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‘Heartbroken’ OSU swim team cut abruptly, futures of athletes altered Page 4 NEWS: Akon chosen as DAM JAM headliner 3 • FORUM: SHS discusses STIs 14 • SPORTS: Dam Worth It chooses new leaders 12

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR MONDAY,APRIL 15

From Here to Career: LinkedIn 101

Student Experience Center, 112 5 - 6 p.m. Come to this workshop to learn tips and best practices for professional usage of your LinkedIn and Social Media accounts. Co-sponsored by SLI

TUESDAY, APRIL 16

Free Cooking Class: Breakfast for Dinner!

Champinefu Lodge 5 - 7:30 p.m. Come and learn some quick and fun breakfast recipes and some tips on saving time while preparing breakfast meals! The food being made prepared will be sweet potato hash browns (vegan) and zucchini cheddar muffins.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17 Dinner for 12 Beavers

CH2M Hill Alumni Center 6 - 8 p.m. Dinner for 12 Beavers generates meaningful conversations and connections for participating students, alumni, faculty and staff. Each table will seat six students and six alumni with a shared college or affinity.

THURSDAY, APRIL 18

It Happened Here - Sexual Assault in College Documentary

Owen Hall, 103 6 - 8 p.m. Student filmmaker Keana Pigg documents experiences of violence on the Oregon State University Campus. The documentary will be followed up with a panel discussion. The event is hosted by Keana Pigg and SARC.

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AKSHAY PAWAR | ORANGE MED IA NETWORK Junior defender, Ashleigh Fonsen, goes for the ball in a game against Western Oregon. Oregon State won the game 3-0.

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Akon named DAM JAM headliner Organizers aimed for singer recognizability, diverse appeal

Research teams awarded $10,000 each

Funded projects work toward opioid alternatives, aquatic oxygen decline, bacterial effect on genes

By JAYCEE KALAMA News Reporter Hip-hop artist and humanitarian, Akon, has been named as the headliner for DAM JAM, an annual concert hosted by Oregon State University Program Council. Formally known as the Flat Tail music festival, Oregon State’s DAM JAM began in 2011 and has featured headliners such as Macklemore and Alison Wonderland. This year, Akon will be performing in Reser Stadium, a newer upgrade in venue, to allow for a larger audience. After dedicating the past few years to his Lighting Africa campaign, an effort to get 600 million Africans access to electricity, the Grammynominated artist’s DAM JAM performance at Reser Stadium on May 31 will be his first performance in the Pacific Northwest in years. Jesse McCartney, who just released a new single, ‘Wasted,’ back in September, will be opening for Akon to celebrate the end of the 2018-19 year. OSUPC has been listening to student feedback on last year’s DAM JAM and really believe that they have taken good measures to improve the experience of all attendees, according to Jensen Ocampo, the OSUPC Music and Concerts Coordinator. “I’m super excited about this year’s Dam Jam,” Ocampo said. “We are really excited about this year’s artists because they both have such a wide appeal and everyone will be able to sing along to their hits. We feel like this has the potential to be the best year yet.” OSUPC Program Coordinator, Heather Rapp, said that they expect a good turnout, and they are hoping for record attendance. Rapp said Akon was their first choice for headliner. “We feel that Akon was a good choice for his popularity amongst a diverse group of people,” Rapp said. “His music is recognizable.” DAM JAM is an opportunity for all students to come together and celebrate the end of the school year with a variety of activities, according to Ocampo. The Dam Jamboree will take place before the concert, where there will be more live performances from students, games, as well as booths from sponsors and different groups on campus. The Dam Jamboree will be held at the Parker Plaza from 3-7 p.m. and the Dam Jam concert is from 8-11 p.m. in Reser Stadium, doors open at 6 p.m. This year’s DAM JAM will have a limited offer package that includes a ticket and field access. Tickets can be purchased on the DAM JAM website or at the front desk of the Student Experience Center. Jesse McCartney meet and greet tickets, as well as information on how to gain free field access are also available on the website. A regular ticket for students are $15 and $35 to

