Growing globally | July 15, 2019

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Legacy.

Innovate.

Summer

Growing globally Oregon State University launches Global Hemp Innovation Center

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NEWS: Software fighs gender bias 6 • COLUMN: Comparing student and “real life” government 14 • SPORTS: Alumni coaches 13

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR MONDAY,JULY15

Ink Play-Traditional Chinese Painting and Calligraphy

Asian and Pacific Cultural Center, Gathering Hall 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

This exhibition is in collaboration with the Asian & Pacific Cultural Center, Willamette Chinese School, and Dr. Yuanyu Liao, art professor from Jiangxi University in China and current visiting scholar at Western Oregon University

TUESDAY, JULY 16

4v4 Soccer Tournament Summer 2019

Dixon Recreation Center, Lower Classroom 4 p.m.

Register online through IMLeagues by Tuesday, July 16, 2019 by 4:30 pm. This Summer 2019 Tournament is Free (player eligibility rules will still apply). 4v4 Soccer Tournament runs July 22, 2019 through August 12, 2019 on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesdays

SHI VI OLET HERRI NG | ORANGE MED I A NETWORK Plants growing inside a greenhouse at Oregon State University’s Hemp Innovation Center.

IN THIS ISSUE

OSUsed Store Evening Sale

Property Services Warehouse, OSUsed Store 5:30 p.m.

The OSUsed Store is open for its weekly evening public sale today. Merchandise includes used furniture (desks, file cabinets, tables, chairs, bookcases, etc.), computers and computer accessories, office supplies, bicycles, household items, and much more.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 17 Blueberry Field Day

North Willamette Research and Extension Center 1 p.m.

Bernadine Strik hosts the annual Blueberry Field Day at the North Willamette Research and Extension Center.

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14th Annual Community Art Exhibit and Opening Reception

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P ho to sto r y : Su m me r re c re a t i o n a c t i v i t i es

Comparing student and 14 Column: “real-world” governments

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LaSells Stewart Center, Giustina Gallery 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The 14th Annual Community Art Exhibit provides artists of all ages and skill-levels the opportunity to showcase their artwork in a non-juried show.

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OSU Alumni Foundation Pop-Up Dinner

OSU Alumni Association, Outdoor Patio 6:30 p.m.

Begin the evening at our reception, mingling with friends and sampling specialty foods created in consultation with OSU food scientists. The Pop-Up Dinner will feature a variety of culinary delights, including beef, seafood and cheese developed at Oregon State.

Guests will also get a glimpse at the future of the food and beverage industry, thanks to innovation from OSU alumni and researchers.

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STUDENT ON THE STREET

STUDENT ON THE STREET: SUMMER GOALS

By TERESITA NADER Web Producer

Students describe their hopes for the seaosn ABDUL OSMAN

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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING What are your goals for summer 2019?

N E W M E D I A C O M M U N I C AT I O N What are your goals for summer 2019?

“To prepare myself for my fall term and settle so I don’t have difficulties in my further courses. To interact with all the friendly people, and make memories that will stay with me for years to come. I have been pretty fortunate to meet a lot of people.”

“Learn how to bowl, so I have one bowling class.

It is very interesting to learn bowling. I am also going to visit my family for one month or so, and then I will come back and go to New York, and try to go to new places.”

ANA LOPEZ

ALICE BAYLY

LINGUISTICS , ANTHROPOLOGY AND FRENCH What are your goals for summer 2019?

“I want to go backpacking with my sister. My parents are moving away, so I am trying to spend time with family. I am also working in the college of business, trying to get some money.”

BUSINESS What are your goals for summer 2019?

“Learn to grow up and be an adult. Get into society, and find my career job. Figure myself out, honestly. We are growing up and we got to figure out what we want to do in life.”

CHRISTOPHER HOSKINS COMPUTER SCIENCE. What are your goals for summer 2019?

“To work out a little bit more and succeed at my summer classes so I can start the next year strong. Head over to Dixon, run around campus and enjoying the Corvallis weather during the summer.”

CARTOON

The reality of summer

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NEWS

Oregon State University announces Global Hemp Innovation Center College of Agricultural Science professor Jay Noller provides insight on the opening of the new Hemp Innovation Center at Oregon State

By SHI VIOLET HERRING News Contributor

According to Oregon State University professor Jay Noller, the Global Hemp Innovation Center was launched on June 13, encompassing over 40 faculty members from 20 different disciplines across campus and at ten of their research and extension centers located around the world. Noller is a professor in the College of Agricultural Sciences.

