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Engineering and Mathematics’ coming-put panel speak. The panel, hosted last Friday, aimed to spark conversations regarding authenticity, safety and hurdles as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community as well as the STEM community.

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HAYDE N STIL L | ORANGE ME DIA NETWORK Glass lab equipment sits in front of an LGBTQIA+ pride flag during Out in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics’ coming-out panel, which occurred on Friday, Oct. 11.

Student-led pride organization hosts STEM coming-out panel during Queer History Month

By VADA SHELBY News Contributor Out in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, a student-led pride organization, hosted a coming out panel for STEM departments on Friday in Johnson Hall. Conversations revolved around authenticity and safety in a workplace they perceive as traditionally dominated by straight and cisgender individuals, meaning a person whose sense of personal identity and gender corresponds with their birth sex.

Panel members discussed their thoughts on the importance of understanding where people with different identities come from and how it can lead to the elimination of bias and prejudice in the workplace. They hoped to spark thoughtful conversations and be inspiring role models in their community.

OSTEM hosts multiple events, like the coming-out panel, each year in hopes of bringing awareness to intersecting identities in the workplace. The panel consisted of three OSU professors and two Hewlett-Packard employees who all identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community and work in STEM. Elizabeth De Haven, a second-year forestry engineering major, believes panels like this are great starting points to important conversations. De Haven identifies as bisexual and has worried in the past about her identity getting in the way of her finishing her degree.

“There’s always been a constant fear that my family would disown me and I wouldn’t be capable of finishing my degree because I’m bisexual,” De Haven said via email. “My own ‘not being out’ is the hardest part of my identity for me, and it would make it so I couldn’t achieve my dream. So far, my family not knowing I’m in the LGBT community has been a very surprising obstacle on my way to becoming a forestry engineer.”

De Haven recalls hearing about people important to the STEM community being undermined in their field due to their LGBTQIA+ identities.

“Being forgotten because of something like who you love is a wild misjustice to many people in the STEM community and it’s what bothers me the most,” De Haven said via email.

OSU professors Eduardo Cotilla-Sanchez, Kate Schilke and Seri Robinson spoke at the panel regarding being open about their identities to their colleagues at the university and in research.

“I try to be very authentic about who I am.

That’s very important to model for students,” Schilke said. “If you’re willing to be open, hopefully people will be willing to talk with you about it.”

Schilke is a bioengineering professor at OSU and identifies as bisexual and transgender. She said she came out to her department last year by sending out a mass email stating she was going to be changing her name and other parts of her identity, which was met with numerous supportive responses throughout the department.

Schilke recalls a male coworker trying to “mansplain” her own project to her once she became female, even though they had worked on it together earlier in the year.

Seri Robinson, associate professor in the Department of Wood Science & Engineering, wants to advise students that, “just existing and being out is enough.” Robinson is intersex and uses they/them pronouns. They say they receive more confusion than aggression in the workplace, especially when their voice suddenly drops.

“I’ve always found the queer community to be very accepting,” Robinson said. “However, I see intersex as more of a medical condition, at least in my case, than I see it as a queer identity, but having to discuss being intersex is, quite frankly, exhausting.”

Eduardo Cotilla-Sanchez, an electrical and computer engineering associate professor at OSU, says he loves using his job to be a mentor for students who may be needing one. CotillaSanchez identifies as gay and says he wishes he had had someone to look up to while completing his degree. Cotilla-Sanchez advises that

those going into the workforce should invest their time in important decisions like deciding who to vote for and support.

Lorena Colcer and Taylor Johnson, both employees at HP, spoke at the panel as well.

Johnson identifies as lesbian and works for research and development, along with being a co-chair for the pride interest group at HP. Colcer identifies as lesbian and works for product development at HP. “I came out when I moved to Oregon, so it was like a clean slate. It was much easier to come out here than to people back home in South Carolina,” Johnson said. “Something I wish I would have known before coming out was the feeling you get in your stomach as it’s happening. I had had a long time to think about it and it wasn’t a spontaneous decision, but it was still terrifying.”

Johnson said she would like to tell students “you don’t always have to be ‘on.’ Sometimes you’re just too tired and you don’t owe it to anybody.”

When Colcer was a student at OSU, she had Schilke as a professor for multiple classes.

“I had them as a professor as both a man and a woman while I was at OSU,” Colcer said.

“I went to their office hours when they were a man and he came out to me as bisexual when I mentioned a girlfriend of mine. I never told a soul and it made me feel so special, and I felt braver for future conversations after that.”

Colcer said her parents were raised to not be supportive of people in the LGBTQIA+ community, but have since changed their views a lot.

“I strongly believe in patience. They’ve grown a lot the past few years and I’m really proud of them,” Colcer said.

Schilke ended the panel by noting that people are too used to putting others in one of two categories, but it is important to make it clear how you want others to see you.

“Never forget that the ‘pride’ part is your courage of being able to accept yourself and the courage to ask others to accept you,” Shilke said.

On Tuesday, the Washington D.C. council voted in favor of the “Indigenous Peoples’ Day Emergency Declaration Act of 2019,” which some Oregon State University students see as an important step toward honoring indigenous history and asserting Native culture.

This bill temporarily replaces Columbus Day, and celebrates Indigenous people, or those whose origins can be linked to the Americas and Pacific Islands, in the U.S. capitol on the first Monday of October. While the bill has been favored by D.C. council members, it still awaits congressional approval. The legislation will expire by mid-May 2020 if no permanent legislation is passed within the next year. Locally, the OSU Native American Longhouse Eena Haws will also be celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day in partnership with the city of Corvallis.

While there is a possibility that Oct. 14 will once again revert back to Columbus Day in D.C., Corvallis has been celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day since Oct. 12, 2015. In fact, the State of Oregon has never recognized Columbus Day, but it wasn’t until October 2017 that Governor Kate Brown declared Oct. 14 as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Since the 1930s, Oct. 14 has been celebrated as Columbus Day, the anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas. In more recent years, there has been a push to shift the attention away from the Italian explorer, and rather, honor the Native Americans who were enslaved and killed by Columbus and his contemporaries, and suffered from the infectious diseases brought to America by the European.

Luhui Whitebear, Ph.D candidate in the OSU Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies program, assistant director of the Native American Longhouse Eena Haws, and Coastal Band Chumash member, hopes to fully abolished a federal holiday celebrating the slavery, murder and rape of Indigenous people for settler gain.

