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The Office of Diversity & Cultural Engagement, in partnership with the OSU Policy Analysis Laboratory, has invited field team representatives from Mercy Corps to talk about ongoing global crises. International development workers stationed in Senegal, Myanmar and Iraq will be calling in via Skype to discuss their work and how to find employment in this sector. The event will take place in the Student Experience Center room 112 from 9 to 10 a.m. with coffee and snacks provided.

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Speaking Justice Poetry Workshop Indianapolis-based spoken word poet Too Black will lead an interactive performance disucssing the history of race relations at Oregon State and broader issues of social justice. The event will take place in the Valley Library room 5069 from 3 to 5 p.m.

THURSDAY, JAN. 19

High Desert Dreams Photo Exhibit Corvallis-based photographer Rich Bergeman uses photographs to go back in time to understand Oregon’s homestead era in an exhibit entitled “High Desert Dreams.”

The exhibition is held in the MU Concourse Gallery and will remain there until Feb. 28.

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Music A La Carte: Cellophoria Music A La Carte presents Cellophoria, a high-energy cello quartet made up of OSU faculty member Ann Grabe and local musicins Anne Ridlington, Noah Seitz and Dale Braley. The event will take place in the MU Main Lounge from noon to 1 p.m.

Literary Northwest Series The School of Writing, Literature and Film’s Literary Northwest series showcases the work of reigonal authors. This week’s event features Jeff Fearnside and Jesse Donaldson. They will perform readings and answer audience questions. This event will be held in the Valley Library Rotunda room from 7:30 to 9 p.m.

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Members of the Oregon State University community gathered the morning of Monday, Jan. 16, for the 35th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Peace Breakfast. Following the breakfast, community members gathered in LaSells Stewart Center for this year’s keynote address, featuring Franchesca Ramsey, the host of MTV’s “Decoded”.

“Decoded,” a web video series from MTV News, uses comedy to explore the intersection of pop culture, personal identities, racism and social justice. Ramsey, also one of the writers of the show, focused her presentation on recognizing privilege, owning one’s mistakes and working towards a more positive future.

Ramsey used her varied experiences to shed light on her rise from graphic designer to the role of activist and comedian. She emphasized the importance of growth, change and learning through experience.

“We all had to start somewhere, we’ve all made mistakes, we’ve all had to learn,” Ramsey said.

“It’s really important for us to be self-reflec-

tive, but also be really honest about where we come from.”

Ramsey went on to share her personal experiences in making up for mistakes caught in the public eye. She emphasized that making amends for those mistakes requires not only acknowledging the misstep, but an additional commitment to changing your behavior.

The Peace Breakfast featured remarks from organizers, students and campus administrators, including Chief Diversity Officer Angela Batista and President Ed Ray. “I want to reaffirm the simplest and clearest terms that Oregon State’s mission of inclusive excellence in teaching, research, outreach and engagement has not changed and will not change,” Ray said.

Scott Vignos, Director of Strategic Initiatives in the Office of Institutional Diversity, presented this year’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Legacy Awards. This year’s co-recipients of the Frances Dancy Hooks Award were Ana Gómez-Diazgranados, coordinator for the Juntos extension program in

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The co-recipients of this year’s Phyllis S. Lee Award were Dr. Larry Roper, Interim Director and professor in the School of Language, Culture and Society, and the late Oscar Montemayor, who passed away last year after three decades of work dedicated to OSU. The morning’s events concluded with a peace march ending in the Student Experience Center Plaza with closing remarks from local community members.

Monday’s events came after Saturday’s day of service which kicked off this year’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration; a number of events are slated for the remainder of the week. Information can be found on the Oregon State website.

“Change happens when people like Dr. King, like you, like me, become engaged,” Batista said.

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Examining the influence of gender in politics

By Keenan Puncocher, Multimedia Contributor Graphic by Kat Pollan Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign for the presidency became historic when she formally accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination last July, making her the first woman in U.S. history to lead a major political party’s ticket.

After the nomination, Clinton had a lead in most major polls but continued to struggle with her trustworthiness and favorability ratings among voters, according to polling agencies such as Gallup and Rasmussen. These problems were nothing new: they had dogged her throughout the campaign process.

Her situation worsened when multiple scandals came to light, such as her deletion of emails from a private server while serving as Secretary of State and the accusation that her husband former president Bill Clinton’s foundation was receiving donations in exchange for political favors, so-called “pay-for-play” politics.

Despite these setbacks, leading up to election night, Clinton continued to lead her opponent, billionaire businessman Donald Trump. In fact, multiple major news organizations including CNN and Fox News predicted a decisive Clinton victory.

Many Clinton supporters were preparing to celebrate her victory on election night, such as Oregon State University political science professor Sarah Henderson.

“At the time, even though the gap had narrowed, Clinton was still projected to win,” said Henderson. “We (our family) were preparing to celebrate the election of the first female candidate, which was something that as a woman was really important to experience together with my children, ages seven and 10.”

Election night came as a surprise to many when Clinton did not win, and many Clinton supporters were hit hard by the turn of events.