The main obstacle that kept OSU from researching hemp earlier was solved by the passing of the 2018 Farm Bill, said Noller.

This bill worked to decriminalize the hemp crop so that students and faculty could be involved in the research at OSU. Noller said that hemp works well with the other crops being researched at OSU, and shows promise for use in several consumer products.

“It can be used as an aggregate in concrete, additional fiber source in wood products, and sound and thermal insulation in buildings,” said Noller.

Some of the other faculty members in-

volved are Dr. Sabry Elias and Dr. David Stimpson, both studying the development and viability of hemp seeds in the Oregon State Seed Laboratory.

“Currently, I am working on developing and validating tests to measure the viability and the vigor of hemp seeds and assessing their planting value,” Elias said.

“Other studies are related to the determination of dormancy levels in hemp seeds and methods of breaking it.”

Stimpson is currently studying seed germination- specifically, what influences the rate of seed germination.

“Freshly harvested seeds are slow to germinate,” said Stimpson. “We are working in the Germination unit to attempt to break the dormancy so we can report the maximum potential germination for any given seed lot.”

For nutrition, faculty members look to the hemp hearts, which contain good amounts of protein, balanced omega fatty

acids and micronutrients, according to Noller. In particular, they are researching how this source of protein might affect athletes and the elderly or how it might be used in animal feed.

According to Noller, there are currently undergraduate and graduate OSU students doing research through the Global Hemp Innovation Center.Noller said that the community at large has had a great response to the opening of the center and the researching of hemp.

“It has been overwhelming, our email box is rather full, people wanting to engage with the center, and most of that has been positive. There has been a small amount of negative responses from people who believe it is marijuana.

Hemp is in the same genus as marijuana, but it does not have the psychoactive properties of marijuana,” said Noller.

Most of the center’s research is being done overseas in Serbia and Bulgaria, as well as in northern China. The center is partnering with other

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researchers to test how it reacts with other crops, either positively or negatively.

“When using the name ‘global’ to announce the center at OSU, it is not just a word in the title,” said Noller.

According to Elias, students can find open positions to work on a research team on the Oregon State job website, handshake.

“It is a mutual benefit, where the principal investigator finds the needed student help to work on his/ her project and the SHI VI OLET HERRI NG I ORANGE MED I A NETWORK students gain expe(Top and Bottom) Hemp plants growing in the Oregon State University Global Hemp Innovation rience in conductCenter ing research and get some financial help while learning new skills.”

“The OSU Global Hemp Innovation Center has at its focus a great symbiosis that works around the world and is the nation’s largest hemp research center,” said Noller. “We are really in a position to be a national leader, working with other universities, providing leadership, and helping move the nation forward with this important crop.”

NEWS

(Top and Bottom) FLowers blooming among the hemp plants at the Global Hemp Innovation Center

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NEWS

Oregon State University researchers create method to make software more gender-inclusive GenderMag software helps identify gendered thinking styles and accomodate accordingly ByTERESITA NADER News Contributor In recent years it has been discovered by Margaret Burnett and her team that the majority of software systems have unintentional gender bias favoring traditional male cognitive styles. Burnett is the co-director of GenderMag and professor of Computer Science at Oregon State University. Burnett wants people to understand that different individuals have different styles of problem solving.

Anita Sarma, co-Director of GenderMag and Associate Professor at Oregon State University explains that making a person adapt to a cognitive style that is not their own cuts productivity.

“I can walk from A to B, that is just one style, but I can also crawl from A to B if you make me do that. That it is going to me make me slower, and it might also cause me to make

“I can walk from A to B, that is just one style, but I can also crawl from A to B if you make me do that.

That it is going to me make me slower, and it might also cause me to make more mistakes.”

Anita Sarma co-director of GenderMag

more mistakes,” Sarma said.

Dr. Burnett believes companies that don’t make their software inclusive are “cutting their potential market” because their software is intuitive for only a few problem solving styles and not all of them.

GenderMag, also known as Gender Inclusiveness Magnifier, is a method that detects gender bias in the design of software such as interfaces and workflows. GenderMag detects gender biases and helps to make a more inclusive design that can be used for a more diverse variety of cognitive styles. Most females tend to use more comprehensive styles, while most males tend to use selective styles. Dr. Burnett explained that the GenderMag project is not explicitly about gender identity, but rather about providing all cognitive styles an equal opportunity to use software.