“Whether or not Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a federal holiday in the future, we will always be here, and if we can change the conversations about the day it would replace, that would be great too,” Whitebear said via email.

Oregon State University’s NAL Eena Haws has plans to celebrate the feat with a partnership with the City of Corvallis, as they have for the past five years. This year, the Longhouse will have a couple of guest speakers who will share information about the nine federally recognized tribes of Oregon. This will take place on Monday at 4 p.m. in the Memorial Union Horizon Room.

Kobe Natachu, a fourth-year nutrition student, leadership liaison at the NAL Eena Haws, and Shiwi Zuni Pueblo, Diné Navajo and Katishtya San Felipe Pueblo Native American, said they feel indigenous people have been erased from history, and still face ongoing harm today, and acknowledging that is what Indigenous Peoples’ Day is all about.

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Dam Worth It campaign expands to include all of OSU

By VADA SHELBY News Contributor

The Dam Worth It campaign has relaunched this school year as the official mental health campaign of Oregon State University.

This year’s members, which now include both student-athletes and students from the general population, are hoping to take the campaign’s message across the community.

The campaign was started around two years ago by student-athletes Nathan Braaten and Taylor Ricci after the suicides of two studentathletes within athletics, and a conversation about mental health in sports sparked a campaign idea. According to Evan Munn, this year’s co-president of the campaign, Dam Worth It was originally focused specifically on athletics.

Using sports as a platform for addressing mental health and working to end the stigma surrounding it, turned out to be a great success for the members of the campaign, so they began to brainstorm ways to incorporate Dam Worth It

throughout the entire campus.

“This is an inclusive campaign, and everyone has struggles that are different than our own,” Munn said. “Just because your struggle is different from my struggle, that doesn’t mean we aren’t connected.”

Munn hopes to take the campaign into middle schools and high schools around the Corvallis area as a form of outreach. According to Munn, Braaten opened the doors for him to start talking to school districts after the campaign’s PAC 12 school presentations last year.

“It’s insane to think that college is the only place you can find help like this,” Munn said. “We all know what middle school and high school can be like. So if we can stretch into every avenue we possibly can, that would be awesome.”

Munn is currently working on an individual project to get gatekeeper training for all the sports teams at OSU. If that goes well, he hopes to spread the training to greek life and other or-

Prominent gender violence prevention speaker to visit Jackson Katz, Ph.D, to speak at OSU on Oct. 22

By TERESITA GUZMAN NADER News Contributor Jackson Katz, Ph.D, co-founder of Mentors in Violence Prevention, an organization recognized for their gender violence prevention programs, will visit Oregon State University to promote gender equality and discuss how to prevent gender violence.

Kimberly Hack and other members of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women invited Dr. Katz to make his presentation on Oct. 22, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. at the LaSells Stewart Center as part of a speaker series to promote gender equity. The event is free and open to the public.

Hack said she participated in Dr. Katz’s presentation in the past, describing him as a prominent speaker. Hack believes it is important for students to join in the conversation about gender violence and how to prevent it.

“We can all play a role in violence prevention,” Hack said.

Katz’s TED Talk about gender violence has been viewed nearly four million times.

In the viral video, Katz talks about bystander intervention and how men can become allies in the fight against gender violence.

“Gender violence and interpersonal violence is an issue of men because most perpetrators are often men,” said Ian Kellems, Ph.D executive director of Counseling and Psychological Services.

“There are a lot of privileges that come with being male-identified, and there are responsibilities that should come with

that as well.”

According to the Mentors in Violence Prevention website, Katz’s work with MVP is “one of the longest-running and most widely influential gender violence, sexual harassment and bullying prevention programs in the world.” Katz also participated in the award-winning documentary “Miss Representation,” a film that exposes reasons for the underrepresentation of women in positions of power.

“Students, especially freshmen, are about to experience many things they have never experienced before. One of those might be the mistreatment of women,” said Todd Cross, trades maintenance coordinator and member of the PCOSW. “If this talk gives just one student the confidence to stand up to an abuser, then we have succeeded.”

This speaker series is a collaborative work of OSU Office of Institutional Diversity and PCOSW. Their goal is to promote gender equity and prevent gender violence.

“Men have stayed pretty quiet about these issues historically. There is a macho component to why this is, and a fear component of what other men might say if you intervene. If all of us men intervened, whenever and wherever we see a woman being treated poorly by other men, I think a lot of it would go away,” Cross said. “The men who take advantage of women have been made to feel ostracized from other men. If they take advantage of women and then feel like they are a part of the club, we will never conquer this evil.”

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ganizations around campus. The Dam Worth It campaign also works closely with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

According to Munn, this year’s Dam Worth It campaign is made up of two presidents, two vice-presidents, a marketing team and an events committee. The program also gets connections and contacts around campus from the associate athletic director on campus.

Isis Lowery, a member of the Dam Worth It marketing team, is excited to see a growth in mental health awareness as a result of the campaign. As a marketing team member, her job is to bring as much awareness to the campaign as she can. According to Lowery, a goal of the campaign is to make mental health resources more accessible around campus.

“Our goal is to continue to spread the message that it’s okay not to be okay. Regardless of who you are, or what you do, you are loved, you are valued and you are Dam Worth It,” Lowery said via email.

Suicide prevention training upcoming

By TERESITA GUZMAN NADER News Contributor

Oregon State University Counseling & Psychological Services hopes to reduce the amount of suicides by students, currently the second leading cause of death for ages 10-34, by hosting suicide prevention trainings.

Gatekeeper Training is an interactive suicide prevention workshop for students, staff and faculty. The next training is being held Wednesday. This training is obligatory for University Housing & Dining Services housing staff, including students and professional staff, but is open to all students. This program was implemented to increase awareness about suicide, and teach students to help people around them who may be considering suicide.

The Gatekeeper Training aims to teach people about the impacts of suicide nationwise and here at OSU, how to identify the signs and symptoms of emotional distress, and how to help or intervene if someone is considering suicide.

“We offer the open gatekeepers trainings on a regular basis, twice every term and by request for student groups and campus departments,” Tess Webster-Henry, mental health promotion coordinator, said.

