in Corvallis. The junior guard had 24 points on the game, including five rebounds, seven blocks and four steals. Sophomore guard Malcolm Duvivier had a quality outing, putting up 17 points, four rebounds, five assists and two steals. When OSU and CSU tangled in Gill Coliseum, the Beavers were coming off three blowout losses in a row, and had something to prove. On F r i d a y, Oregon State will be coming off two blowouts in their final three regular season games. Whether this will light a fire under them coming into Las Vegas, only game
time will tell. If it doesn’t, perhaps the fact that head coach Wayne Tinkle did not receive Pac12 Coach of the Year will. Regardless of what motivates them, it’s feasible to see the Beavers moving on to the quarterfinals — if the offense can again come out and get going early. Colorado had some positives to the end of the season with how it handled Washington and Arizona State, so a 14-point blowout seems a bit farfetched. And after what Utah did two years ago, underestimating a No. 10 seed would be unwise. Still, with the quality play OSU showed in its season finale against Oregon, a win seems the likely outcome. Unless the road disease continues.
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every reason to go through the motions of this game; it was the OSU returned to Goss sixth game in seven days, tired Stadium on an overcast evening legs and arms figured to be a for its last nonconference tune factor and in addition a marquee up before heading to Arizona matchup with a ranked oppoState for Pac-12 play. The crowd nent loomed over the weekend. was sparse at best and OSU had The Beavers would have none of it, as they easily cruised to a 12-3 win. The victory, which is OSU’s 10th in a row, was particularly sentimental for head coach Pat Casey, who eclipsed his 900th overall win as a head coach. “It’s a tribute to the players, its longevity; but I’ve already moved on, and you are only as good as your last game,” Casey said. “It’s special (to get the win for Casey) and I’m honored to be a part of something here,” freshman pitcher Sam Tweedt said. Buying Hours: Tweedt made his second conMon.-Sat. 10am-5:30pm secutive midweek start for the Sunday 11am-5:30pm Beavers — he went five and ⅓ innings, with his lone blemish being a two run home run to senior right fielder Turner Gill. THE DAILY BAROMETER
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lockdown perimeter defender that most zone defenses don’t have. outside the friendly confines That first game was also of Gill Coliseum. They’re a dif- Oregon State’s most (relatively) ferent team on the road, and scorching hot offensive game that’s why I like the Buffs’ chanc- of the conference season — es Wednesday night. Oregon its 72 points and eight threes State locked Colorado down were its best efforts in Pac-12 the first time they played; the play. Those totals are unsustainBuffs couldn’t solve the Beavers’ able for the conference’s worst matchup zone, and Payton is the offensive team, and the Beavers shot under 40 percent in two of their three losses since they beat Colorado. Buffs forward Josh Scott is healthier than he has been all season — he’s averaged 19 points and eight rebounds in
the four games since Oregon State held him to four points and three boards. It’s as if he had a visitation from the basketball gods, and they revealed to him that bigs who work the baseline against a 2-3 zone can eviscerate it. Scott did exactly that in Colorado’s win over Washington, which, like the Beavers, zoned the Buffs for most of the game. That’s the only way Colorado can beat the zone, because it doesn’t have the perimeter shooters necessary to spread it out. Askia Booker seems to be the only Buff who is confident in his outside shot, and he shot 2-of-14 that February night in
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ear readers, I haven’t received any questions via the Barometer for a while, so I thought I’d use this end-of-the-term column to respond to some really stupid questions I’ve received in the past. I know as a teacher I’m supposed to say there is no such thing as a stupid question, but that’s just not true. There really are some stupid questions. I’ve been teaching the human sexuality course for 20 years now. In that course, I put out a question box every class session and students are encouraged to submit any question they have that they didn’t want to ask during class. These questions are submitted anonymously. I may get some stupid questions the first week, but for the most part, the questions are really good the remaining nine weeks of the term. For the last 12 years, I’ve been doing outreach presentations in the resident halls. It’s here where I’m much more likely to get stupid questions. These events are part of University Housing and Dining Service’s educational programming and are typically called “Sex Tips and Banana Splits.” A week prior to these events, residents are encouraged to submit anonymous questions to a box sitting at the front desk. Now in defense of stupid question writers, I think I get these questions so frequently from this population because they are so very young — the vast majority of resident hall peeps are first-year students. Additionally, they probably have had very little in terms of comprehensive sexuality education. As a result, many of them don’t
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Ask Dr. Sex have enough sexual confidence to ask a real question, so they write something just to be funny — and to be fair — many of the questions are really funny. So, here are some of those questions and my answers. Q: What happens if I have sex with my imaginary friend? A: It’s called masturbation. Q: If my girlfriend wants to do me with a strap-on, will I get pregnant? A: Only if the strap-on is loaded with fresh semen and has the ability to ejaculate. And you are female. And you have a viable egg floating around in there. And she does you in your vagina and not your anus. Q: Does ________, the RA, want to have sex? A: Why are you asking me? Q: Where is my penis? A: I don’t know. Where’d you leave it? Q: How many clitorises does the average girl have? A: Uhm, 27? Q: Where is the third hole? A: Well, if you tell me where the first two holes are, then I’ll tell you where the third hole is. Q: My boyfriend has pus coming from his penis? Is that normal? A: Is pus coming from anywhere ever normal? Q: When I give my boyfriend a blowjob I don’t gag, but when I brush my teeth I do.What gives? A: You are either blowing wrong or brushing your teeth wrong. Q: Is the little hole in the front of my boxers just for peeing or can I also use it for sex? If yes,what is the
proper procedure? A: If this is too difficult for you to figure out, make your life easier and go commando. Q:Where do I find the mythical clitoris? A: Right above the mythical vagina and the mythical urethra. Q: Is it true that orgasms are more intense when you look at a blue surface? A: Oh my god, where do you get this crap? See, funny, right? The point is that instead of asking a real question, they miss out on a wonderful opportunity to contribute to a meaningful and informative conversation about sex and relationships — with an expert. It’s OK to ask questions. It’s OK to not know everything. It doesn’t’ make you weak. It shows you are inquisitive and want to be better informed. Oh well — I guess they’ll have to just sign up for my class. t
Dr. Kathy Greaves is a senior instructor and faculty member in the college of public health and human sciences. Greaves hosts sexuality and relationship Q&A sessions in the residence halls and the co-ops, in sororities and fraternities, in the cultural centers and for community groups. The opinions expressed in Greaves’ columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Greaves can be reached at forum@dailybarometer.com.