The developer using GenderMag’s method has a set of personas that represent 5 problem solving styles. The developer uses the personas to do a simulation of how each of the 5 problemsolving styles will use their software. If a persona has problems using the developer’s software, then the developer will use the information from the simulation to modify the software’s interface until the personas are able to use the software without difficulties.

Dr. Burnett stated that Microsoft has been one of their biggest collaborators. As a publication she co-authored with Microsoft and Purdue University collaborators explains, using the GenderMag on one of Microsoft’s products did improve the software’s inclusiveness- women succeeded more often in the new version than in the original, and men’s success rates improved too.

In this partnership with Microsoft, the team at GenderMag released a research paper where, by empirical investigation, it was discovered that in the original version of the software, Microsoft Academy Search, women’s action failure rates were over twice as high as men’s, but after the method GenderMag was used all failure rates went down and the gender gap disappeared.

Tick season increases Lyme disease cases

Health and Veterinary clinics urge safety as ticks in Oregon reach the peak of their season ByLEXI JOHNSON News Contributor With the arrival of summer in Oregon comes warmer temperatures and more time spent outdoors. Increased time outdoors may lead to a heightened risk for tick bites, which could end in contracting Lyme disease. Ticks are commonly found hiding in the woods and grasslands around Corvallis, and summer is when adult ticks are most active. A tick bite usually results in flu-like symptoms, but if it is left untreated, the disease can worsen and lead to an impairment of the brain and nervous system.

Lyme disease, according to the Centers for Disease and Control Prevention website, is caused by bacteria transmitted by the bite of infected blacklegged ticks, which “attach themselves to their host in hard-to-see areas such as the groin, armpits, or scalp,” as read on the CDC website.Ticks cannot fly or jump, so they perch on the tips of grasses and bushes to await a passing host.

The Oregon Health Authority claims that 40 to 50 human cases are diagnosed in the state each year, but the disease can be easily misdiagnosed. Common early symptoms of lyme disease include fever, rash, headache, and muscle aches. After several days of receiving a tick bite, later symptoms can include a “bull’s

eye appearance” around the bite as it fades, numbness in the hands or feet, and shortness of breath. Treatment of lyme disease usually involves a prescription of antibiotics, which almost always results in a full recovery.

In order to prevent tick bites after spending time outdoors, the CDC recommends performing a tick check, which is a thorough examination of your clothes and any exposed skin for ticks using a mirror to view all parts of the body.

If a tick is found attached to your skin or clothing, it is advised to remove them with tweezers as soon as possible to prevent the possible transmission of the disease.

Humans are not the only ones susceptible to tick bites. Pets who spend time outdoors, even in the backyard, are exposed to the dangers of lyme disease. The Oregon Veterinary Medical Association advises pet owners to prevent tick bites by using a flea and tick preventive medication, and to develop the habit of brushing your pet after outings, paying extra attention to check common hiding areas where ticks are found such as the armpits, groin, ears, and under collars.

Being aware of the environments that ticks are expected to be in, as well as knowing what to look for following a tick bite, can greatly reduce your chances of picking up Lyme disease. .

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NEWS

Summer crime impact changes as students leave the Corvallis community

Crime statistics from the Corvallis Police Department show difference in crime fluctuations during the summer ByPAUL GASPER News Contributor From bike theft to disturbances, crime in the Oregon State University community affects the livability of Corvallis for students and locals alike. With the start of summer and the shrinking student population, changes occur in the types of crime committed within the local community. Officer Luke Thomas of the Corvallis Police Department collected information on annual crime trends throughout the year, highlighting key changes that occur during the summer months.

During the Summer, when many students are out of Corvallis, fewer disturbance and theft-related crimes are reported to the police than usual. According to Thomas, the decline in crime during the summer is largely due to there being a smaller population vulnerable to such behaviors.

“With there being a lower student population, there are less opportunities for victimization,” Thomas said.

Thomas added that the Corvallis Police

portunities for crime to occur, only increases with a larger population. Typically, crime rates rise during the period from August to October, around when many students are moving back to Corvallis.

“College-aged people are typically committing livability related offenses,” Thomas said.

“They are most commonly victimized by thefts from and around their residences and from their vehicles.”

