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MONDAY, OCT. 17 Biology Seminar
Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri will lead a seminar, “Coordinating Nutrition and Energy Allocation; Mechanisms and Evolution.” This event takes place at 3:30 p.m. in Academic Learning Services 4001.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 19 Artist Talk
Shoshanna Weinberg, artist and native of Jamaica will give a talk entitled: “Sometimes All of Me is not Enough.” The event takes place in the Construction and Engineering Hall at The LaSells Center.
THURSDAY, OCT. 20 Fairbanks Gallery Showing
New work by Oregon State University art faculty members Julia Bradshaw and Anna Fidler will be exhibited through Nov. 2, in the Fairbanks Gallery, on the OSU campus. An artist’s talk and reception will take place from 4:30 to 8 p.m. during the Corvallis Arts Walk.
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A lecture will be held at 4 p.m. in Milam Hall, on “Star Trek and Social Justice. Later that evening at 7 p.m. Trek Theater will perform an episode from “Star Trek: The Next Generation” entitled: “The Drumhead.” This event takes place in room 228 of the Learning Innovation Center.
FRIDAY, OCT. 21 Book Talk
Writer Eileen Pollack will speak about her fiction and nonfiction work, “The Facts Behind the Fiction: Research and Creative Writing” and “The Only Woman in the Room: Why Science is Still a Boys’ Club.” This event takes place in the Journey Room in the Memorial Union and the talks begin at 4 and 7 p.m.
COURTESY OF VOTE OR VOTE
With deadline looming, ASOSU continues working to register students Campaign aiming to sign-up 4,300 people by Oct. 18, enabling them to vote in up coming national election By Miriah Reddington, Practicum Contributor
In 2014, the Oregon Students Association managed to register over 55,000 students across the state during the “Vote OR Vote” campaign. The Associated Students of Oregon State University are continuing that effort by try-
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The Associated Students of Oregon State University have been visiting classrooms and canvasing the campus in an effort to get students to fill out the Oregon Voter Registration Card. The deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 8 election is Oct. 18. and public speaking. ASOSU has had recent success with the “Vote OR Vote” campaign and in the Spring volunteers registered 2,888 students. “It (voting) is one of the single most direct ways to have your voice heard by decision makers. It’s one of the simplest avenues of direct democracy,” said ASOSU volunteer Tabitha Pitzer. Candalynn Johnson, the ASOSU executive director of government relations, has been running the “Vote OR Vote” campaign on campus this fall. “The reason why ASOSU runs a voter education and get out the vote drive is because ASOSU surveys of students have indicated repeated concerns about the affordability of tuition, textbooks, and housing.” Johnson said. “This is of course in addition to rampant decreases in state funding, tuition hikes, greater sexual assaults on campus, and growing mental health issues as other persistent problems.” During the “Vote OR Vote” campaign ASOSU volunteers have been visiting classrooms and tabling on campus, trying to encourage students to register to vote. “Voting is very important. I think it is effective to get people in class because you have a cap-
tive audience,” said OSU Writing instructor Roby Conner. The “Vote OR Vote” campaign and OSA has made an impact. During the 2015 legislative ses-
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Resources initiative on textbook affordability, and obtained additional need-based funding, according to Johnson. “I have always seen civic involvement as a kind of service to the community. If you want change in your community, city, town, county, or nation, you absolutely need for your voice to be heard,” Johnson said. There are several ways to register to vote. The “Vote or Vote” campaign and ASOSU, both located in the SEC room 250 allow students to register on campus. Registration can be done online as well in addition to mail in registration. The ASOSU is also sponsoring voter education events leading up to the election. ON Oct. 24, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Memorial Union room 208, they holding a Student Panel Debate where students will discuss current ballot measures. On Oct. 25, at 7 p.m. at the Corvallis Public Library, ASOSU will host a League of Women Voters local candidate forum, and on Nov. 1, from 4 to 6 p.m. the Valley Library is hosting a panel discussion on voter rights.
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eSports coming to OSU
The Pac-12 Network is working with the OSU gaming club and other clubs from the conference to initiate gaming competitions in 2016-17 By Tyler Rippon, Practicum Contributor When one thinks of college athletics, video games are not usually the first thing to come to mind. Oregon State University and its Gaming Club are working with the PAC-12 Networks to change that. This past May, the PAC-12 Conference released a statement that they would be commencing eSports competitions in 2016 and 2017 school year. Competitive video games are referred to as “eSports,” and have been on a slow rise over the past few decades. They started with friendly competitions using a Local Area Network and have evolved to teams battling for millions of dollars while being watched by millions of spectators, both in person and online. As interest has continued to grow the stakes have gotten higher. According to Ryan Currier, vice president of Digital Products at Pac-12 Networks, the Pac-12’s interest in eSports originated from student involvement in the industry. “It honestly came from observing and engaging with what was going on on our campuses,” Currier said. “Seeing how many students were involved in gaming in general and eSports as it continued to grow in popularity, and seeing ties and correlations between the competitive aspects of eSports and college athletics.” The Pac-12 has been consulting with OSU Gaming Club President Thomas Mason. “The meetings with the Pac-12 have been through a conference call,” Mason said. “They’ve been leading that, and it’s been with the Pac-12 and a representative from most if not all of the schools.”