“In the days following election night, I would say my curiosity and detachment from the election disbursed and left a deep feeling of helplessness, disappointment and sadness,” said OSU anthropology professor Berit Nelsen. “I felt a lot of guilt and shame about not having campaigned or advocated more deeply for Clinton prior to the election and a lack of entitlement to my feelings.”

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I felt a lot of guilt and shame about not having done more prior to the election and lack of entitlement to my feelings.

Berit Nelson OSU anthropology professor Overnight, the focus of the conversation shifted away from Clinton’s barrier-breaking campaign, and her rhetoric of togetherness and overcoming adversity was drowned out as news outlets across the country scrambled to report on how Trump pulled off the unforeseen upset.

Some have suggested Clinton’s gender played a role in her loss. Exit polls from the 2012 presidential election revealed that President Obama received 55 percent of the national female vote, compared to 2016, when Clinton was only able to secure 54 percent.

“Hillary Clinton being a woman did not influence my voting decision,” said OSU political science professor Hua-yu Li. “I have always supported the Democratic tickets and I believed that Hillary Clinton was extremely qualified to be the president of the United States.”

However, exit polls reported that nearly 28 percent of voters said that gender played a significant role in their voting decision.

The next closest comparison was during the 1984 election when Democrat Walter Mondale made history by selecting Geraldine Ferraro as his vice presidential running mate, in which 12 percent of voters said gender played a key role in voting.

“I didn’t vote for Clinton only because she is a woman or vote against Trump because he is a man,” Nelsen said. “I don’t think most people voted that way either; but to pretend that their genders didn’t play a role in the election, is to me,

complete nonsense.”

According to Bloomberg Politics, the Trump campaign spent 74 million dollars on TV advertising, featuring attack ads that either questioned Clinton’s stamina or physical capability to lead.

“Voting is gendered and now women have slightly higher turnout rates and are more likely to lean left, so they are an important constituency,” Henderson said. “I don’t know how many voters would say, I won’t vote for Clinton because she’s a woman, but I think that her sex nonetheless was a significant issue.”

The 2016 election outcome generated emotional responses across the political spectrum, and it seemed as if the media itself was so enthralled by the Trump victory that it lost sight of the potentially history-making progress set in motion by Clinton.

“This election seemed to have been driven by emotion, and frankly that’s a scary place out of which to make significant decisions which impact not only lives today but also future generations,” Henderson said.

President Obama made his final public address last Tuesday, symbolically ending the Obama era and reinforcing the reality that Inauguration Day and a new administration is just around the corner.

One of the largest organized responses to the upcoming inauguration of President-elect Trump will be the Women’s March on Washington, in which an estimated 200,000 people are expected to take the streets the day after he takes the oath of office.

NEWS The event itself will be held in downtown Washington, D.C. and 200 sister marches are also expected to take place, with at least one event in each U.S. state and 35 countries worldwide, bringing the estimated participation to almost 600,000, according to the Women’s March official website.

Locally, two events are currently planned to take place in both Salem and Eugene, with events expected in a total of 13 Oregon cities.

Guided by five non-violent principles, their aim is to, “send a bold message to the new government on their first day in office, and to the world that women’s rights are human rights.”

Although the march is largely focused around protesting the campaign rhetoric of President-elect Trump, the event is also intended to bring awareness to ongoing human rights issues.

The march will encompass social issues such as promoting awareness for reproductive rights, supporting those who identify within the LGBTQ community, as well as elevating immigrants and people with disabilities.

Although Clinton came short of becoming the first female commander-in-chief, she leaves behind a legacy that paves the way for future women to dream as big as the Oval Office.

“I do believe that we have made a lot of social progress over time, but I do believe most people will act the way they feel is best suited to their own interests,” Nelsen said. “I don’t believe that this is any different than it has been historically, especially in the United States where we are culturally, vehemently individualistic.”

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The 2012 election exit polls revealed that President Obama gained 55 percent of the national female vote, compared to Hillary Clinton who secured only 54 percent during her run at the presidency in 2016.

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By Lauren Sluss, Managing Editor Student organizations no longer have to cook for their events within their own homes.

With the help of OSU’s new Global Community Kitchen, students can now have access to a professional industrial-sized kitchen to complete their meals.

Formerly known as the Community & Cultural Food Program, the program is rebranding itself this term with the new name Global Community Kitchen. Located in the Memorial Union room 12, the GCK allows student organizations to rent the kitchen space in order to prepare meals for campus events.

The GCK hosts several annual programs, including India Night, Luau and China Night.

Student volunteers are in charge of the cooking, serving and cleaning up after each event.

“The volunteers take mom and dad recipes that normally feed five or six people, and learn to feed 500 to 1000 people with the same recipes,” said David Ryusaki, program advisor for the GCK. Although Ryusaki trains the student volunteers on how to prepare the food and clean up after meals, the students are completely in charge of the production process.

“It’s a really unique program, and students develop the whole process,” Ryusaki said. “The volunteers develop what they want to cook, serving timeline, production schedules and clean up.”

These requirements help students not only provide for their organizations, but also enhance their personal skills, according to Student Leadership and Involvement Associate Director Robin Ryan.

“This program provides opportunity for students to develop various transferrable skills, to share their culture and information about their organization with the community, and to develop community through participation in planning, execution and attending these activities,” Ryan said.