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the public. Students can pay $30 for the limited offer package, while $50 to the public. Though, it does not include a ticket, Jesse McCartney meet and greet passes are $40 for everyone. “We hope students come to the Dam Jamboree and DAM JAM to celebrate the end of the year and reflect on the good memories they have made at Oregon State University,” Rapp said. “ We encourage students to take care of themselves and each other to celebrate the year in a positive, safe, and comfortable environment. A lot of planning and consideration goes into this event and we always welcome feedback.” DAM JAM has previously featured artists such as Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Hoodie Allen, T-Pain and KYLE.

Use a QR code scanner or Snapchat to visit the DAM JAM 2019 web page, where tickets are available for purchase.

On Oct. 11, the College of Science recognized and celebrated research and administrative excellence at its 2018 Fall Faculty and Staff Awards ceremony and reception. The college holds seasonal faculty and staff award ceremonies that range in a variety of different accomplishments. From research and administration to teaching and advising, the College of Science recognizes faculty who have done outstanding work in their field. “This is an important ceremony because it recognizes research and excellent administration across the college,” said Debbie Farris, director of marketing and communications. With Oregon State University being the top research university in Oregon, Dean Roy Haggerty announced three new awards that will encourage collaboration between scientific fields of research, with hopes to create substantial social impact and support new discoveries. Formerly known as the College of Science Impact Award, the Science Research and Innovation Seed Program (SciRis), provides funding in three stages and awards collaborative research teams anything from $10,000 to $125,000 for various stages of their research proposal. Four research teams won the SciRis award in the Fall. Their work in projects relating to human health, drug development and marine science contributed to the SciRis achievement. Each team received an amount of $10,000 to go towards bettering their research initiatives. “Our faculty and staff are very dedicated and the work that they do really impacts students and makes the college better. They are very hard working and it’s good to see them recognized because they are very proud of the work that they do,” Farris said. Assistant Professor of mathematics, David Koslicki, and Thomas Sharpton, assistant professor of microbiology and statistics, received the SciRis award for their work in the analysis of voluminous microbiome data with the goal of understanding, and potentially engineering, the microbial effect on human health and environmental processes. They have been honored for their work in the area of metagenomics, the study of genetic material recovered directly from environmental samples. “It’s great to have the dean and the college recognize the potential in the project that Tom Sharpton and I proposed and to have their support in developing potentially transformative computational methods in the area of metagenomics.”

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ERI CK BRANNER | ORANGE MED IA NETOWORK Oregon State swim team athletes wait in the pool during a meet against Idaho on Feb. 2. Oregon State won the meet 159.5-96.5.

Athletes grapple with sudden cut of swimming program Swimmers call decision to cut program ‘heartbreaking,’ handling of notifying team described as unprofessional By MORGAN MAWN News Contributor After receiving the news that the women’s swim program would be cut after this current season, players now deal with deciding what is best for their future: ending their swim careers or leaving lives they’ve built in Corvallis to swim at another school. On March 4, Oregon State University announced through email that the women’s swim program would be cut. Minutes before the email was sent, the players themselves were informed of the decision right after their return from their PAC 12 Championship conference. In the aftermath of the cut, players begin to transition into their new careers at other schools or continue life without their sport. Returning after a successful PAC 12 championship conference filled with broken team records, personal best times and NCAA qualifications, the women’s swim team was blindsided with the news of the cut of their program, according to Katie Manzione, a first year on the women’s swim team. “I was completely heartbroken,” Manzione said, “I was incredibly concerned about my future and where I would be going.” As a freshman, Manzione had a long career ahead of her still. With the cut of her team at OSU, she is faced with deciding between abandoning her degree plan and life at OSU to continue to swim elsewhere or staying at OSU with the friends she has already made. “I cannot imagine continuing through col-