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According to Mason, the meetings have focused on coming up with ideas and laying groundwork for the future. “Student leaders and campus leaderships are plugged into and guiding our efforts, helping to take that to the next level,” Currier said. The Pac-12 is planning on organizing and running events with local college gaming clubs and the Pac-12 Network as opposed to treating them like athletic events run by the conference, said Currier. “In terms of leagues and competition, it will be a new thing,” Currier said. “We’re not going to just take a pre-existing competition, league, sponsor and stamp our name on it.” Mason is excited about the opportunities the Pac-12 can bring to the club. “I’m looking forward to expanding what the club can currently do,” Mason said. “We have not done eSports for the most part. It’s just something we haven’t done, and I want to see how it goes. Also meeting and working with people from other schools will be nice.” The Gaming Club has held LAN parties with as many as 200 to 300 attendees. Participants face off in games such as Dota 2, League of Legends and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. These events serve as the proving ground for OSU’s digital athletes. “We want to do bigger events this year, but are still in the planning phase,” Mason said. Chris White is the Assistant Director of University Housing and Dining Services, head of Information Services, and the OSU Gaming Club’s advisor. He is optimistic about the Pac-12’s
involvement with the club. “I’m excited to see more intercollegiate competition and communication with other schools,” White said. According to Mason, the athletics department is not directly involved with Pac-12 eSports, but has a growing interest in the Gaming Club. “The club will be working closer with athletics as a result of the Pac-12 involvement,” White said. “We have a LAN tentatively scheduled for winter term, MLK weekend, in the Reser club level.” Currier stated the Pac-12 wants to work not only to bring collegiate gaming to a wider audience, but also how it connects to the academic environment. “Something we’re eager to actively pursue that we think is unique for college is the tie-ins to the academic missions of our schools,” Currier said. “That includes degree programs in computer science and design, schools with gaming programs, the demographic tendencies that exist in gaming and eSports focused toward STEM, and helping with everything from recruiting to potential partnerships with companies who want more STEM graduates.” The Pac-12 has not released any announcements detailing a schedule of eSports events. Currier said to expect more news this fall. “We have been in close communication with our schools, and as soon as that stuff gets established, we will certainly be rolling out that information,” Currier said.
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COURTESY OF CREATIVE COMMONS
Grading universities
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By Thomas Hellman, News Contributor College instructors and professors may soon be feeling the kind of test anxiety they inflict upon their students. The Obama Administration announced the release of the College Scorecard on Sept. 14. It provides comparative data of 7,000 schools across the country. Included in the card is average annual cost, graduation rate, and salary after graduation. The scorecard also provides statistics on debt and federal loan repayment, flags schools that have funding and/or federal compliance issues and who are on heightened cash monitoring. The scorecard can be found at collegescorecard.ed.gov with other cautionaries to come. “One of the things you have to understand is the Obama Administration’s motivation for doing this,” said Michael O’Malley, senior instructor at the College of Education. “One of the real problems is the for-profit schools. Consider Corinthian College, which is now out of business.” O’Malley references the book “Weapons of Destruction” by Cathy O’Neil, which details the troubles for-profit colleges have created for the country. Such problems cited are the tremendous debt Corinthian College students accrued that will never be repaid, and Phoenix University’s lopsided spending on marketing compared to instruction. O’Neil also wrote that the diplomas from these for-profit schools are often about as influential as a high school diploma, and that these schools specifically target the poor and veterans. According to O’Malley for-profit schools are what the Obama Administration is concerned with. “The Obama Administration is saying we’re paying an enormous amount on student loans, and we have for-profit schools targeting poor people and veterans,” O’Malley said. “What’s motivating this is the for-profit shenanigans; they’re the ones causing all the problems.”
O’Malley began teaching at the high school level in 1989, and came to OSU in 2001. He experienced the implementation of the “No Child Left Behind” Act, and feels that the college scorecard will have a similar impact on higher education. “What will happen is that we will teach the college scorecard,” O’Malley said. “To move up on this scorecard, we’re going to do what they say. We’re going to conform to the proxies and rubrics they convey. Academic freedom will be at risk.” However, O’Malley does think the scorecard will be positive for students. O’Malley stated that the cost of higher education rose by more than 500 percent between 1985 and 2013. Presumably, the College Scorecard will help bring that cost back down. “You know who it’ll help? It’ll help students who are in poorly-run classrooms, or bad classrooms,” O’Malley said. “That’ll up the teachers’ game, because they’ll be subject to public scrutiny. Another thing I like is that it’ll make college more affordable.” OSU Vice President Steven Clark praised the scorecard. “Well, I think what this does is it gives prospective OSU students and families info for planning for where to attend school and how much it costs,” Clark said. “It also provides the value of a degree. It will show someone the expectation of earnings.” Randy Bell, associate dean of academic affairs at the OSU college of education, sees the rationale behind the scorecard. “The state used to bear more of the cost of undergraduate degrees, but now it’s shifted to the students,” Bell said. “So now the students have demanded more transparency, and they deserve it.” MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2016 • DAILYBAROMETER.COM • 5
COVER STORY
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A 10 year tradition, the OSU Bar Band brings the sound of the u By Matt Bisom, Practicum Contributor
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OSU Bar Band members at Sky High Brewing & Pub in downtown Corvallis, preparing both the audience and the band for the next day’s home football game. The Bar Band plays at several establishments in the downtown area, including the bars and restaurants, as well as Safeway. Because some members of the band are under the age of 21, the band had to get special permission from the Oregon Liquor Control Commission to enter the bars.