Founded in the 1970s as a part of the MU food service program, the GCK transitioned to its current format under the SLI in 1995, and finally moved into the new GCK space in 2014.

The GCK is the only program of its type throughout the nation, according to Ryan.

“Some universities permit minor beverage service or once a year activity in their food

service production kitchens, but none to our knowledge have a dedicated kitchen and program for this purpose,” Ryan said.

Having this program at OSU allows cultures on campus to be shared, according to Assistant Director of the Pride Center Cindy Konrad.

“I have worked on other campuses where, because of safety and liability issues, students couldn’t cook and share the foods associated with their culture on campus,” Konrad said.

“We are so lucky to have the kitchen because it allows us to share aspects of our culture and build community in ways that help people feel more a part of the campus community and ensure safety for all participants.”

Konrad uses the GCK each fall for the Pride Center’s welcome barbeque, as well as SOL: LGBTQ+ Multiracial Support Network’s Lemonade in the Quad event.

“I’ve had a great experience with the Global Community Kitchen,” Konrad said. “Food draws people to an event and helps us build community. Use of the kitchen helps us stretch our student fee funding further because cooking ourselves is a lot more affordable than catering because we do the labor.”

Not only does the GCK help save student fee funding, it also provides a platform for students to create a community, Ryusaki said.

“It’s a place for building community and meeting people who are different than yourself, while helping the group produce a successful meal,” Ryusaki said. “There’s a lot of underlying meaning that helps bring the community together.”

Creating community allows students to express their culture through cuisine as well, according to Ryan.

“The OSU Global Community Kitchen allows students to share their cultures, traditions and food knowledge contributing and enhancing global Beaver Nation through the tastes of the world,” Ryan said.

Ryusaki can be contacted on the GCK webpage in order to schedule an event.

It’s a place for building community and meeting people who are different than yourself, while helping the group produce a successful meal.

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Priscila Narcio’s family immigrated to the U.S from Mexico when she was five, but after years of being undocumented, she now has DACA status

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inaloa, Mexico, is not the safest place to raise a child, but that is where Priscila Narcio was born.

“The area we were living in was really dangerous,” said Priscila’s mother Teresa Narcio.

Priscila remembers when she still lived there, and the fear she felt hearing footsteps on her roof at night. Concerned with their children’s safety, Priscila’s parents wanted a better life for their children, so they looked to the U.S. This is where Priscila’s journey to Oregon State University begins.

Struggling financially and worried about his children’s safety, 18 years ago Priscila’s father German made the decision to leave his family and immigrate undocumented to the U.S. in hope of a better life for his family. He left alone, with only $200 to make the over 2,000 mile journey to Portland, Oregon.

When German left, Priscila missed her father deeply.

“When I was younger I used to ask my mom.

‘Where’s my dad? Where’s dad?’ All I knew was he was somewhere else to help us,” Priscila said.

Although Narcio’s sister and brother are much older then her, German’s absence was hard on the whole family. It was not until Priscila was five that the entire family followed their father to Portland, entering the country undocumented.

“I didn’t want the kids to grow up without a father,” Teresa said.

Leaving Mexico was not an easy decision for the Narcio family. They were leaving behind land, friends and more importantly family.

“My parents sacrificed a lot to move here,” Priscila said.

Portland, Oregon, is a long way from Sinaloa, Mexico, and according to Priscila the cultures are worlds apart. Adjusting to their new local was not easy for the Narcios.

“It wasn’t a place that felt like home,” Priscilla said.

Harder still for Priscila was entering the Portland school system. With her parents only speaking Spanish in the household, kindergarten was Priscila’s first immersion into the English language.

With no one at school speaking Spanish, and Priscila not fully understanding English, she felt alone and as if she could not relate to anyone. It was not until second grade that she could fully understand and speak English, something Priscila feels set her education back.

By the time Priscila was a middle schooler the family had moved to Salem. This is when Priscila says she really started to notice the cultural differences between Mexico and the U.S. High school was awkward for Priscila, and again she did not feel like she fit in and did not connect with any of the teachers. Feeling lost, not knowing what to do after high school and with graduation a year away, Priscila got a glimmer of hope when the Obama administration passed Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

DACA allows undocumented immigrants who meet the guidelines a chance to get a temporary social security number, which among other things can allow them to work and reside in the U.S. without fear of deportation. The policy went into effect on Aug. 15, 2012, right before the beginning of Priscila’s senior year.

“I was told I needed a social security card to

get into college,” Priscila said.

Teresa saw the impact that DACA could have on Priscila’s life and feverishly worked to get her approved; a process that took almost a year and included hiring an immigration lawyer that cost over $1,000.

When Priscila’s DACA status was approved, she was then granted temporary resident status in the U.S. for the first time in her life. Previously she was only able to work under the table jobs that mostly consisted of agricultural work.

“I didn’t want to work in the fields,” Priscila said.

Working documented also led her to believe that she could accomplish more with her life. And when she graduated from South Salem High School in 2013, she felt a college degree was obtainable.

Following graduation, Priscila quickly enrolled at Chemeketa Community College in Salem. She did not know what she wanted to do, but she knew she wanted to help people. Enrolling was not a problem but when she went to CCC’s financial aid office she faced yet another obstacle. Even though she graduated from a U.S. high school and has spent a majority of her life in the country, only citizens are eligible for federal financial aid. Priscila then had to figure out how she was going to finance her education.