lege without swimming, which leaves me with no other choice but to leave,” Manzione said. Lauren Yon, first year athlete on the women’s swim team, was disappointed by the manner in which the school handled the announcement. “In my opinion, it was embarrassing for them. If they were to go through it again, I’d want them to know to do it differently because we were all so badly affected by this,” Yon said. Yon said she understands that programs do get cut sometimes and that’s the nature of athletics, but the way OSU told the girls was unprofessional and untimely. Yon was able to reconnect with a school she previously considered during her recruitment, Boise State University, and found a place on their team. However, many other young swimmers on the team weren’t able to find a new team as easily due to swim recruitment typically being long completed by this point in the school year. “The majority of the reason we came to this school was to swim, so having that stripped from us was shocking. Everyone is very confused and don’t know where they’re going,” Yon said. Madelyn Rainey, second year athlete on the swim team, said that the relationships she built during her time at OSU are what makes the news difficult to hear. “I can genuinely say all 21 of the girls are my best friends so it’s just heartbreaking,“ Rainey said. Despite the dissolution of the team, the players get to keep their scholarships and other student-athlete benefits, so Rainey has chosen to remain at OSU as she continues to earn her

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ERICK BRANNER | ORANGE MED I A NETWORK An Oregon State swim team member races during a meet against Idaho, which Oregon State won 159.5-96.5.

business degree. As her swim career comes to a much earlier end than she anticipated, Rainey said she’s taking the situation day by day and using the support of her former teammates to transition to life without swimming. “I think the hardest thing for me is realizing I didn’t get to know that was my last swim meet ever,” Rainey said, “I’ve been swimming since I

was five years old and it sucks when you don’t get to write your own conclusion.” According to Rainey, throughout the season, their team focused on preparing for the unexpected, so the players are all putting that practice to the test. “We’re getting through it together,” Rainey said.

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OSU’s efforts toward gender inclusion has ‘come a long way’ By LILLIAN NOMIE News Contributor Oregon State University has been around for the last 150 years and in that time, has come a long way with women’s rights, according to the vice president of OSU Cascades campus and an OSU alumnus, Rebecca Johnson. Through the decades, gender roles and equality at OSU have changed, and remnants of gender-segregation can be seen on campus. Rebecca Johnson, who has a Ph.D in natural resource economics, attended the university in the ‘80s. Johnson witnessed changes in the way the school treated women throughout her time as a student and faculty member at OSU. “Forestry was and is a male-dominated profession, but there are many more women students and professors in forestry than when I started,” Johnson said. “Professional fields like forestry are still challenged in terms of gender diversity, but the college has made great strides.” Prior to the passing of Title IX, in 1972, some buildings on campus were segregated based on gender. Title IX states no one in the U.S. will be excluded from participation, denied benefits or be discriminated against under any education program or activity funded by federal money due to gender. Johnson said during her time at OSU, men and women’s athletics were not treated equally. Typically, the women’s teams were not allowed to use the same facilities as the men. “We didn’t have the same training facilities, and the coaches were certainly not paid anywhere close to what the men’s coaches were paid,” Johnson, who played basketball and golf, said. “We traveled in vans while the men flew to their competitions. But Title IX changed most of that.” According to the Women’s Words and Womens Work Archives, from 1926 to about the ‘70s, the Women’s Building was used for women’s athletic classes whereas Langton Hall held men’s. Sylvia Moore was a graduate student at OSU in the ‘60s. She stated in an oral history interview for the Voices of OSU Women Archive that she received her degree in physical education in order to participate in competitive athletics. Moore added at the time men and women’s physical education