Thomas added that disturbances increase during periods of nice weather. These disturbances are typically livability and nuisance related offenses, which affect the living conditions within the community. Livability offenses include disturbances, fights, liquor law violations, minor in possession violations, and noise

CORVALLI S POLI CE D EPARTMENT (Top) Stolen bikes reported to Corvallis Police Department per time of year.

(Bottom) Type and frequeny of crimes reported to the Corvallis Police Department in 2017

violations. Violations are typically reported to officials by members of the community.

According to statistical data provided by the Corvallis Police Department, livability related offenses increase in number During May and October. Both time frames correlate with the traditional nine-month academic year.

Department typically sees an increase in thefts in late summer around the beginning of fall

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term, just as students are beginning to move back towards campus. Victimization, the op-

CORVALLI S POLI CE D EPARTMENT (Left) Community livability rates in Corvallis, Oregon through 2018 (Right) Type and frequency of crimes reported to the Corvallis Police Department in 2018

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PHOTO STORY

Summer recreation spots

The following pictures a few of the major recreational areas within 20 miles of Corvallis available to students and community members to enjoy this summer. All recreational areas listed are open for public day use.

By BRITTNEE BARRY, Photographer

BALD HILL NATURAL AREA: 375 NW MONROE AVE, CORVALLIS 3) Operated by Green Belt Land Trust, this recreational area of 285 acres offers wildlife and plant viewing and trails for bicycling, walking, jogging and horseback riding.

FORT HOSKINS HISTORIC PARK: 22953 HOSKINS RD, PHILOMATH 1) Operated by Benton County Natural Areas & Parks, this recreational area of 130 acres offers restrooms, picnicking, educational interpretive displays and self-guided trails.

WILLIAM L. FINLEY WILDLIFE REFUGE: 26208 FINLEY REFUGE RD, CORVALLIS 2) Operated by U. S.Fish and Wildlife Service, this recreational area of 5,325 acres offers wildlife and plant viewing, drinking water, restrooms, hunting, picnicking and an expansive trail system.

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AVERY PARK: 1200 SW AVERY PARK DR, CORVALLIS 4) Operated by City of Corvallis Parks and Recreation, this recreational area of 75 acres offers sports fields, picnicking, gardens, play structures, interpretive kiosks, drinking water, restrooms, horseshoe pits, the Nature Center, Mary’s River access and trails. Rio Millison, a Corvallis local, swings on a rope at the park.

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BEAZELL MEMORIAL FOREST: 37283 KINGS VALLEY HWY, PHILOMATH 5) Operated by Benton County Natural Areas & Parks, this recreational area of 586 acres offers picnicking, restrooms, drinking water, an education center and trails. Adam Stebbins, a natural resources coordinator, leads a tour group through the forest.

JACKSON FRAZIER WETLAND: 3600 NE LANCASTER ST, CORVALLIS 6) Operated by Benton County Natural Areas & Parks with land acquisition help from the Green Belt Land Trust, this recreational area of 147 acres offers a boardwalk, interpretive signs and wildlife and plant viewing.

RESERVATIONS AND MORE INFORMATION: Benton County Natural Areas & Parks: (541) 766-6871 City of Corvallis Parks and Recreation: (541) 766-6918 Greenbelt Land Trust: (541) 752-9609 Oregon State University: (541) 737-2004 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: (503) 231-6120

FITTON GREEN NATURAL AREA: 33721-33723 MARYS RIVER ESTATES RD, PHILOMATH 7) Operated by Benton County Natural Areas & Parks, this recreational area of 308 acres was originally acquired with help from the Green Belt Land Trust. Fitton Green Natural Area offers wildlife and plant viewing, environmental interpretation information and a trail system that connects to Bald Hill and Oaks Creek trails.

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. PARK: DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR PARK, CORVALLIS 8) Operated by City of Corvallis Parks and Recreation, this recreational of 36 acres area offers wildlife and plant viewing, sports fields, restrooms, drinking water, horseshoe pits, trails and a designated dogs-off leash area. Jay Stiller, a Corvallis local, throws a disk at the park.

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MOVIE REVIEW

Movie review: Midsommar brings nightmares to daylight

Ari Aster’s newest film takes a dark play on Scandanavian traditions to shock viewers worldwide.