“DACA is already hard enough,” Priscila said.

“I felt like my wings wanted to grow, but were being held down.”

The freshness and unfamiliarity of the program to the faculty at CCC made the DACA process during Priscila’s freshman year even more difficult for her.

“I was bounced around to different people,” Priscila said. “No one had the answers.”

Despite the setback, Priscila did not give up, instead getting a second job so she could pay for school. She admits her first year of college was difficult and frustrating. She said she feels like she had to work twice as hard as other students who did not have to pay out of pocket for school.

Priscila’s second year at CCC is when she says she really hit her stride. Still struggling to pay for school, she spoke to a fellow DACA student who worked in a peer assistant position that paid for up to 18 credits of tuition each term.

A lightbulb went off in Priscila’s head and she did everything she could do get a similar position, even staying after hours to personally speak to the supervisor of the program. Eventually Priscila got the job.

“Being in school gave me the sense that I could do something more,” Priscila said. “It gave me so much value.”

She has since started a DACA club at CCC with a friend and graduated with an associate of arts Oregon transfer degree last June. Priscila is enrolled at OSU through the degree partnership program and hopes to one day be a teacher. The same job her mom did when in Mexico. Priscila would not be the first college graduate in her family; her mother has a bachelor’s in education from Universidad Pedagoica Nacional.

“I am so thankful for her, someone who went through (higher) education,” Priscila said.

However, since Teresa is undocumented and the degree is from Mexico, she cannot work in the same capacity in the U.S. “You have to start all over from scratch,” Teresa said. “You have to find work in things you proba-

bly wouldn’t do and adapt to where you are now.”

Although enrolled at OSU, Priscila has yet to take a class and says that if she were eligible for federal financial aid things would be different. She still plans on attending Oregon State and is saving money, applying for scholarships and the Oregon Student Aid Application in hopes of achieving her dream of earning a teaching certificate.

Courtney Garcia works in OSU’s Educational Opportunities Program office, which serves underrepresented students such as undocumented students on campus.

“We build community and offer a safe place,” Garcia said.

According to Garcia, the EOP serves about five undocumented students on campus and funding their education can be a hurdle.

“The problem with a lot of scholarships is they require a FAFSA,” Garcia said.

Garcia also said that most undocumented students follow in Priscila’s footsteps and go to community college before attending a four year school.

According to both Priscila and Garcia, a fear that comes with DACA for some undocumented students is the government having their personal information, especially their address. If an undocumented student lives at home with their parents, as in the case of Priscila, the government not only has their address, but their parents’ as well.

However, Garcia said that these sort of fears do not stop most temporary resident status students from giving up their personal information in hopes of graduating.

“In general, parents want what’s best for their kids so they are willing to risk that,” Garcia said.

Garcia also said that most undocumented immigrants come here legally and overstay their visa. Another increasing trend she sees is students who do have U.S. citizenship having parents who are undocumented. She also said there are misunderstandings when it comes to undocumented students.

“One misconception is that all undocumented students are from Mexico,” Garcia said.

She said although undocumented immigrants from Mexico are more common in the Northwest, they can come from any country.

“I worry about the students who are here,” Garcia said. “I worry that they are more vulnerable than the people in the shadows.”

Despite her concerns, she does believe things are improving for undocumented students and DACA students such as Priscila.

Currently Priscila is saving money and working at Four Corners Elementary School in Salem as a teacher’s assistant. Now the trait that held her back when she first entered school, her Spanish language, is the quality that helped her get the job. Certified as bilingual, Priscila is helping kindergarten through 5th graders with their reading and writing skills, something she lacked help with when she was immersed into American culture.

“I feel so grateful. This is the land of opportunity,” Priscila said. “I’m so thankful to be here.”

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SPORTS

The pentalingual post player OSU’s 6-foot-11 forward speaks five languages, is competing in his second year of collegiate basketball and he is still growing

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hen Gligorije Rakocevic immigrated to the United States in 2013, he was looking for an opportunity he was only partially prepared for.

“Big G,” as he’s called, had a chance to play basketball against tougher competition than in his home country of Montenegro, where the now 6-foot-11 forward for Oregon State could already dunk by his sophomore year of high school. Having outgrown his opponents, he decided to test the waters in America. After discussing the idea with his father, Rakocevic decided to trek 6,000 miles from Bijelo Polje, Montenegro to Montebello, Calif., spending his final two years before college at Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary High School. He earned a scholarship at OSU, where he’s now a sophomore averaging 11.8 minutes per game.

One of the toughest parts of his first few months in America, however, was not handling superior competition on the hardwood.

It was grocery stores.

When Rakocevic entered his junior year of high school and his first year in America, his English was severely lacking. He knew only three words: “hi, bye and coach — that’s it,” he said.

On the basketball court, his could let his rebounding prowess or defensive skills do the talking. But once practice ended, those three words didn’t get him very far. As a result, the 18-year-old had a nearly impossible time with simple tasks like buying food.

“I had a real tough time when I was down there for the first six months,” Rakocevic said. “When I would go to the store, I would just point to stuff because I didn’t know anything.”