were separate departments. “I think I was on campus for 3 years before I ever went over to Langton. And it was another 3 years before they merged men’s PE and women’s PE,” Moore stated in her oral interview. After completing her graduate degree at OSU, Moore became the first female athletic director at the university in the ‘80s and was the first gymnastics coach of the modern era of OSU. Although Moore left the athletic department in 1986, she said she witnessed the first steps toward gender inclusivity in athletics at OSU. According to Tiah Edmunson-Morton, OSU’s archivist and curator, women were never formally restricted from any campus location besides residence halls and recreational facilities. However, though not all buildings were gender specific, women were often directed to “acceptable” places to gather and learn. Edmunson-Morton said some of these sexist norms may have carried over into the present. “This is by no means generalizable, but I assume that many would still feel like they weren’t welcomed in some spaces that feel male-dominated,” Edmunson-Morton said. “For example, gender-lopsided classes and the weights area at Dixon.” Edmunson-Morton said several buildings at OSU served specifically as women’s spaces. These buildings included Snell Hall, now known as Ballard Hall, Waldo Hall, Milam Hall, the Women’s Building and the The Hattie Redmond Women and Gender Center. Waldo Hall was built as a women’s dorm in 1909 for students and housed some female faculty. Waldo also served as the Domestic Science program’s former lab space. Cooking, home nursing, laundry and proper etiquette were also taught in Waldo hall, as stated in the OSU Women’s Words and Women’s Work Archive. Historically, the requirements for men and women in education were not the same. According to the 1926 -1927 General Catalog for OSU, physical education was required for all students during their freshman and sophomore years. However, it was required for women to take an extra two years of physical education, unless they were excused by recommendation from the Professor of Physical Education for Women.

PHOTO ILLUSTRATI ON BY I SABEL SCHOLZ Completed in 1926, the Women’s Building was designed as a women’s physical education facility by John V Bennes. Its steps were designed to be wide and shallow to allow women to remain ladylike while climbing them.

The Women’s Building held all female physical education classes and was used as a practice facility for female athletics. “As you enter that building, notice the steps are very wide and very shallow, and that was so women could be very ladylike in climbing the steps to the lobby,” Moore stated in her oral history interview. Prior to the construction of Austin Hall and the Learning Innovation Center, the area was

known as the Women’s Building Field. This is where women practiced outdoor activities. Throughout history, the purpose of many buildings around the OSU campus has changed. Many hold their own historical stories and have evolved to serve all genders. “There’s no question that women’s rights have come a long way from when I started my career in the College of Forestry in 1984,” Johnson said.

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P HOTO BY DAVID GIL KE Y A woman walks through the Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) field hospital compound inside the United Nations Protection of Civilians Site near Bentiu, South Sudan. The camp is home to more than 120,000, including many children suffering from severe malnutrition, malaria, tuberculosis and diarrhea.

GILKEY, Continued from page 8 phy and sharing the stories of individuals across the globe. “Given the type of work he was doing in these war zones and in the areas that had been devastated by natural disasters — he was bringing that back to us, us being everybody in the United States, to give us that bit of experience of what was going on in those areas, and the impact that comes from that,” Landis said. Lee Ann Garrison, the director of the School of Arts and Communication, also emphasized the impact of the images Gilkey captured in these war and disaster-stricken areas. “[The photos] really touch you. He really gets that human side of the stories,” Garrison said. “I think, especially on radio, you’re not getting all the visual images, so to have this where you can follow up online and continue the story and see the people — there’s something about looking right at someone, or right at the situation, that evokes our human empathy for the story that’s being told.” Garrison said talks about the possibility of an exhibit in Gilkey’s honor has been ongoing since 2016, and said it has been a group effort across the university to finally bring it to Fairbanks Gallery. Although Gilkey primarily shot conflict photos for journalism, Garrison said he had the skills and aesthetic of a fine art photographer. “I think he had an excellent artistic eye, and