The Gatekeeper Training is not obligatory for members of sororities or fraternities, but they are strongly encouraged to take the program, said Leslie Schacht Drey, assistant dean of Student Life & Director of the Center for Fraternity & Sorority in an email.

“Suicide prevention is a critical topic on a college campus,” Schacht Drey said in an email.

The next Gatekeeper Training will take place Wednesday, Oct. 16 noon-1:30 p.m. in the Memorial Union, room 206.

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COURTESY OF OSU ATHLETI CS The Dam Worth It team stands on the field during a football game, holding signs.

The Dam Worth It games are returning to OSU this year after how successful they were last year. According to Munn, each sport at the university will hold one game dedicated to the campaign and its messages. The Dam Worth It volleyball game is on Oct. 18. Additionally, there will be a Dam Worth It table at the, 100 Reasons to Stay Alive, event on Oct. 17 in the Memorial Union Quad at 10 a.m.

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY, continued from page 3 “My hope is that Indigenous Peoples’ Day becomes the norm all across the country, while also opening the door for people to learn about the Indigenous people whose land they occupy,” Natachu said in an email. “Beyond that, I want this to lead to more opportunities for Indigenous people to be seen in the present and not a figure of the past.”

The change in the conversation around Columbus Day has spread across the nation, as multiple cities across America have declared Columbus Day as Native American Day or Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the past decade.

“I’m so proud of the many people who have put in the work to make this happen. Children have grown up believing that Columbus was a hero, and that he discovered America. There was no discovery, he wasn’t a hero, he was a colonizer,” said Roman Cohen, a third-year student double majoring in marketing and business administration, and Raramuri and Apache, via email. “That’s the truth people need to hear. Having this conversation shift will be beneficial for Indigenous youth, they’ll grow up having a day in recognition of themselves and their culture and not one that recognizes the oppressor.”

The day not only memorializes the lives lost during the late 1400s, but aims to honor the Natives who were living in the U.S. prior to Columbus’ 1492 arrival and celebrate the Native American culture that is still alive today.

“Indigenous Peoples’ Day means that there is a focus on the Indigenous people, as well as our histories, struggles, triumphs and continued presence on our own lands,” Whitebear said in an email. “It is less about a sanctioned holiday, and more about asserting our indigeneity, for me anyway.”

For Cohen, this holiday celebrates the resilience, perseverance and culture of Native Americans.

“The end goal is to show people the true history of the Americas and Pacific Islands,” Cohen said via email. “Most people don’t know their history or don’t know the history of the land they inhabit. I think this is a major step, and the end goal is to change the narrative, which will definitely be a journey.”

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IBGSA’s Equity, Justice and Inclusion Committee was founded in winter 2018. They are working with the OSU community to promote equity, justice and inclusion throughout the university. Their mission is to shape student experiences regardless of the social, racial or sexual identities they may hold. IBGSA ultimately aims to make sure the university’s diversity promises are followed, help with underrepresented student engagement and retention, and raise awareness about inequity. Their methods have included surveys, trainings and educational projects like reading groups.

“As we operate within a STEM field and a historically homogeneous field, our committee’s aims are to hold units accountable for verbal commitments to diversity and inclusion,” Anne Devan-Song, Ph.D student in the Department of Integrative Biology and member of the IBGSA said.

“We see the trends changing in recent times, and it is important that the increase in student diversity is reflected in the field in general, especially those that go on to be STEM leaders. The issues we are tackling are not specific to any unit, but we view this as a sphere we have some influence in, during our graduate school careers.”

According to Devan-Song, some interesting conversations and collaborations have come out of portions of the retreat which were facilitated by guest speakers. One such guest speaker was Jane Waite, senior associate for Social Justice Learning & Engagement.

“My feeling is that it made a positive impact on some people, that it planted seeds for thought in everyone and was well worth the effort,” Waite said via email.

Waite said diversity will be achieved not merely by reaching agreements, but by meaningful actions.

“That feeling in agreement with a person, community or idea is not the same as acting in support of a person, community or idea. It’s all about how we act, where and when it counts,” Waite said via email.

The IBGSA EJI retreat was open to all members of Integrative Biology. One of the missions of the retreat was to create an opportunity for members of Integrative Biology to get to know each other, and create a collaborative community. This was one of the first steps of IBGSA EJI took in building an inclusive community to meet their 2019-20 goals of fostering diversity, inclusion and equity in the lives of all Integrative Biology students.

“Our retreat was a unique space where participants were not defined by their status in the department or research affiliations. Rather, we were defined as a group committed to improving equity, justice and inclusion in our department,”

Megan Nichole Wilson, member of IBGSA’s Equity, Justice and Inclusion Committee said via email. “I think our retreat set a precedent of multi-level collaboration which will serve as the essential groundwork for the work we plan to do in the coming year.”

Devan-Song said she hopes the retreat laid a foundation for positive collaborations, and to reach out to other departments to increase inclusivity throughout the OSU campus.

“We at least hope that this laid the groundwork for positive collaborations, allowed people to think deeply about issues that might not normally occupy their time, and helped to create a culture where these conversations happen across the department, not just within affinity groups,” Devan-Song said via email.

Of the 40 attendees, 14 were faculty and staff, including the Department of Leadership of Integrative Biology.

“It was wonderful for members across all positions to share meals together and talk about diversity and inclusion. However, we have so much work left to do in these areas,” Devan-Song said via email.

IBGSA Equity, Justice and Inclusion Committee have also created other events and projects like the reading group, Examining White Identities, which focuses on increasing literacy around white supremacy, white privilege and white fragility. IBGSA EJI Committee also works together with the Graduate Association Outreach Committee on the Integrative Biology Undergraduate Mentoring Program.

“We also collate and maintain campus resources for students in the department, and try to enable our members to engage in activism in many levels of campus life,” Devan-Song said via email. “We have a growing network of experts at OSU who help to advise our group on how to be a force for positive change in our community, and we bring in external speakers to our department to hold frank and exciting conversations about increasing equity, justice and inclusion in our fields.”

Wilson said that the IBGSA EJI Committee is also involved in improving the work environment for underrepresented students in Integrative Biology, with the ultimate goal of increasing their retention rates, success and overall wellbeing at OSU. “Additionally, disparity in retention rates for women, people of color and other minoritized identities is a well-documented pattern across campus. To this end, our graduate students and faculty advisors are engaged in training and conversation about improving mentor-mentee relationships and communication. We are also involved in internal climate surveys for the department, and would like to track trends over time,” Wilson said via email.