By LEXI JOHNSON News Reporter Whenever I think of a horror movie, my mind immediately jumps to ominous, suspenseful scenes that almost always take place in the dark. But Ari Aster, writer and director of last year’s thriller flick Hereditary, flips the usual tone of a haunting horror film script into one that takes place in broad daylight, in the middle of the summer. The result is eerie and disorienting, but it seems like Aster’s aim is just that.

Drawing from Scandinavian traditions, the Midsummer festival is a celebratory event that is meant to honor the summer solstice and the passing of seasons. But the appropriately spelled Midsommar film takes this custom and turns it into something more grisly and brutish. When graduate student Dani, who is played by actress Florence Pugh, is suddenly hit with tragedy, she accepts an invitation to

visit a commune in Sweden that is hosting a folk festival, in an effort to move past this tragedy. Her reluctant boyfriend, Christian, is constantly badgered by his fellow graduate school friends for not severing their relationship sooner, but in the wake of Dani’s trauma, he feels obligated to help her.

Located deep in the backcountry of Sweden, the community of Hårga looks like an idyllic paradise - green grass, smiling faces, pristine white clothes, and dancing.

But the rituals begin to turn grim as Dani and her friends witness firsthand the bleak customs that they are being drawn into. It soon becomes clear to Dani and her friends that the summery, sunlit haven that welcomed them in the beginning is actually a disturbing cult in disguise that honors the violent acts of birth, reproduction, and death.

Aster is known for exploring these trenches of human existence; birth,

reproduction, and death are all natural components of the cycle of life. Aster is also fascinated by the muck in between this cycle, such as how we handle trauma, spirituality, grief, mental illness, and relationships.

This is readily apparent in his earlier film Hereditary, which roots itself in the story of a woman who finds that tragedy and mourning follows her everywhere after the death of several family members, and ends up taking a supernatural turn.

Watching this film, it’s easy to forget at times that this is actually a nightmare prowling under the guise of sunlight and flower-picking.

It’s difficult to differentiate between Dani’s feeling of belonging while she takes part in the rituals of Midsummer, and her feelings of isolation.

One thing is for certain, Midsommar aptly achieves its intention of toying with the way humans handle and make sense of our emotions, collectively.

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Oregon State University proposes new residence hall University officials work with the city on a detailed proposal for the east side of campus

By SURBHI NAHATA News Contributor On July 1, Corvallis City Council held a public discussion with Oregon State University affiliates about the new residence hall project. If approved this new hall would be constructed on the open ground near the intersection of Ninth Street and Monroe Avenue on the east side of campus. According to Steve Clark, Vice President of University Relations and Marketing, the new residence hall has a budget of 50 million dollars would hold around 288 upper division and graduate level units.

A land-use request was written and given to the City of Corvallis to start the process, according to Clark.

City staff reviewed the request and referred it to the Corvallis Planning Commission.

The Corvallis Planning Commission approved the request and moved it to the City Council.

While University Housing and Dining Services has been pushing really hard for the approval of the project, few neighbors might have problems with the construction of the new residence hall. Roen Hogg, a former member of the Corvallis City Council, the new hall would exceed the density of the eastern sector of campus by 62 percent ,which would be going against the Campus Master Plan.

Members of Central Park Neighborhood Association additionally arranged a protest on June 30 in the east side of the campus against the new residence hall with a support from over 60 people.

According to Clark, who

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attended the protest, not all of the people participating were from the Corvallis area.

Clark believes that having an additional housing services would help the OSU community members.

“Over the past eight years, we have sought to address the many interests that the Corvallis community members and neighbors have made us aware of,” Clark said.

“These include the desire for more student housing on campus, less reliance on cars and trips to campus, an increased emphasis on walking, biking and transit, and community livability and safety. Over the years, we have worked on all of these topics with city of Corvallis officials and community partners.

TERESITA NAD ER | ORANGE MED IA NETWORK We think this project is very Parking spaces along side the street at the proposed construction site of the new residence hall. much in keeping with those efforts.”

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TE RE SITA NAD ER | ORANGE MED I A NETWORK Open area around the corner of Monroe Avenue and Ninth Street will soon be the plot of a new residence hall if the city approves the university’s proposal.

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SPORTS

Luther: Analysis on four of OSU Football’s transfer athletes

Two quarterbacks and two linebackers must fight for starting positions

By ALEX LUTHER News Editor Oregon State Football is fast approaching, meaning it is finally time to speculate about the season and the team. With kick off a mere month and a half away until the Beavers’ first game versus the Oklahoma State Cowboys, starting positions are being discussed and players are being brought into the spotlight.