Conversations in school weren’t any easier; he tried using Google Translate to get by. When he needed to understand something in English, especially homework assignments, he had to translate everything by hand into Serbian before memorizing the English words he just read. That’s how he learned English, which was a tougher beast than the four languages he grew up speaking: Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian and Russian.

The culture shock was even more difficult because Rakocevic, having left his family back in Montenegro, lived by himself in an apartment for his first month in America. He’d spend all day in a school with classmates speaking a foreign language, only to return to solitude once classes and basketball practice ended.

Luckily, most of his food was provided by his school, so he didn’t have to venture into grocery stores too often. Once he moved out of the apartment and ended up with his basketball coach, his immersion and comfortability in American culture took off. “[Coaches] were always there for me, so I just got used to it,” Rakocevic said. “That was the only way to survive.”

As his proficiency in day-to-day tasks blossomed, so did his playing talents. As a senior at Cantwell-Sacred Heart he was named his team’s MVP, earning second-team all-state honors while averaging 19.2 points and 10.5 rebounds per game.

A three-star prospect, Rakocevic arrived in Corvallis in 2015 along with five other freshman in head coach Wayne Tinkle’s first recruiting class: Tres Tinkle, Stephen Thompson, Jr., Drew Eubanks, Kendal Manuel and Derrick Bruce.

Last year, all six lived together on campus in Tebeau Hall and this season, Eubanks and Rakocevic moved into their own apartment. The relationship between Eubanks and Rakocevic—who come in at a combined 13-feet-9 inches and 505 pounds — has strengthened, though it took a while to develop. Even though Rakocevic’s English had improved from his two years in California, he still had a ways to go when he and Eubanks first met.

“He wasn’t that good at talking at first,” Eubanks said. “I was pretty much guessing what he was saying.”

But Eubanks is quick to give credit to his roommate, who is far more well-spoken now.

“He’s definitely gotten a lot more Americanized,” Eubanks said.

“When he got here, he was still different in the way he acted.”

“Everything has changed because this is my fourth year in the states,” Rakocevic added. “I’m getting used to literally everything. Everything changed.”

Largely, all it took was time for Rakocevic to get used to the states. That, and a tight-knit community in basketball teammates in both high school and college. After three-plus years in America, Rakocevic says, everything got easier. Take school for example: the 21-year-old once struggled to just understand the assignments, let alone complete them. Now, he says homework is usually a breeze and he even was close to posting a 4.0 GPA fall term.

“It’s not hard for me to do homework anymore, and if I’m struggling, Drew is there to help me,” Rakocevic said.

Even the language barrier that once caused him fits has now

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(LEFT and TOP RIGHT) Sophomore forward Gligorije Rakocevic and (TOP LEFT) Tres Tinkle play during the game against Portland on Dec. 18. Rakocevic immigrated to the United States in 2013 from Montenegro,speaking little English but is now fluent in five languages. He is averaging 11.2 minutes, 2.7 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. become a conversation starter; often, he says, people ask him to teach them a few words in his home language. He’s more than happy to oblige.

“I’m more happy now than when I first came to the states,” Rakocevic said. “Everything was so different. Now I’m just happy.

Now I feel like I know everybody, people are more friendly, they like my accent and sometimes they want me to teach them Serbian, which is pretty cool.”

He still misses home sometimes — he calls his family almost every night for about 15 to 20 minutes. His parents, Igor and Milica, and his sisters, Kristina and Anja, remain in Montenegro.

As far as his on-court development goes, Rakocevic has carved out a role in the Beavers’ rotation, logging more than 20 minutes twice this season and double-digit minutes in the last six contests. Still, it’s no secret that Rakocevic lacks the agility and touch around the basket that Eubanks or some PAC-12 counterparts have. Rakocevic has been able to use his big frame to provide interior defense, but he only averages 2.7 points per game.

“We’re waiting for him to bring some consistency on the court because we need him,” coach Tinkle said. “We’re trying to keep things real simple with him: just defend and

rebound. Don’t worry about scoring, don’t panic when the ball is in your hand. You’re skilled, you’ve just got to relax out there a little bit. But if he can defend, rebound and not turn the ball over, I think he can be a steady force for us.”

Rakocevic isn’t completely forgetting about the offensive side of the floor, although Tinkle certainly stresses that Rakocevic’s responsibility is defending and rebounding. The 6-foot-11 sophomore worked with assistant coach Kerry Rupp and strength coach Evan Macy in the offseason to improve his quickness and ability to finish in the paint. In fact, coach Rupp doesn’t want to stop there; he’s urged Rakocevic to keep working on his jump shot this season and be a threat from 10 feet or beyond.

But Rakocevic hasn’t stopped there, testing the waters from 20 feet and beyond: he’s attempted three 3-pointers this season, making two.

Of course, Rakocevic still has a long ways to go as a player. He’s still averaging a pedestrian 42.9 percent shooting rate with 2.5 rebounds per game. But then again, the steps he has to take to become an imposing post player in the PAC-12 poses a barrier.

And if Rakocevic has become familiar with anything in his time in America, it’s breaking down barriers.