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SAE actions at D OU not reflective of OSU chapter s of March 10, two University of Oklahoma students associated with the fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon were expelled for their alleged roles in encouraging members of the fraternity to partake in a racist chant. A short video clip and an anonymous tip were leaked to the university’s newspaper, The Oklahoma Daily’s email at 4:38 p.m., showing SAE members chanting racist slurs. Naturally, this has caused some welldeserved outrage. OU’s President David Boren ordered the expulsion of the students and worked with SAE national headquarters to shut down the Oklahoma chapter. According to a piece from CNN, OU’s SAE house has been stripped of its Greek letters, the windows boarded up and the house closed midnight of March 10. The national headquarters for SAE issued a long apology expressing its regret on the webpage. We absolutely approve of the swift justice applied to these ignorant individuals. The real punishment will come when this follows their names for the rest of their lives. Out of curiosity, we contacted members of Oregon State University’s SAE chapter to see what they had to say about these incidents. “Sigma Alpha Epsilon here at Oregon State University is appalled and disgraced by the actions of a few of the members of the Oklahoma chapter,” according to an email sent to The Daily Barometer from an OSU SAE member. “We as a chapter stand by the quick actions taken by the University of Oklahoma administration and by our national fraternity headquarters. Our chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon does not support, or condone, any bigotry or racist behavior.” Checking up on everything we’ve covered about SAE here at The Daily Barometer, we find four pieces that show up in the past year. We found some interesting occurrences, but nothing near as outrageous as these Oklahoma SAE bus chants. Three are various “Police Beat” entries: a noise complaint on Feb. 12, and providing alcohol to minors on Oct. 18, 2014 and March 7. But in all fairness, there’s more to Greek life than what we hear in the “bad” news. An article published March 6 titled “Fraternity’s philanthropy helps children heal” discusses how OSU’s SAE will run a philanthropy for Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), a rare genetic disease that appears in early childhood and results in death if not treated early. Regardless of the typical themes seen in past police logs, we’re confident we can take their word in regards to racism and bigotry. As it stands, there’s no real reason to believe otherwise. It’s essential to remember that actions of a separate party aren’t always representative of the organization as a whole.
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s your friendly neighborhood political nerd I feel like it is my responsibility to present you with a guide to the upcoming King v. Burwell case going before the Supreme Court regarding the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) insurance subsidies. As a service to you I listened to the hour and a half of oral arguments presented before the court and read all of the pertinent articles on SCOTUSblog. As someone with a love for judicial politics I would normally warn against oversimplifying Supreme Court Cases, but here it really is quite simple. As the ACA is written, the plain language states that federal subsidies are to go through the exchanges established by the states. The argument of the plaintiff is that States that did not establish their own state-run insurance exchanges would not be able to access those federal subsidies. The defense, on behalf of the Obama administration, argues that the rest of the ACA is written in a way that clearly signals that insurance subsidies were intended to be issued through the Federal exchange to people in states that refused a state run exchange. Getting down to brass tacks, this case is simply the result of what amounts to a typo in the Affordable Care Act. Not for one second do I believe that the people who drafted the ACA intended to leave those in exchange-less states without insurance subsidies. If people followed the arguments of the plaintiffs, then the debates in State Legislatures over whether or not to adopt state exchanges would have gone very differently. While I am by no means a fan of the ACA, this is a reckless attempt to dismantle the law that could potentially eliminate federal subsidies for individuals in some states, but unfairly keep them in place for others. Not to mention it would open up a can of worms as to whether or not Oregon would fall under the category of a state exchange or a federal exchange as Governor Brown just signed the law dissolving Cover Oregon. Since the United States Supreme Court has nine sitting justices, it takes only five of them to issue a majority ruling. Currently the Supreme Court consists of five “Conservative” justices, two appointed by George W. Bush, one appointed by George H W. Bush and two Reagan appointees. Then another four “Liberal” justices, two appointed by Clinton and two appointed by President Obama. Historically, Justice Anthony Kennedy has been the swing vote on controversial cases, and I predict that we will see that again in this case. Prediction Time. The Supreme Court of the United States will uphold the Affordable Care Act insurance subsidies to individuals outside of state run exchanges. Justices Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan and Kennedy will vote with the majority and Scalia, Thomas, Roberts and Alito sign on to the dissent. Justice Kennedy will write the majority opinion citing a federalism argument claiming that giving the Federal Government the power to force States to establish state exchanges or the Feds will send their insurance markets into a death spiral would constitute an unconstitutional use of coercion. My apologies for my column being a little wonky this week. I will make it up to you, my dear readers, with a future column about the top five sexiest members of Congress. t
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