Six transfers from other universities will face the opportunity or obstacle of fighting for a starting position in the coming weeks as they work to establish their spot on the team.

Four of the Beavers’ six transfers represent two positions including quarterback and linebacker. For a team that has had points of inconsistency with a starting quarterback in the last few seasons, adding more players to the mix may be interesting. Additionally, the team has faced backlash for its defensive weaknesses in recent seasons, meaning a new linebacker could prove crucial.

When considering these transfer athletes, it is important to understand their status as redshirt athletes. A player’s redshirt describes an athlete not participating in games for one season in order to extend their eligibility by one year. Athletes can elect to redshirt one year due to low playing time. Medical redshirts due to injury must be approved by the NCAA. Aside from medical redshirts, athletes are allowed one redshirt for eligibility reasons during their collegiate career.

Starting with quarterback, two transfers will compete against two current players for the starting position. Nebraska redshirt sophomore transfer quarterback Tristan Gebbia and Eastern Washington redshirt sophomore transfer quarterback Nick Moore are up against OSU redshirt senior quarterback Jake Luton and OSU junior quarterback Jack Colletto for the starting positions.

These four players must fight for the starting position. Luton was one of two main starters for the Beavers during the 2018 season, but struggled with staying healthy. Luton played in eight games and had five starts for the season.

Former OSU quarterback Connor Blount was additionally an alternate quarterback for the Beavers during the 2018 season with six starts, however Blount transferred to Eastern Kentucky following the season’s end. Coletto became a backup and started in one game with eight games played total in the season.

Without Blount, Luton would seem to be the choice as the starter for the season. A seasoned player, Luton can prove to be an asset should he remain healthy. In contrast, Gebbia is likely the strongest opposing candidate for the starting position.

A recruit under former OSU Football head coach Mike Riley during his stint as head coach for Nebraska, Gebbia has yet to have playing time with a college football program as he redshirted his true freshman season. He was well-sought after following high school as he was listed as the No. 115 overall prospect by Rivals.com and was among the top 25 players out of California.

Gebbia’s successful high school career ended with a senior season that included

PAUL GASPER | ORANGE MED I A NETWORK OSU Football offense fights for yard gains against the OSU Football defense at the Spring Preview Game in Reser Stadium on April 20.

61 touchdowns for the season, averaging 4.1 touchdowns per game. In contrast, Moore faces a longer battle to the starting position than Gebbia. Moore threw 19 touchdowns during his senior season in high school, averaging 1.9 touchdowns per game. Therefore, it seems highly likely that Gebbia and Luton will be the final two in the discussion for the starting quarterback position.

When considering linebacker, starters and potential starters face pressure. Several games proved difficult for the Beavers’ defense last season, particularly in guarding against rushing. The NCAA currently has the Beavers’ rushing defense ranked at No. 128 out of 129 in the country for all FBS football teams.

With strong prospects verbally committed to OSU for the 2020 season, including highly sought-after junior college defensive end Alex Lemon from San Diego Mesa College, the Beavers’ defense must show leaps of improvement to ensure their signing in December following the end of the 2019 season.

Some of this pressure falls on the season’s upcoming linebackers to maintain pressure on both wide receivers and running backs.

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Redshirt junior Hamilcar Rashed Jr., senior Shemar Smith, and senior Andrzej HughesMurray were three continued starters in the linebacker position for the Beavers last season.

Both Rashed Jr. and Smith played in 12 games and started in 10 games while Hughes-Murray played in 12 games but started in 11. Combined, the three had a total of 94 solo tackles with Rashed Jr. at 30, Smith at 46 and HughesMurray at 18. Smith also accounted for one of the team’s total of three defensive interceptions for the season.

For Oklahoma redshirt sophomore transfer linebacker Addison Gumbs and Nebraska redshirt sophomore transfer linebacker Avery Roberts, they must prove their spot in comparison to the seasoned players. However, they must also prove their ability to help improve the team’s defense in the long-run to maintain the Beavers’ defensive verbal commits. Gumbs played in four games and had four solo tackles as a true freshman for the Oklahoma Sooners.

Roberts had appearances in all 12 games that spanned his year as a true freshman and had one solo tackle for the Nebraska Cornhuskers during the season.