that was really part of his success,” Garrison said. “His willingness to go in and put himself at risk to find that moment where a photograph tells a story — I think that is the mark of a truly talented photographer.” The upcoming show at Fairbanks Hall will include 17 of Gilkey’s photographs from his time shooting conflict photography with NPR. “I got to see the photographs as they were being unpacked. It’s going to be a fabulous show. David Gilkey was the real deal,” Erin O’Shea Sneller, the marketing and communications manager for the School of Arts and Communication said via email. “He went everywhere. He was definitely one of the greatest conflict photographers of our lifetime.” In addition to the exhibit, a reception will be held on May 2 in Fairbanks Gallery from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., and a public panel discussion will take place on the same day from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. A number of Gilkey’s fellow NPR journalists will be in attendance, including David Greene, the host of NPR’s Morning Edition, reporter Anni Katz and NPR sports correspondent Tom Goldman. “David was there at work in these places around the world, and what he captured was real,” Sneller said via email. “He was brave and talented, and his death was such a tragedy, but I like to believe he chose his field knowingly and loved what he did. I hope everyone will come to campus and see his work.” Fairbanks Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. APRIL 15, 2019 • DAILYBAROMETER.COM • 9

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SAN DIEGO STATE APR. 2 & 3 Series: 1-1

STANFORD APR. 5, 6 & 7 One loss, two games canceled

UTAH APR. 5, 6 & 7 Series: 3-0

UCLA APR. 18, 19 & 20 5:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m. & 12:00 p.m.

OREGON APR. 9 L, 8-12

UTAH MAY 9, 10 & 11 5:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. & 10:00 a.m.

ARIZONA APR 18, 19 & 20 07:00 p.m.

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WASHINGTON STATE APR. 26, 27 & 28 5:35 p.m., 1:35 p.m. & 1:05 p.m. GONZAGA APR. 30 5:35 p.m. OKLAHOMA STATE MAY 3, 4 & 5 5:35 p.m., 6:00 p.m. & 12:00 p.m.

OREGON STATE HIGH PERFORMANCE APR. 26 All Day OREGON STATE HIGH PERFORMANCE APR. 27 All Day

OSU FIGHT SONG O.S.U. our hats are off to you. Beavers, Beavers, fighters through and through. We ’ l l c h e e r t h ro u g h - o u t the land, We ’ l l ro o t f o r e v e r y stand, T h a t ’s m a d e f o r o l d O.S.U. Rah-rah-rah Wa t c h o u r t e a m g o tearing down the field. Those of iron, their strength will never yield. Hail! Hail! Hail! Hail! Hail to old O.S.U. (YELL) O-S-U Fight! B - E - A - V- E - R - S (repeat second verse)

PORTLAND MAY 14 5:35 p.m. USC MAY 23, 24 & 25 6:00 p.m, 6:00 p.m. & 12:00 p.m.

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Oregon State sophomore forward Shea O’Connor dribbles the ball downfield against Western Oregon defenders.

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OSU Soccer opens spring seasons with wins

Beavers Men’s, Women’s teams prepare for regular season in fall By JAYCEE KALAMA News Reporter and LILLIAN NOMIE Sports Contributor Oregon State Men’s and Women’s Soccer opened their spring seasons with wins on Thursday night against Concordia and Western Oregon University. The men’s team, who recorded an overall record of 11-6-3 in 2018, took down Concordia with a final score of 5-1 and are preparing for their upcoming season in the fall. According to OSU redshirt defender Kolade Salaudeen, the spring games are going to help the team implement all of the things they are working on in practice. “I think these are games we should be dealing with really well,” Salaudeen said. “I have missed the feeling of being on the field because has been a long time. It was great to back out here with the boys.” Although the spring matches do not affect the squad’s record, OSU Head Coach Terry Boss said the team takes their play very seriously, as these games not only prepare the guys for the fall season, but also gives some players extra

playing time and the opportunity to show that they can step in and impact the group. “I think it was an excellent team performance, it felt good to be back on the field, it has felt like forever,” Boss said. “I think the guys responded really well, I thought their focus was good, I thought they took the game very seriously. We talked about, as a group, every time we step on the field, regardless of the opposition, we are competing against our own personal standard and I thought we did that tonight.” In the fall of last year, the team developed a game model and look to apply it and even layer in new tactical information for the upcoming season, according to Boss. With the amount of teaching time the squad has before fall, Boss thinks that the spring season is the perfect time to build in new ideas, develop thoughts and continue to progress. According to freshman forward Gloire Amanda, the team definitely has room for improvement, more specifically the tempo and intensity could be improved. “I think it was a good effort from the whole squad, I think we showed everything we have been working towards since after winter break. Today is just the beginning of something big,” Amanda said. “I feels great to be back on the