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By VADA SHELBY News Contributor Oregon State University says it is in compliance with Kaylee’s Law, a bill recently passed after a Central Oregon Community College student was murdered by a campus security officer, taking steps to ensure campus security cannot resemble law enforcement.

Governor Kate Brown passed Kaylee’s Law in May and set it to go into effect at the beginning of 2020. Kaylee Sawyer was abducted and murdered in 2016 at COCC by a campus security officer. The law states campus security vehicles and uniforms must not resemble state law enforcement and that all security officials on Oregon campuses have thorough background checks. According to Suzy Tannenbaum, chief of Public Safety at Oregon State University, OSU was already in compliance with the law before its passing.

The Department of Public Safety at OSU has black and orange vehicles with Public Safety logos on them. The vehicles are GPS tracked and do not have cages or bumpers on them, like police cars do. Additionally, the emergency lights on the campus public safety vehicles are amber instead of red and blue,

and they are interior lights instead of being light bars.

The Department of Public Safety uniforms at OSU are marked and colored black and orange. Public Safety officers do not wear tactical vests on top of their uniforms, in compliance with Kaylee’s Law. According to Tannenbaum, all officers have a background check approved through OSU Human Relations before they are fully hired into the Department of Public Safety.

“Our on-campus law enforcement partner, Oregon State Police, handles all criminal matters and works jointly with our Public Safety officers on a variety of calls, where information is shared,” Tannenbaum said.

Oregon State Police do not have to follow Kaylee’s Law because they do not specifically work for the university.

According to Steve Clark, vice president of University Relations and Marketing, OSU is committed to the goals of Kaylee’s Law. “Public safety is a top priority at OSU. We feel that student success requires a safe and welcoming environment where students can safely learn, participate in research and experiential learning opportunities, and enjoy community activities,” Clark said via email.

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Police log: October 2 - October 8

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Wednesday, Oct. 2 Theft 3- shoplift An officer was dispatched to a business on Monroe Avenue for a report of a theft. The officer spoke with a witness who said someone had stolen an American flag beanie. The officer reviewed the store’s security footage and watched a person take the beanie without paying for it.

The case is pending upon the arrest of the suspect, who has been identified.

Friday, Oct. 4 Theft 2- bicycle An officer contacted a person who said their bike was stolen. The person was unsure of the exact time of the theft. The bike is an Electra Townie bike with red and black trim. There is a black basket on the back of the bike with cherries on it. The bike was not locked and was laying against a woodpile at the residence. The value of the bike is estimated at around $950.

There is no further information at this time.

Saturday, Oct. 5

Theft 2- from vehicle An officer contacted a person who said their purse was stolen from their vehicle. The vehicle didn’t have any damage because the vehicle was unlocked. The purse contained a driver’s license, debit and credit cards, keys to a business and a portable charger. The estimated value of loss is around $200.

Sunday, Oct. 6 Criminal mischief 1- vandalism An officer contacted a person who said their car had been damaged. Both bumpers and the front passenger door were keyed and the rear bumper was scraped. The officer noted it looked like the scrape on the rear bumper came from a screwdriver. The estimated value in damage is around $1,000. There is no further information at this time.

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Property submitted for destruction An officer was dispatched to assist the fire department with a report of an unconscious person. Paramedics had a man in the ambulance and transported him to the hospital. The officer lodged the man’s shopping cart with personal items into the CPD Proterty for safekeeping and found a clear glass pipe with burnt residue resembling methamphetamine. The pipe was marked for destruction.

Criminal mischief 2- vandalism An officer contacted a person who reported their car window damaged. The person stated the rear driver side window was damaged and it looked like someone had forced the window down. The car was locked and didn’t have any signs of entry. The estimated damage is valued at $400.

Tuesday, Oct. 8 Theft 2- from vehicle An officer was dispatched to the Maple Tree Court area for a report of theft from a vehicle.

The rear passenger window of a vehicle was broken and a black backpack was stolen from the back seat. The owner of the vehicle said

there were three navy blue Japanese fencing uniforms inside the backpack. The officer was unable to develop any suspect information.

Mail theft An officer contacted somebody who reported two packages being stolen off of their front porch. The first package contained 12 glass meal containers with locking lids and give meal containers with small compartments. The estimated value of the contents of the box is $58.

The second package contained a large black sweatshirt that said “Arizona” on the front. The second package is worth about $32. The person said the only way they knew the packages were delivered was because of an online tracking number. There is no further information at this time.

Theft 3 An officer contacted someone who reported their recycle bin as stolen. The bin belongs to Republic Services and is worth around $75. The person making the report said they initially thought republic services took the bin but later discovered it was stolen. At this time there is no further information.

SPORTS

Volleyball defensive specialist motivates team

OSU junior libero Massey leads team in digs against Oregon, to upset victory

By SOREN CARR Sports Contributor After five years of losing to their in-state rival, the Oregon State Beavers Volleyball team upset the No. 24 ranked Oregon Ducks on Sept.

26 in Gill Coliseum. Junior defensive specialist and libero, Grace Massey, played a large role in this win, contributing with 2 aces, 7 assists, and doubled the number of digs to her nearest teammate with 32.

“Beating Oregon for the first time since 2014 was amazing,” Massey said from her hotel room in Seattle, Wash. before a matchup against the Washington Huskies. Massey is used to success on the volleyball court, as she has athletic roots in her family, with her sister Martie Massey previously playing at Oregon State as well.

For as long as Massey can remember, sports have played a significant role in her life. Growing up with her parents coaching her in youth sports, she switched between playing soccer and volleyball. In seventh grade, she made the difficult decision to focus on volleyball.

“When I started getting older, and the sports got more intense with club, I had to choose one or the other, and I went with volleyball,” Massey said via email. After making the decision to focus on volleyball, Massey went on to play at Oregon State Athletic Association 6A perennial power in Jesuit high school, in Beaverton, Ore. It was there where she was a four-year letter winner and helped the team to four straight Metro League titles, with back-to-back state championships in 2014 and 15. She began to gain attention from Division I programs, and eventually chose Oregon State.