Both linebackers were well recognized following their high school careers with Rivals. com slating Gumbs as the No. 65 player and Roberts as the No. 83 player. Gumbs additionally participated in the U.S. Army All-American football game. Considering the team’s overall ranked defense, Nebraska is slated at No. 94 and Oklahoma is slated at No. 114. Gumbs was seen as a better linebacker coming out of highschool, yet Roberts had more playing time despite lower stats for a better defense.

The toss up between these two players will likely come down to who is more committed to who can prove more long-term development and growth. It is also likely that one of the two may get a few starts, but it is highly likely that both will get some form of playing time.

Factors such as chemistry with the defense and leadership may determine if either will be able to gain a spot as a starter for the Beavers’ defense.

Other discussions about changes, transfer and players for the rest of the Beavers’ football team will be considered and discussed at later dates as the season approaches.

SPORTS

OSU Athletics reaches three alumni coaches

Canham joins Smith and Rueck as OSU graduates heading up OSU Athletic programs team finished with a record of two wins and 10 losses.

When asked about how his experience has been thus far as a head coach, Smith reflected on how it has well lived up to his expectations.

“I want to make this a destination for women’s basketball. We’re recruiting from around the world so I would say, why not us?”

SCOTT RUECK OSU Women’s Basketball head coach

ORE GON STATE ATHL E TICS OSU Football head coach Smith encourages the team from the sidelines at Ohio State on Sept. 1, 2018.

By ALEX LUTHER News Editor In early June, the Oregon State Athletics Department officially opened the national search for the open position of OSU Baseball head coach. On June 14, OSU Athletic Director Scott Barnes held a press conference and introduced the new head coach as former OSU Baseball catcher Mitch Canham.

Canham joins the ranks of two other OSU alumni as head coaches for an OSU athletic team. Canham was an OSU Baseball catcher from 2004-2007 and was part of OSU Baseball’s 2006 and 2007 NCAA National Championship teams. OSU Women’s Basketball head coach Scott Rueck attended OSU from 1987-1992, including both undergraduate and graduate school, and OSU Football head coach Jonathan Smith was the quarterback for the OSU Football team from 1998-2001. Smith was part of the 2000 team which won the PAC-10 championship and the Fiesta Bowl.

Canham is taking the role as head coach following a few years as a manager for minor league programs. He was the 57th overall draft pick in the MLB Draft in 2007 for the San Diego Padres. After a few years with different minor league programs, Canham became the manager for one of the Miami Dolphins’ minor league programs in 2016. He then was a manager for the Seattle Mariners minor league programs from 2017-2018. His position as the OSU Baseball head coach is his first job within collegiate athletics.

When asked about how his experience as a manager in the minor league programs would benefit his experience as head coach, Canham referenced the similarities of juggling multiple responsibilities. He spoke about how the responsibilities have developed his ability to balance and attack tasks.

“You learn the value of communication, you learn the value of organization,” Canham said about working as a manager and transitioning to head coach. “You’re always on the move and playing every day of the week, week in and week out. You build a lot of mental toughness and endurance on how to go about these things.

You have to be present.”

“I’m honored to be the head football coach at my alma mater and I’m excitd about the prospects of this program.”

“I can draw from my past experiences as a student-athlete at OSU and describe what it is like to a potential recruit and their families, and to current team members,” Smith said via email about being a head coach for his alma mater.

“The memories I have from the community support of this university and specifically the football program, continue today. I’m honored to be the head football coach at my alma mater and I’m excited about the prospects of this program.”

Bringing knowledge and experience as a former OSU student-athlete, Smith’s experiences with former coaches and successes as influences as a head coach now.

“When I first came to OSU, the football program hadn’t had a lot of success on the field, Smith said. “Coach Riley and Coach Erickson changed the culture, created an atmosphere where you could be successful and otherwise stressed the positives that Oregon State offers.

Both those coaches have had a tremendous

influence on how I envision this program moving forward.”

Rueck will enter his 10th season as the OSU Women’s Basketball head coach. His record to date with the program has been 205 with 96 losses. The team has had six appearances in the NCAA Women’s Basketball tournament under Rueck, including two NCAA Sweet Sixteen, one NCAA Elite Eight, and one NCAA Final Four appearances.