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Get your hands dirty at the Dixon Bike Shop

By Sarah Berge, Benny’s Beginnings Blog Manager

Oregon State University is one of the most bike-friendly campuses in the nation. According to the OSU Bicycling Transportation Options webpage, the university was awarded a goldlevel ranking from the League of American Bicyclists in 2015, making it one of only 12 schools in the country to receive that level.

This is especially good news for the estimated 30 percent of OSU students who ride their bikes to campus, as reported by the Bicycling Transportation Options website, because it means there are a number of programs set up to help students repair and take care of their bikes in a cost-effective way. One such program is the Dixon Bike Shop.

The Dixon Bike Shop, which is run by the Adventure Leadership Institute, has been around for close to 20 years and, according to Sheila Evans, the Adventure Leadership Coordinator, is dedicated to helping students learn more about their bikes. During the term, there are about five bike technicians that man the shop for approximately 25-30 hours each week.

The shop does offer some traditional repair services, which cost a small fee. They also have a limited stock of items for sale, like tubes, brake cable housing and chains. However, Evans mentioned they sell those items more for the purpose of helping students get back to biking as soon as possible.

“We don’t try to be a full service shop,” Evans said. “We’re not trying to compete with local shops.”

Instead, Evans explained the reason the bike shop got started was to help students learn the skills they need to do the bike-work on their own.

“Students were asking for more information,” Evans said. “Our whole premise is it’s a laboratory for learning. Our bike mechanics are encouraging our students to learn how the bikes work themselves.”

Nic Horn, one of the bike techs working at the bike shop, embraces this philosophy

in his work.

“The main thing is learning how to fix your bike,” Horn said. “If you look at the bike, the big picture can be kind of overwhelming. When you have someone point you in the right direction, they can steer you through it. Then, in the future when you hear that weird noise, you know what it is.”

Because of this, Horn has a special way of helping students so they will gain this knowledge about their bikes.

“A lot of things on a bike comes in pairs,” Horn said. “I show them one in slow motion and let them do the other. If they have questions they can come back to me.”

The bike shop is a relatively small shop with only a few bike stands. But, according to Jake Kane, a former member of the OSU Cycling Team who also used to work for Peak Sports, it is well set up for students to use.

“The bike shop is awesome,” Kane said. “I’ve used it in between 12-15 distinct instances where I needed to do minor modifications to how my bike was tuned and do general repair and maintenance. The staff was always friendly and knowledgeable, and the array of tools available is broad.”

Kane, Horn and Evans all mentioned that flat tires are most likely the most common thing students will need to fix on their bike.

Other common repairs can involve the breaks or the derailleur, all of which the bike shop techs are able to help with. There is even a book handy in the bike shop called, “Zinn & The Art of Road Bike Maintenance,” and it is available for students to use to work their way through fixes themselves.

A handful of informational signs are also hanging around the shop, including one about the rules of the road. In addition to learning how to repair bikes, Evans mentioned she also encourages students to learn the rules of the road and how to ride for their own safety, which is something Kane encouraged as well.

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Dixon Bike Shops offers bike technician services, as well as tools for self-maintenance. in, it’s the one that consistently requires the greatest level of attention to your surroundings and ability to adapt to quickly changing and variable circumstances,” Kane said. “I learned this the hard was as the very first week that I was on campus, I broke my rib riding back from the bookstore because I was trying to carry too much and fell off my bike when I hit a speed bump.”

Because of the danger of hurting your bike and/or yourself while riding, the location of the shop on campus inside of Dixon Recreation Center is particularly helpful for students.

“Most repairs require tools that very few students are going to personally own, so they tend to require a trip to a bike shop,” Kane said. “If your bike is your main mode of transportation and it’s broken, getting it to the shop [downtown] can be a chore. Finding a friend with a car or a truck who can take you, or another friend with a functioning bike who can ‘ghost

ride,’ or carry another bike along as they ride themselves, can be helpful time savers for this.”

So, being able to simply walk your bike down to Dixon instead of figuring out how to get it to a bike shop downtown is much easier for students, especially if the repair is because of a fall.

However, not many students really know about the bike shop or use it if they do. Erik Passow, a fifth year at OSU who rides his bike to campus about four times a week, is one such student.

“I know there’s a bike shop in Dixon,” Passow said. “I’ve just never used it before. Mostly I just haven’t needed to.”

Evans went on to explain that the busiest times are the first three weeks of a term when students are returning. Also, business in the shop tends to remain steady during winter term. But, business will increase steadily in the spring, creating an especially busy shop on sunny Friday afternoons.

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Top four sites to stay updated on social justice

By Sydney Mchale, Keep S.A.F.E Blog Manager

Although we all know that Keep S.A.F.E is your favorite and most trusted social justice site, there is so much more out there.

Besides Keep S.A.F.E, there are other great websites that can help you stay connected to all the social justice news that is going on everyday. Below are four of my favorite websites to keep myself updated on the latest social justice stories, videos and other pieces related to informing the public about equal rights movements.

BuzzFeed Although it may take some sifting through, BuzzFeed has some great articles, videos and opinion pieces about social activism and social justice issues going on all over the world.

In the video section they have a lot of good videos touching on important topics like gender equality, the Black Lives Matter Movement, the transgender community and so much more. This is my favorite place to find fun and entertaining videos to share with you all! I love that they are both funny but also informative.