“A big influence on my decision was because my sister Martie played here, and I grew up a huge Beaver fan, so you could say it was in my blood,” Massey said. “Second, coming here at such a young age, I started to create a relationship with the coaches, and I felt very comfortable with them and the school before I even committed. Third, I really wanted to play at a PAC-12 school. It is the hardest conference in college volleyball, and I wanted to play at that level.”

Massey has garnered accolades on and off the court. She was one of four players to appear in all 33 matches and 121 sets as a freshman, and continued her consistent play in all 32 matches as a sophomore last season. Massey has also won three separate PAC-12 Defensive Player of the Week awards, and was the 2018 Iowa State Challenge co-MVP. Massey was also named to the 2018 PAC12 All-Academic First Team, in a league with strong academics from top to bottom. “It never gets any easier,” Massey said on managing being a student-athlete and having a social life. “Balancing it all… it’s not easy, but you just gotta do what you gotta do.”

Massey said that coming from Jesuit was an interesting transition.

“We were successful in my years playing volleyball there, but I knew it wasn’t a normal thing that would continue for the rest of my years in volleyball… I wasn’t expecting to be

JONATHAN HOPPER | ORANGE MED I A NETWORK OSU junior libero Grace Massey squares up to defend for the Beavers versus No. 3 Stanford on Oct. 5 in Gill Coliseum. The Beavers lost 0-3.

anywhere as successful as in high school, and I was okay with that,” Massey said in an email.

“Being a local kid, growing up in Oregon and only living an hour away from Oregon State, I definitely do have more pride than I think other people might. Whenever we play at home, I have the feeling that I have to defend my home court,” added Massey via email.

Sophomore outside hitter, Chloe Brown, grew up close to Massey in Beaverton, Ore. The two used to play club volleyball together, and then were opponents in high school, as Brown attended Southridge High School in Beaverton as well. Brown went to Miami, Fla. her freshman year, but transferred to OSU after a year.

“Grace had a huge impact on me transferring,” said Brown of Massey. The transition was made easier with a familiar face for Brown, and being closer to home.

“She is a very positive teammate, and brings us a lot of energy,” freshman defensive specialist and libero, Taylor Quinn, said on Massey’s influential attitude. “I am never concerned when Grace is in the backcourt saving plays,” added Brown.

The PAC-12 is known for being one of the toughest conferences in the country for

She is a very positive teammate and brings us a lot of energy. I am never concerned when Grace is in the backcourt saving plays.

Taylor Quinn Volleyball defensive specialist and libero

volleyball, because of the consistency in terms of talent.

“Each game is different,” Massey said.

“Anyone can beat each other on any given night… it’s just what team is hot at that moment.”

While preparing for each game has its separate challenges, Massey likes to keep things loose by avoiding superstitions.

“I am superstitious about superstitions,” Massey said. “If I did one thing a lot one week, I want to change it up the next.”

While avoiding superstitions, Massey led the OSU Volleyball team to back-to-back home wins against Oregon and Colorado a couple weeks ago. They followed with two tough home losses to No. 19 Cal, and No. 3 Stanford. Massey verified her point that anyone is beatable, noting that their opponent of Washington on Friday had handled Stanford on their own court two weeks ago.

Massey claims her drive stems from her parents. With the team’s record vastly improved from last season at this point, OSU Volleyball sits at a season record of 8-7 and at 2-2 in conference play, with a crucial stretch ahead of them, sitting in a five way tie for fifth place in the conference.

“It’s hard to lose,” Massey said. “A lot of us are motivated… so we can leave this program in a better place than it started.” Massey and Brown are both convinced that the program is on the rise, largely in part from the two of their leadership roles on the court.

Following the OSU Volleyball team’s trips to both Washington and Washington State, they return to Gill Coliseum Friday, Oct. 18 to face the Southern California Trojans.

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PHOTO STORY

RID WANA RAHMAN | ORANGE MED IA NETWORK (Top and Bottom Left) Corvallis Farmers market will be going on until November 27th, 2019. The market is open Wednesday’s and Saturday’s at 9AM-1PM. Pictured is Bina and her Patchwork garden selling berries and more out of her van. (Middle and Bottom Right) The Melon Shack Pumpkin Patch is a local patch located in Winn Farms Corvallis. You can visit the patch and the Oregon State Scarecrow daily from 10AM-6PM.

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RI DWA N A R AHMAN | OR ANG E MEDIA NE TWORK Fall festivities can be relaxing and warm. Some people may like to bake some cookies and visit a coffee shop for warm hot chocolate during this fall season.

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SPORTS

Football FOOTBALL

MEN’S SOCCER

WOMEN’S SOCCER

VOLLEYBALL

OKLAHOMA STATE AUG. 30 L, 36-52

COASTAL CAROLINA AUG. 30 L, 1-2

VILLANOVA AUG. 30 W, 2-1 (2OT)

OREGON SEPT. 26 W, 3-2

CAL POLY SEPT. 14 W, 45-7

COLGATE SEPT. 1 W, 2-1

SAINT MARY’S (CALIFORNIA) SEPT. 1 W, 3-0

COLORADO SEPT. 27 W, 3-1

STANFORD SEPT. 28 L, 28-31

DAVIDSON SEPT. 6 W, 2-0

NEW MEXICO SEPT. 5 W, 1-0

CALIFORNIA OCT. 4 L, 0-3

UTAH - HOMECOMING OCT. 12 L, 7-52

PACIFIC SEPT. 9 W, 4-1

UC DAVIS SEPT. 8 W, 3-0

STANFORD OCT. 5 L, 0-3

WASHINGTON NOV. 8 7:30 P.M.

UC SANTA BARBARA SEPT. 15 L, 2-3

IDAHO SEPT. 19 W, 2-1

USC OCT. 18 7 P.M.

ARIZONA STATE NOV. 16 TBD

UCLA SEPT. 19 W, 2-0

STANFORD OCT. 10 L, 0-2

UCLA OCT. 20 2 P.M.

SAN DIEGO STATE SEPT. 22 W, 2-1

CALIFORNIA OCT. 13 1 P.M.

WASHINGTON STATE NOV. 7 6 P.M.

UC DAVIS SEPT. 29 CANCELLED

WASHINGTON OCT. 18 7 P.M.

ARIZONA STATE NOV. 15 7 P.M.

STANFORD NOV. 7 4 P.M.

UCLA OCT. 31 7 P.M.