As an OSU alumnus, Rueck also reflected on his experience being a head coach for his alma mater. Rueck addressed this question in a recent podcast episode by Pamplin NW Sports Podcast with the Portland Tribune’s Kerry Eggers. The episode aired on June 25 and is accessible on the podcast’s page on SoundCloud.

“I’m fortunate,” Rueck said via the podcast on coaching at his alma mater. “I understand this place, and I see the value in it. I think there’s so much power in being able to work at a place that you know so well, and that is actually a part of who you are. My love affair for this place has continued to grow. It means the world to be able to share this place with other people, and for them to have incredible experiences like our athletes are having.”

Eggers asked Rueck about the program’s ability to win a national title at some point. With six NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament appearances for a program that struggled when he began the job, Rueck looks forward and sets high goals for the team.

“I say why not? That’s my opinion,” Rueck said about the program’s future. “I’m a ‘why not’ kind of guy. I’ve learned that’s the only way to live. I learned a long time ago to never limit yourself and anything’s possible. That’s the platform we operate from here so that’s my expectation. I want to make this a destination for women’s basketball. We’re recruiting from around the world so I would say, why not us?”

JONATHAN SMITH OSU Football head coach

Canham understands the importance of continuing the culture and legacy of former OSU Baseball head coach Pat Casey, who retired at the end of the 2018 season, and OSU Baseball assistant head coach Pat Bailey. Bailey was the interim head coach for the 2019 season.

“To not get too far ahead,” Canham said when describing his goal for the upcoming season. “At the end of the day, the [goal of the] season is to get trophy in Omaha, but really you don’t do that unless you raise the trophy each and every day at practice, in classes, and on the field. The goal for myself and each player is to stay present in the moment and to serve each other.”

Smith looks to begin his second full season as OSU Football head coach. In his first season, Smith led the team to their first away game win since October 2014 and first conference win since November 2016 when the team gained victory in Colorado on October 27, 2018. The

OREGON STATE ATHLETICS OSU Women’s Basketball head coach Rueck works with sophomore guard Aleah Goodman versus Cal Poly in Gill Coliseum on Sept. 9, 2018.

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Herring: The two party government system goes against equality Analyzing the student government strengths and weaknesses in todays political climate

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By SHI VIOLET HERRING Columnist In order to achieve equal representation within a government, the two-party system must be abandoned. According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, a democracy is a government ruled by the people through representation that is not obstructed by hereditary or arbitrary class distinctions. Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines a democrat as, “one who practises social equality,” and a republican as,”one that favors or supports a republican form of government.”

With that in mind, Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines a republic as a government lead by a chief of state rather than a monarch, and where the power is given to the citizens through voting and representation. Each definition given fosters the same ideals under a different perspective.

With that being the case, why is it that in today’s political climate the words democrat or republican are followed by a sour taste in the back of one’s throat? It also brings up the question of whether or not these two parties have the ability to adequately represent their citizens anymore, when one party decides its view solely based on the fact that the other party supports the opposition.

John Adams famously said, “There is nothing

which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other. This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our Constitution.”

This very evil that is seen in the modern day political world was also a fear of George Washington’s, noted in his Farewell Address speech.

In his speech Washington said, “The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge, natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism.”

In a Ted talk given by Former Republican member of the US Congress, Bob Inglis, the wisdom of the founding fathers is examined when pushing for a united government.

Inglis said, ”America must stop the dividing and must start the uniting.”

Inglis resolves his claim for America’s unification by proposing that both parties take this opportunity to conquer climate change, health care, and imigration as a modern day moon landing mission, meaning America needs to view these problems as opportunities for growth and exploration into the unknown future.

In order to make great change, the two parties must unite under a common goal. Looking at Or-

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egon State’s student government, this goal is to represent the student body with equal representation and opportunity.

According to Drew Desilet, the faculty advisor for the Associated Students of Oregon State University, ”Our student leaders see the negative ‘us versus them’ impacts a two party system has on our society. The political party ban, the ban on combining of financial resources, and the campaign spending limit all come together to create a system where students are weighed and elected on their own individual merits, rather than by who their friends or associates are.”

The ASOSU constitution, Section 13: Campus Organization Representatives A, allows one delegate to represent an organization’s ideals and viewpoints; OSU could be the start in pushing the next generation to adopt unity and the acceptance of different backgrounds through politics in the future.

While this institution shows great promise for the future, great changes need to happen within our own government if unity is to be seen within our lifetimes.

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