field, it feels fantastic.” While these games are preparing the men’s team for the upcoming season, Amanda has been focusing on his play for spring in order to learn and get better for the next game. “I think the fall is quite far ahead, so I just want to focus on the spring games and see how the group progresses and try to find balances,” Amanda said. “I’m just hoping for the squad to continue to get better.” The Oregon State Men’s Soccer team will be playing their second match away against the University of Portland on April 20. “We are not going to surprise teams. We want to play, we want dominate possession and so, we will continue to be adaptable in how we look to penetrate,” Boss said. OSU Women’s Soccer took down Western Oregon University in their first spring season exhibition match on Thursday night at Student Legacy Park with a final score of 3-0. According to OSU Head Coach Matt Kagan, the team did well for their first match, but there is still room for improvement. He added that the team achieved a fair amount and the players performance showed him what areas they have already improved in. “Overall I am fairly pleased,” Kagan said.

“This team didn’t score a lot last year so for our team to get three goals the first time coming out is a positive for us.” Kagan added that his goal for the team this year is to continue to improve everyday. He wants to see the players better themselves on and off the field, as well as in the the classroom. “The motto for the team and the program is the commitment to get better everyday. I want to see internal growth with the team and get better every time were out,” Kagan said. “It’s not necessarily always about the results, although this spring I told this team its important we can find ways to win. To see success in these guys and see them smile is a positive for me.” OSU redshirt junior Toni Malone said the players have improved a lot from the beginning of the winter but they still have to work to do. “We scored three good goals and I think that this is the best that we have played in a while. I am pretty happy with it and I think we are all pretty happy with how tonight went,” Malone said. “For spring season we are looking to improve everyday and I think if we do that we are going to get where we want to be.” The OSU Women’s Soccer team will take on the University of Portland on April 14 at 1 p.m. in Portland.

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OSU MEN’S SOCCER GOALKEEPER EVAN MUNN Munn will be taking office as a new leader of the Dam Worth It campaign in the 2019-2020 school year (Photo by Canon Wright).

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Dam Worth It selects new leaders

Evan Munn, Lindsay LaMont move into new roles By LILLIAN NOMIE News Contributor Dam Worth It is a campaign at Oregon State University that was created by gymnast Taylor Ricci and men’s soccer player Nathan Braaten, in order to bring awareness to mental health issues in collegiate athletics. Beginning in the 2019-20 school year, two new OSU student athletes, Evan Munn and Lindsay LaMont, will hold the leadership positions in the program. The future leaders of Dam Worth It are looking to better the campaign with their personal experiences. According to Evan Munn, a fourth-year human development and family sciences student and goalkeeper for the OSU Men’s Soccer team, said there is a stigma around mental health right now and people are afraid to talk about it. One of his goals for the future of the campaign is to get more people talking about the issues of mental health. “The first step is admitting you may have a problem. In sports, there is sort of an epidemic of a lot of mental health issues that aren’t being addressed for a plethora of reasons,” Munn said. “The Dam Worth It campaign was started up to bring attention to it and to get us to start talking about it.”