ARIZONA NOV. 17 12 P.M.

CALIFORNIA NOV. 10 1 P.M.

USC NOV. 3 1 P.M.

WASHINGTON NOV. 15 TBD

OREGON NOV. 7 7 P.M.

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SPORTS

OSU Women’s Soccer falls to No. 2 Stanford

Skiba’s nine saves not enough, Beavers move to 1-2-1 in conference play

By MATTHEW BROOKS Sports Contributor Oregon State Women’s Soccer lost to the No. 2 ranked Stanford Cardinal by a score of 2-0 on Thursday. With the result, the Beavers move to 9-2-1 on the season, and have a 1-2-1 record against PAC-12 opposition.

After kicking the game off, the team quickly put a shot on goal and earned a corner kick within the first minute of the game. Despite the quick start, Stanford soon took hold of possession and initiated their offense.

As the first half progressed, Stanford continued to press deep into Oregon State territory and eventually found the back of the net twice in a 13-minute span, scoring goals in both the 18th and 31st minute. “[I was] disappointed to give up the second goal, but I think that was a result of us not getting enough pressure on the ball,” OSU head coach Matt Kagan said. “We’re a team that has to have pressure on the ball to be successful.”

When the halftime horn sounded, Stanford’s offense had peppered the Beaver defense to the tune of 15 shots with five on target, earning 11 corner kicks in the process. The Cardinal were

also winning the possession battle, having 55% of the possession through the first 45 minutes.

“We were playing in more of a low-block and they really got their numbers up and took advantage of that,” OSU sophomore goalkeeper Bridgette Skiba said. “Once the second half came around, we were able to change our formation and adapt well to that.”

After the break, the Beavers once again started the half strong. In the first 20 minutes of the half, they had already doubled their total shots, shots on goal and corner kicks.

Skiba came up with several big plays throughout the second half, including saves off a direct freekick in the 64th minute, as well as a pivotal save off a shot from inside the OSU 18yard box. She finished the game with nine saves.

“I love the competition. I’ll rise to the challenge, and unfortunately, we didn’t get the result we wanted, but I love it,” Skiba said. “I wasn’t about to let my teammates down.”

Despite the second-half turnaround, the Beavers couldn’t get on the scoresheet and the game ended 2-0 in favor of the Cardinal. The Beavers finished the game with four shots and two corner kicks, while the Cardinal had 33 shots and 13 corner kicks. Both teams had eight fouls.

BRI TTNEE BARRY | ORANGE MED IA NETWORK OSU sophomore goalkeeper Bridgette Skiba defends a goal versus Stanford on Oct. 10 in Corvallis.

“They’re the number one team in the country, so we knew we were going to be defending a lot.

We wanted to try to withstand their pressure, and unfortunately the first goal was kind of a fluke goal,” Kagan said. “It’s a bummer, but they’re a great team for a reason.”

The Beavers were scheduled to play against

California at home on Sunday, Oct. 13. The final game of their quick three-game homestand is

slated for Friday at 7 p.m. for a matchup against the Washington Huskies at Paul Lorenz Field.

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SHS: Condom questions answered

By SHS SEXUAL HEALTH TEAM The Birds and the Beavs is a weekly column answering your questions on the topics of sexual health, consent, and relationships, written by the Oregon State University Sexual Health Team.

This week’s column is FAQs about external, or sometimes referred to as ‘male’, condoms. To access a variety of condoms, stop by one of our OSU Safer Sex Spots, available in all OSU cultural resources centers, Safe Ride vans, Student Health Services locations (Plageman, Dixon, and Tebeau), and coming soon to the new Memorial Union Wellness Nook.

Q: Can I use two condoms at once?

A: No. This is sometimes deceptively referred to as “double wrapping”, even though it does not provide double protection. Using two external condoms or one external and one receptive (“female”) condom at one time actually offers less protection than using one.

When two condoms are used at one time, they can rub against each other, creating friction, which can cause microscopic rips and tears the condoms. Stick with one condom for one penis, you will save money and be better protected.

Q: Can I use a condom twice?

A: No. Condoms are one time use only. You can access small quantities of free condoms (and other barriers) on campus at one of our Safer Sex Spots, located in any SHS location and the campus cultural centers.

You can also access up to 99 free condoms by signing up for CCare at Student Health Services. CCare can provide free contraceptives and exams to qualifying students. To learn more and enroll in this program, visit Plageman Building first floor (room 110), or call 541-737-9140.

Q: Can I wait to put on a condom until just before the end of sex?

A: No. Not only does this technique leave you vulnerable to STI’s, but you can actually get pregnant from pre-cum, also known as preejaculation. Pre-cum can contain sperm, and can occur any time a male is aroused.

Correct condom use can reduce your chance of contracting an STI and becoming pregnant, anything else can leave you at risk for both, which is why it is important to use a condom before sex starts.”

Q: What are flavored condoms for?

A: Flavored condoms are created for use during oral sex, typically on a penis. Using a con-

dom during oral sex can prevent STI transmission.

Typical external condoms are made of latex, which doesn’t always taste the best. Flavored condoms can help to enhance the experience for the individuals involved.

You can also get flavored dental dams, which are used for oral sex on a vulva or anus, at any Safer Sex Spot location.

Q: Why do condoms break so often?

A: Condoms, when stored properly, and used correctly, should not break often.

If you find that your condoms are regularly breaking, make sure that they aren’t expired, and that you are storing them properly.

Condoms should be stored at room temperature and never left in the heat or the cold. This means that leaving condoms in your car, or even backpack, is not ideal and can compromise the integrity of the condom.

Places where the condom may encounter lots of friction while in the package, such as in your wallet or purse, can also break down the latex.

If a condom does break during vaginal intercourse, reduced cost emergency contraception is available for purchase without a prescription at the Student Health Services Pharmacy

(Plageman room 108). Emergency contraceptive can be up to 89% effective when taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex. Self-referral STI testing is also available at the Student Health Services Lab (Plageman room 100).

Use a QR code scanner or Snapchat to view the Student Health Services sexual health column question submission form

Letters to the Editor will be reviewed for submission on a first-received basis. Letters must be submitted by the Thursday before the next print publication. Letters must be 200 words or fewer and must include the author’s signature, academic major, class standing or job title, department name and phone number. Authors of emailed letters will receive a reply for the purpose of verification. Letters are subject to editing for space, style, clarity and civility. Letters which are timely, relevant and accurate will receive priority for publication. Each reader will be allowed one published letter per month. Letters may be published either in print and/or online.