I have the most luck if I search through the video or political sections, or if I search social activism in the search bar.

NAACP NAACP stands for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. This is a great organization, which dedicates its time to the improvement of the treatment of people of color everywhere. On their website they have a page dedicated to focusing on the different social categories in which people of color experience injustices. Some of these categories include education, criminal justice and civic engagement. This is a great site to stay updated on different movements going on all over, even in your own local area.

GLAAD GLAAD is an association that works to educate and show the public the great things that the LGBTQ community is capable of. This association is focused on breaking down the negative connotations associated with the LGBTQ community through

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the use of new media. This is a great website if you are looking for more LGBTQ activism to follow. If you like you can become a member of GLAAD and support their efforts to create better equal rights for the queer and transgender communities.

Facebook The final place that I find great for staying updated on social justice movements is Facebook activism pages. This is something I have mentioned in an earlier article, but I find it to be an important news outlet. You can find local pages like the Women, Gender and Sexuality at Oregon State page, which focuses on the studies of and equal rights for all genders and sexual preferences.

You can also find more global pages such as the Social Work, Human Rights and Activism page. This page focuses mainly on sharing information and news on anything and everything human rights, and activism. I like to scroll through this page for enlightening photos, and short easy read articles.

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Clicking down the Oregon Trail

By Gareth Balrica-Franklin, Screengaze Blog Manager

Provost’s Literary Prize $500 AWARD AND PUBLICATION ON CAMPUS

Ron Adams, Interim Provost and Executive Vice President, requests submissions to the 29th Annual Provost’s Literary Prize for undergraduates at OSU. The prize consists of an award of $500 and publication for on-campus distribution.

Rules. The literary work may be fiction, poetry, drama, or creative nonfiction written for a general audience. The prize is open to currently enrolled undergraduate students at Oregon State University who may submit their own work or have work nominated by faculty members.

Submissions must be the student’s original work, typed, no longer than 14 double-spaced pages for prose or drama, or eight manuscript pages for poetry, and include full name, year in school, current mailing address, phone number, and student I.D. number of the author.

Deadline. Submit work to Prof. Keith Scribner, Chair of the Provost’s Literary Prize Committee - School of Writing, Literature, and Film main office, Moreland 238 - by 5 pm, Thursday, February 16, 2017.

Announcement. The Provost will announce the winner in May.

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Exploration! Hunting! Death by disease!

Education?

Few games can compare to the enduring legacy of “Oregon Trail.” It was included in elementary school computer packages for years, and quickly became a trailblazer (ha!) in the edu-tainment genre. Its history exemplifies the work of innovative educators who had a desire to improve learning and set out to make video game history.

The original “Oregon Trail” was created in 1971 by Bill Heinemann, Paul Dillenberger and Don Rawsitch, who were were studying to be teachers at Carleton College in Minnesota. The game was programmed to be played without a monitor. Instead, the computer would print out a sheet with a prompt (How much food do you want your party to consume? Would you like to use medicine on this sick person?), and players would type and enter their responses. The creators wanted to make learning about westward expansion fun and interactive for elementary schoolers. It’s unclear if the extreme difficulty of the early game was a deliberate way to show how difficult it was for pioneers to survive the journey west. It seems like a very sadistic way to do so–allowing children to enter the names of their friends and family members and slowly watch them die of snakebites, dysentery or drowning. Perhaps “Oregon Trail” gave younger children an introduction to mortality as well as the pioneer experience.

Surprisingly, the first rendition of the game was played for only one month before becoming a pile of source code printed on reams of paper. It presumably sat somewhere in Don Rawsitch’s home until 1974, when he was hired by the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium.

MECC was a unique governmental entity created by the State of Minnesota in an attempt to attract programmers and create a computerfocused curriculum. Keep in mind, this was back in the ‘70s, demonstrating an incredible amount of foresight on the part of Minnesota. One

of MECC’s early goals was to give every K-12 student in Minnesota access to a computer. It’s a wonder Minnesota didn’t become the true Silicon Valley (too cold, maybe?).

It was at MECC where Rawsitch continued to work on the game, eventually porting it to a graphical interface. He also committed himself to making the game more historically accurate, combing through old pioneer diaries and studying the geography of the real Oregon trail. New mechanics were added to the game, including a system that made certain events more likely to occur near specific locations, as well as the practically famous hunting system.

MECC required educational components to be woven throughout the entire game, instead of transitions between non-educational and educational sections. As a result, there’s always an opportunity to learn something at any point in the process. Rawsitch also designed the game to be played in under 45 minutes, the length of the average class period.

It didn’t take long for “Oregon Trail” and MECC to catch the eye of a young entrepreneur–Steve Jobs. MECC became the largest seller and distributor of Apple II computers, which were packaged with “Oregon Trail,” and later, other classic MECC titles (“Storybook Weaver,” “Number Munchers,” “Odell Lake” and many others). After reaching their goals within Minnesota, MECC and Apple looked to the rest of country, where they continued to spread “Oregon Trail” to children everywhere.