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Munn added that as a result of the positive impact he has seen Dam Worth It have on himself and other athletes, his goal as the new leader for the campaign is to utilize their platform in athletics to extend their resources to all of the students at OSU. “Now it’s time to focus here and really get after it on campus because there is a problem on campus. We are not blind to that and we are also not blind to say only athletes have these unique issues,” Munn said. “Opposed to hitting 400 student athletes, we want to hit 30,000 students and hopefully that will keep stemming out.” OSU Women’s Soccer goalkeeper Lindsay LaMont is a fourth-year student studying nutrition with an option in dietetics and a minor in psychology. According to LaMont, her goal as the new president of the Dam Worth It campaign is to make sure people’s voices are heard and she wants to make a difference on campus. “I think I can be a voice for a lot of people who have experienced the loss of a parent as well as sexual abuse and rape. I also want to make the topic of losing a loved one something that people can talk about,” Lamont said. “This is a platform for not just myself, but others to use, to share their stories and become closer as

To me, Dam Worth It means hope. I’ve been in situations in my life where I didn’t have a lot of hope and this campaign has shown me the power of my story and the positive effect it can have on others. Lindsay LaMont OSU Women’s Soccer Goalkeeper

a community at OSU.” Lamont added that Dam Worth It has helped her feel more comfortable in her own skin and wants to help other students across campus feel the same. “To me, Dam Worth It means hope. I’ve been in situations in my life where I didn’t have a lot of hope and this campaign has shown me the power of my story and the positive effect it can have on others,” Lamont said.

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Gameday fashion ‘part of basketball culture’ Basketball players find personal expression through fashion By JAYCEE KALAMA DAMchic Reporter Oregon State Men’s Basketball starting lineup members, Tres Tinkle and brothers, Ethan and Stephen Thompson Jr., have been known for their extra, yet effortless, gameday style. Being the few players on the team who occasionally dress up on gameday, Tinkle, Ethan and Thompson Jr. dive deeper into sports fashion and the benefits of dressing up before dressing down. Before their final home game of the 2019 season and Thompson Jr.’s last career bout in a white uniform, the three stars came together to serve some looks outside of Gill Coliseum. Gameday fashion can mean many different things to the player sporting the look. Some follow the philosophy ‘look good, feel good, play good,’ while others use clothing to represent who they are. According to Tinkle, who is from Missoula, Montana, his hometown was judgemental of fashion outside of the standard jeans and a flannel. “Dressing up is a cool way to express yourself,” Tinkle said. “Being a part of basketball culture, I saw players dressing up and thought it looked good. If I were to wear what they wore back home, people would look at me weird.” After moving to Oregon to play basketball for OSU in 2015, Tinkle’s interest in fashion was sparked by the accepting Corvallis community, making it easier for him to wear what he wanted. “One of my favorite things to do on my own time is cutting up my own jeans,” Tinkle said. “I’ve cut jeans for a lot of the football players, my friends and teammates. It’s just fun to be creative in that sense and has become a hobby of mine.” Although personal representation through clothing is a statement for Tinkle, Thompson Jr., uses his wardrobe to get into the right attitude and mindset before the game. “I try to feel good, look good walking in and boost my confidence when it comes to the game. I have to get into that mind-state early,” Thompson Jr. said. Both star basketball prodigies from Los Angeles, the Thompson brothers look to Southern California based style as a fashionable representation of their own. “I find inspiration from a lot of SoCal people,” Thompson Jr. said. “I don’t like to get

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AL LACEY | ORANGE MED IA NETWORK Oregon State Men’s Basketball players Tres Tinkle (left) and brothers Ethan (right) and Stephen Thompson Jr. walk in-stride past Gill Coliseum flashing their pregame fashion before their final home bout of the 2019 season against Arizona State on March 3.

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Sexually transmitted infection questions answered

STI testing available at Student Health Services, provides discreet billing 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 topic is on STI (sexually transmitted infection) testing. The only way to know your status is to get tested. Here at OSU Student Health, we often refer to STI testing as TasP, which means “Testing as Prevention.” Like any health problem, knowing early if you have an STI will make treatment easier and prevent the further spread of the infection to partners. Q: I think I may have an STI, where could I get tested? A: You can make an appointment to see a clinician or request your own labs, also known as self-referral testing, to get tested for chlamydia/ gonorrhea, syphilis, or HIV at Student Health Services (SHS) Lab in Plageman Hall. The SHS

Lab offers low-cost service and discreet billing. So if you are concerned about your parents seeing that you were STI tested, you don’t need to worry. Charges show on your account only as “lab”, similar to if you had a throat culture for strep throat. For self-referral testing, you can come directly to the lab on the first floor of Plageman Hall to make a request. There is no appointment needed and the whole process only takes 15-30 minutes! Results are posted to your account on the secure patient portal at myhealth.oregonstate.edu! Q: How often should I get tested? A: One should get tested every 3-12 months depending on the frequency of changing partners. Ideally, we recommend testing between every partner. If in a committed and in a monogamous relationship, we also recommend testing before going condomless and then again every year at an annual check-up.