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Johnson: My beef with scapegoating meat in climate change conversation

By LEXI JOHNSON Columnist The meat industry is a popular target to blame when we analyze the biggest contributors to global warming, but the belief that adopting a purely meatless diet to combat climate change may not be enough.

It makes sense to want to hold animal agriculture responsible for global warming, as livestock production is most commonly talked about for being a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. A common solution in response to these qualms is to radically cut meat from the diet altogether. However, focusing solely on converting to a plant-based diet detracts from some broader systems at work that play even larger roles in the climate crisis. Ultimately, consumers are given a privileged choice that they, of course, are entitled to make.

But informing ourselves about the way our current commercial food systems operate and their unsustainability, is far more important than villainizing meat consumption on its own. It’s better to opt for the promotion of better meat production practices, rather than cutting it out altogether. We can start by supporting our local food producers and gaining a better understanding of the way livestock needs to be raised.

There’s no denying that human activity is the sole perpetrator behind climate change, and along with it, completely unsustainable practices such as overpopulation and overconsumption of resources, according to a recent Stanford University

report. As a result, an overwhelming amount of animal species are being lost to extinction, marking this particular time period as the planet’s sixth mass extinction.

Nowhere in this report does it mention livestock production. This is likely due to the fact that grazing livestock depends entirely on coexisting with a number of wild animal species, and vice versa. The health of these ecosystems are compromised by the extreme biodiversity loss.

Lauren Stine, a farmer, writer and adjunct agricultural law professor at the University of Arkansas, aims to debunk the myths that are so often unnecessarily pinned on the meat industry. Stine is well known for her journalistic efforts regarding this topic, and has received notable recognition for her contributions to the documentary, “Sacred Cow.” “Consumers are largely disconnected from our food system and how meat is produced,” Stine said via email. “This creates opportunities for companies to exploit that knowledge gap by saying things like cattle use the majority of agricultural land without also explaining that it is land that cannot be used for crop production.”

Stine’s arguments coincide with the Stanford report delving into the serious matter of biodiversity loss. A balanced grassland ecosystem in which livestock graze relies upon ruminants, which are common grazing animals such as cattle, sheep and goats. Ruminants help to combat invasive species and improve soil health.

“But it’s a lot easier to tell consumers that if they buy your plantbased veggie burger, the planet will be saved, than to sell them a different car or convince them to carpool to work, ride their bike more, [or] lobby for better public transport systems,” Stine said via email.

Adopting a meatless diet is not the cure-all solution to climate change— it just isn’t. While going meatless can certainly help cut back on emissions and combat overconsumption, some journalists, activists and exploitative fossil fuel-companies fail to consider the full scale of these issues, resulting in misunderstandings.

“A 2017 study showed that removing livestock completely would only reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2.6%,” Stine said via email.

“Without livestock, we wouldn’t have a way to upcycle some of our agricultural waste byproducts like corn stover, for example.”

Crop production has its own significant role to play in the rise of gas emissions.

“Consider the fossil fuel and heavy machinery input that goes into row crop production, spraying of chemical inputs like herbicide, and heavy fertilizer runoff that’s already compromised aquatic ecosystems,” Stine said via email.

Beyond that, meat is an important part of the human diet, as it provides specific kinds of protein, fats and nutrients. According to Professor Nathan Parker of Oregon State University, certain nutrients are most effectively absorbed by the direct consumption of meat itself.

COURTESY OF CREATI VE COMMONS Cows, sometimes used as a source of meat, graze in a field. Columnist Lexi Johnson argues animal agriculture is viewed as a larger contributor to climate change than it truly is.

“Certain animal fats are advantageous to human health, and some fatty acids cannot be synthesized by humans,” Parker said.

Fatty acids, such as omega-3, greatly contribute to the human body’s ability to perform cellular maintenance and repair, helping ward off common health issues such as cardiovascular disease and inflammation.

“Vitamins [that supplement animal nutrients] are not as efficacious to the human body, as they are not as bioavailable as those directly consumed from meat tissues,” Parker said.

Bioavailability is the extent to

which a nutrient is available to be used and absorbed, meaning that vitamins, or synthetic forms such as pills, gel caps, and gummies, may not always be able to provide the body with the dose one takes.

Despite its benefits to overall human health, meat and its production generally gets a bad rap in the media, deterring from more damaging systems like the fossil-fuel industry.

But ultimately, no. Meatless diets are not the cure-all solution to climate change. A more effective and practical response to the climate crisis would be to scrutinize the way we use fossil fuels and to adopt better everyday practices.

Left-Handed Vision

By ARTHUR LINDHJEM

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Student Proved

By DEREK SNYDER

YAYS & NAYS The Barometer lists OSU’s favorite and least favorite things this week.

YAYS Up For Interpretation

By SHRIDA SHARMA

• YAY for spooky movie and TV marathons • YAY for candy on sale • YAY for beanie season, folks • YAY for fuzzy socks • YAY for professors curving tests • YAY for DAMchic

The Southern Isle

By KEVIN MASSIE

NAYS • NAY

to

the

football

to

that

feeling

game • NAY

when you walk out of a midterm and desire to change your major • NAY to coughing in a silent lecture hall • NAY to forgetting to self-care

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HOROSCOPE

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S U D O K U

Aries March 21 – April 19

Cancer June 21 – July 22

Libra Sept. 23 – Oct. 22

Capricorn Dec. 22 – Jan. 19

Today is an 8 -- Discuss

Today is a 8 -- Communicate

Today is a 7 -- New methods

Today is an 7 -- Abandon

finances with a mentor,

with your team. Coordinate

preconceived notions about

parent or elder. Consider

activities despite chaos

or technology could

or disruption. Implement

romance. Discuss concerns,

investment and savings

disrupt an old routine. Find

practical plans. Take

dreams and passions with

ideas. Discover lucrative

clever ways to save time

opportunities hidden

advantage of unexpected

and money. Cut unused

someone you love. Choose

in recent changes. Get

news. Stay light on your feet.

services and subscriptions.

imaginative.

Leo July 23 – Aug. 22

Collaborate.