In early 2016, “Oregon Trail” was the first educational game to be inducted into the Video Game Hall of Fame. While the game certainly isn’t without its problems, mainly focusing on a very specific perspective on westward colonialism (something admitted by Rawsitch in a reddit AMA, who said it would be useful to include an indigenous perspective), its grueling difficulty and wide, public distribution have created a strong, long-lasting legacy.

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HOROSCOPE Tuesday January 17th Aries: March 21 — April 19 Take super good care of yourself this week. Your physical energy might be lower than usual, or your emotions could be a bit melancholy. Venus is urging you to take stock of what nourishment you require to be healthy, both physically and emotionally.

Taurus: April 20 — May 20 A moon opposition is warning you to use care with your words. Without realizing it, you could say something that hurts someone very deeply. Try to be extra empathetic and think about what other people might be going through. Be kind and gentle.

Gemini: May 21 — June 21 A bouncy sun is putting you in a good mood. Consider doing something nice for your sweetheart. Maybe your honey has been working long hours, and he or she would love you to make a nice, home-cooked meal. Or buy

your partner a sweet gift .

Cancer: June 22 — July 22 Mercury is opposite your sign for a while, and this means that hard work will definitely pay off. Focus hard on your tasks on the job and put in extra hours as necessary. In a relationship, concentrate on being loving and compassionate with your sweetie.

Leo: July 23 — Aug. 22 You could be attracted to someone who is your complete opposite, thanks to the sun. Allow yourself to flirt and to have some fun. Even if this person isn’t your true soul mate, you could enjoy some lively discussion and teasing.

Virgo: Aug. 23 — Sept. 22 With two planets opposite your sign, it’s important to be gentle on yourself. You could find yourself making some minor mistakes, but this just means you’re human. Or maybe you’ll fight with your romantic partner, but things will soon blow over.

Libra: Sept. 23 — Oct. 23 Pay attention to creative ideas that come to you out of the blue. The sun is stirring your powers of imagination.

You could compose a romantic poem or sweet song for your sweetheart. Or you might come up with a concept for a screenplay or book.

Scorpio: Oct. 24 — Nov. 2 It’s time to get physical, thanks to Mars. Figure out a way to get into better shape.

Find a better nutrition plan.

Learn how to cook great foods at home. Surround yourself with people who have a healthy outlook on life, too.

Soak up positive influences.

Sagittarius: Nov. 22 — Dec. 21 You might find yourself attracted to more than one person at the same time.

Maybe you’re still interested in somebody you used to date, and you wonder if you still have a future with this person.

Meanwhile, a new relationship could hold promise.

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S U D O K U Jan.19 You’ll experience a heightened sense of connection to your sweetheart this week, courtesy of sensitive Venus. Maybe you’ll have a flashback about the past lifetime you had with your honey. Or perhaps you’ll have an impression about something through shared telepathy.

Aquarius: Jan. 20 — Feb. 18 With the sun in your sign, you’re going through a period of personal renewal. You’re feeling stronger about letting of negative people, habits and attitudes. It’s a great time to release stuff that is holding you back. Create a better future for yourself.

Pisces: Feb. 19 — March 20 Someone could be falling in love with you, and you’re probably clueless about it. Venus is increasing the overall sexual energy in your life. You might not realize that a neighbor, co-worker or acquaintance is really into you romantically.

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Starting your position off right

By Anna Weeks, Greek Peek Blog Manager

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For many chapters, new positions begin at the start of winter term. At first, being a fresh face and speaking in front of the chapter members can be intimidating. However, with a little practice, it’ll become second nature.

Hopefully, you have taken Greek Peek’s advice and have already begun the planning and organization necessary for any new position. If not, check out our article and start now!

With dates in order and a firm grip on what your position entails, it’s time to get down to business—not to defeat the Huns, but rather to make your chapter as great as it can be.

Plan Ahead With this new weight on your shoulders, be sure to carve out time in your busy schedule to dedicate to this new position. Take special note when you know you will have something coming up that will suck all your time—a test for example. Get your work done early!

Instead of putting it off till tomorrow, get it done yesterday.

Put aside a specific time to dedicate to your position. Treat it as you would a class.

Scheduling a particular time every week or every day or so can help with stress levels, as well as getting work done. Save the stress for Monday night’s rose ceremony.

Email, Email, Email Another helpful tip is to stay in constant communication with the other officers. You don’t check your email often? Maybe that should change. The better communication you have

with the other officers, the easier everyone’s position can be. Help each other out and let others know what you have been working on.

This way, there are no miscommunications.

It’s Called Teamwork No matter how big or small, every single position exists in order for a chapter to run smoothly. When one officer fails to complete a task, it can affect everyone down the line. Don’t be the one to slack off and don’t be afraid to call out others—nicely, of course. All the same, be sure to spotlight people doing great work.

Bonding These are your sisters and brothers. You were elected for a reason and so were they. Those who take on leadership roles in each chapter share a special bond. Get to know them! Since you will be working together, it’ll be easier and more enjoyable if you all bond as a group and can understand the strengths and weaknesses as a united front. Did I hear someone say ice breaker games?

In the end, no matter how much planning and preparation you put in before, questions always arise. Don’t be afraid to ask the men and women who held the position before you. If they don’t know, you’re sure to figure it out with the help of your greatest support system—your sorority or fraternity chapter itself.

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