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Additionally, you should get tested if you are symptomatic. Common symptoms include: painful urinations, vaginal/penile discharge, pain during sex, lower abdominal pain, and more. If you are unsure if you have an STI or something feels “off” you can make an appointment with a clinician or do self-referral testing. Keep in mind that not everyone has symptoms when they have an STI, so we recommend testing between every partner. Q: I just was STI tested and am still being told by my clinician to use a condom. What gives? A: It is important to note that it sometimes takes 3 months for an STI to be detectable on an STI panel. So you may test negative, but may still have an STI. Using a condom is a good way to prevent spreading an STI to a partner and also helps protect a person from getting an STI. Tune in next week for Part 2 on STI Testing!

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

YAYS • YAY that the flooding around Corvallis is over (hopefully) • YAY for finally seeing the sun in more than a week • YAY for all the cute dogs and puppies around campus that give us smiles

NAYS That’s Relatable

• NAY that it is only week 3 and midterms are already starting • NAY for allergy season and all the suffering it brings • NAY for more rain in the future (maybe the weather app will be wrong)

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DAMchic GAMEDAY, Continued from page X too drastic with the colors and things like that. But, I try to look nice.” As most collegiate players do, Tinkle and the Thompson brothers generally draw inspiration from the professional athletes they grew up watching as kids. For the Thompson brothers, looking up to certain NBA players such as Nick Young, a guard for the Denver Nuggets known for his far-out wardrobe, helps find fun and intricate outfit ideas to wear before games. “I’ll probably just throw something on that looks nice,” Ethan said. “A nice pair of Vans to match the shirt I’m wearing, Vans are definitely my go-to shoe. “ Along with having a stylish reputation, comes a large social media presence. According to Tinkle, who highlighted his style by featuring yellow pants with a blue and green Nike windbreaker jacket, he likes to stand out for his followers. “Me, Stevie and Ethan are very into Instagram and what not. So, anytime we get a picture of the outfit, we have to do a light flex for the gram and what not.” Fashion does not always have to be based on a person’s public image. A person’s outfit of choice can be based on many different factors, including their schedule. A busy day can be the difference between sweats and a pair of jeans. Men’s athleisure has been a recent trend that has taken comfort to a whole new meaning. “One of the first things people notice when they look at you is your style,” Tinkle said. “If I

I try to feel good, look good walking in and boost my confidence when it comes to the game.

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do wear sweats, I still have a nice shirt and shoes on, a kind of comfortable swag.” According to Tinkle, his gameday fashion depends on the mood he is in. He will often wear sweats to the gym if he is coming straight from class and wants to be comfortable. However, If Tinkle has time to get ready, he will throw on a more intricate outfit. For the junior guard, that’s usually a pair of jeans, a clean pair of shoes, shirt and a jacket. When asked who has the best fashion sense on the team, all three players pointed at each other. Thompson Jr. admitted he wanted to say himself, but voted Tinkle and Ethan instead, taking himself out of the equation. His brother had a similar idea. “I would say that Stevie has the best fashion sense because we have a similar style, outside of myself,” Ethan said. “Tres as well, he has a pretty nice style too.”

AL LACEY | ORANGE MED I A NETWORK Thomson brothers pose for a photo. Ethan wears dark green trousers, black hoodie and cream colored jacket layered on top. Stephen wears black distressed jeans and a chambray button down shirt layered over a white skate t-shirt.

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