Taurus April 20 – May 20

Today is a 7 -- You’re gaining

Scorpio Oct. 23 – Nov. 21

Today is an 8 -- Talk about

LEVEL: 1 2 3 4

long-term dreams, visions and goals. Strengthen infrastructure to realize personal ambitions.

Persistent action makes things happen. Go for what you really want.

Gemini May 21 – June 20 Today is a 6 -- Lay low and avoid conflict or hassle.

Don’t get in the middle of someone else’s argument.

valuable experience.

Maintain focus to produce promised results. Your professional influence rises

Today is a 7 -- Discuss plans with your partner. Resume negotiations and take

what you have. Get playful.

Invent possibilities together.

Aquarius Jan. 20 – Feb. 18 Today is an 6 -- Domestic cleaning and organization satisfies you. Share experiences, visions and

with each completed task.

turns. Be spontaneous, not

An unusual and interesting

reckless. Change direction

option appears.

intuitively. A creative spark

Virgo Aug. 23 – Sept. 22

ignites a conversation.

Today is a 7 -- Seminars,

Sagittarius Nov. 22 – Dec. 21

classes and conferences

Today is a 6 -- Slow down to

Today is an 8 -- Learn from

avoid challenging physical

an experienced guide.

conditions. Take it easy on

Adapt to changing news

your body. Nurture your

in real time. Share what you’re learning. Imagine

provide interesting developments. Weave your networks together for resilience and shared

concerns with your family and inner circle. Conserve resources and rest at home.

Cook together.

Pisces Feb. 19 – March 20

Make long-term plans,

support. Study things from

energy. You’re developing a

sketches and vision

another point of view.

new perspective. Prioritize

an inspiring future. Get the

boards. Imagine.

Explore solutions.

work deadlines and rest.

word out about solutions.

Does this describe you?

If any of these apply to you, come work with us! We are always hiring. Come check us out on the fourth floor of the Student Experience Center.

C R O S S W O R D

Across 1 Livens (up) 5 River through the Lake of the Ozarks 10 GPS diagrams 14 Teen heartthrob 15 Rocker Eddie Van __ 16 Tennis great Arthur who wrote “A Hard Road to Glory” 17 Toy component of a miniature cabin ($5) 19 Actor Gosling 20 “__ suggestions?”

21 Mindless repetition 22 “You ___ grounded!”

23 Jack Sprat no-no 24 One applying for a financial gift ($50) 27 “What __ state of affairs!”

29 Frosty coating 30 Par __: via airmail, in Arles 32 Intend to say 34 WWII turning point 38 Doozy 39 High-tech eye surgery 40 Self-defense spray 41 Roach or termite 42 Stuntman Knievel 43 Like Cheerios, grain-wise 44 Fine-tune, as skills

46 Author Rice 47 Popular Wyoming mountain resort ($20) 52 Myrna of “The Thin Man” 55 High hairdos 56 Greek “i” 57 Simpson trial judge 58 Unfocused image 59 Exactly right ... and where parts of 17-, 24- and 47-Across appear 62 First, in “Who’s on First?”

63 Worse, as excuses go 64 “I, Claudius” role 65 “__ girl!”

66 Accomplishments 67 “No warranties” Down 1 Seasoned rice dish 2 Patsy’s “Ab Fab” pal 3 Hairstyles named for an equine feature 4 Utah luggage tag initials 5 “Dear God!” 6 Reindeer reins holder 7 Filmmaker Woody 8 Former Prizm maker 9 London lang.

10 Guy wearing a ring,

perhaps 11 Until now 12 New moon, e.g.

13 Mexican title 18 Church keyboard 22 Escort’s offer 25 Oregon or Chisholm 26 Bat one eye 28 Place to eat Seoul food 30 Mont Blanc, e.g.

31 Saturn SUV 32 Expert 33 Language suffix 35 Starts of many news stories 36 Expert 37 Strong desire 39 Jay of late-night TV 43 Late hr. to turn in 45 CIA forerunner 46 Changes 47 __ the Hutt of “Star Wars” 48 Note after G 49 Pizza feature 50 Blackjack request 51 __ and aahed 53 Comical Cheri 54 Up-and-down toys 59 Ancient 60 Dumfries denial 61 Words before roll or streak

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DAMCHIC

Treating you with tips, tricks for a thrifted Halloween DAMchic fashion magazine contributors put together costumes on a budget

By JESS THOMPSON DAMchic Contributing Director For one night a year, spending between $25-40 on a poorly stitched pirate costume may not be an expense college students want to take on.

Here’s why going to Goodwill is generally a more sustainable and financially responsible choice to find the perfect costume.

If you’re looking for something special, the large amount of clothing items and the Halloween racks of Goodwill have endless possibilities for a creative costume.

You can always use a popular movie or TV show for inspiration.

For this look we chose to emulate No Face from the Anime movie Spirited Away.

Using a photo reference, cut an ovalshaped mask out of cardboard and draw the face using a black sharpie marker.

Then we attached the mask to a black sheet using duct tape and cut holes for the eyes.

Once it’s completed, put it over your head and you’re good to go. For an additional ac-

cessory element, you could carry gold coins with you for the night.

One of the most successful costumes we were able to create during our time at Goodwill were looks from the science-fiction movie The Matrix. For these costumes we searched for all black clothing of a variety of textures and materials such as leather and vinyl. The most important aspect of this look was a long black overcoat and the reflective sunglasses. To make our looks even more unique, we chose to accessorise with a black velvet tophat, a silver chainstyle belt and round sunglasses but these are optional. There are also a wide assortment of Nerf guns at the Corvallis Goodwill that can be used to complete this look.

Along with the costumes that we created, Goodwill has endless possibilities for creative looks and their prices are often much lower than most costume shops. Some additional ideas we had for unique costumes that could be crafted at Goodwill, are characters from the TV show Friends, Scooby Doo, The Simpsons and from movies like Spy Kids, Clueless and The Goonies.

OWEN PREECE | ORANGE MED I A NETWORK (Left) Jess Thompson and Orion Bibee pose in Matrix-themed costumes collected from Goodwill racks. (Top Middle) Jess Thompson poses in her Matrix costume. (Bottom Middle) Orion Bibee throws a look at the camera in his Matrix costume. (Right) A person dressed in DAMchic’s homemade No-Face costume sits in a chair.

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