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The night is wild with laughter and song. It’s chaos, like a crowd about to turn into a riot. “That was awesome!” “Did you see that?” “What song are we doing next?” “Let’s do Beer Barrel.” “No, let’s do something rock n’ roll!” A single voice cries out above the rest, and everyone goes silent. “Alright, let’s get in line. Drums up front.” Everyone moves into position. “You guys ready? Let’s do this!” The doors fly open. There is only the rhythm of the drums. Everyone begins to chant, “O… S… U…O… S… U… O… S… U!” One by one the band members march through autumn leaves and spilled drinks. They stop and turn around. Now the whole band is playing, and the crowd roars with excitement as they scramble to pull out their phones. This is the Oregon State University Marching band playing the Fight Song. No, they are not marching out under the stadium lights onto the football field. Tonight, they are marching into Tom’s Peacock Bar & Grill. The OSU marching band goes to downtown Corvallis every night before home football games and becomes Bar Band, performing at various bars and restaurants to get people pumped up for the game. The tradition started roughly 10 years ago when Brad Townsend, former director of athletics band, brought the idea to OSU. Other schools do similar performances; University of Washington’s marching band plays in front of fraternity houses before game days and Notre Dame’s band plays in the school library. The night before home games, the band piles into a truck around 8:45 p.m. and heads
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downtown and performs until about 10 p.m. In that time, the band makes 14 to 16 stops at different locations, and plays two tunes if not more at each stop; the OSU fight song and one additional song. They then exit doing the OSU chant. A lot of preparation goes into this event. The band has to get permission from the Oregon Liquor Control Commission because some members of the band are minors and they are entering bars. They have to contact Corvallis Police to get a sound permit issued and they have to contact the businesses to make sure it is OK to play. On Oct. 7, the band played at Tommy’s 4th Street Bar & Grill, Flattail Brewery, Downward Dog, Cloud & Kelley’s, Big River, 101, Sky High, Squirrels, Tom’s Peacock, American Dream, Crowbar, Block 15, Caves and even Safeway. According to David Manela, staff assistant to the marching band, the businesses encourage the band to come play at their establishments. “Most of them actually get mad if we don’t show up because it’s become such a big thing,” Manela said. Crowbar bartender Amanda Chadderdon makes sure she works every Friday night so she doesn’t miss the Bar Band coming in. “I love it when they come in, everything stops,” Chadderdon said. “No one gets drinks, everyone just parties for a solid minute while the band is here.” The marching band gets permission over the summer once they find out the team’s schedule. In the 10 years that they have been doing Bar Band, they have never
been denied, Manela said. Bar Band is a huge commitment to band members. Before they do Bar Band, they have regular band practice which goes for roughly two and half hours. Then on game day, they all meet up again five hours before kickoff to go through a final run through. “It’s a lot of fun, but I have game tomorrow,” said sophomore Erick Teran. “I’ve been playing music for like almost six hours straight tonight.” Teran is a part of the drumline and participated in Bar Band for the first time on Oct. 7. The band has over 260 members on roster, and Bar Band usually has around 30 members participate each time. Everyone who participates volunteers for the activity, rotating each week so other band mates can participate. “We gotta spread the love around,” said band member Matthew Buss. Buss has been with the band for four years and participates in the Bar Band at least a couple of times a year. Customers at the various restaurants were thrilled to see the Bar Band come in and play on Oct. 7. As soon as the band marched through the doors, most people were scrambling to pull out their phones to record the performance and take selfies with the band Cal fans Peter and Helen Worstell, whose son Patrick plays wide receiver for Cal, got to experience the Bar Band firsthand at Block 15. “Such a good surprise, I actually got up on my chair and started recording,” Helen said. The Bar Band’s next performance is Oct. 28 before the Beavers take on Washington State.
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SPORTS
No more multitasking for Barnard No longer spending time coaching with Australian national volleyball team, Mitch Barnard has been fully committed to OSU since becoming head coach in June By Josh Worden, Senior Beat Reporter
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wo years ago, Mitch Barnard was an assistant volleyball coach with Oregon State and he didn’t have any miles in his Alaskan Airlines Mileage Plan. In the last two years, Barnard split time between Corvallis and Sydney with the Australian national volleyball team, making the 15-hour flight once every three weeks during OSU’s off-
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season from mid-January to June. Barnard was promoted to head coach with the Beavers in June after Taras Liskevych retired, and he’s been fully committed to OSU ever since. No more splitting time between multiple teams. Maybe the best part: no more flights to Australia every month. “I went from nothing in Alaskan Airlines to
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their highest award within six months,” Barnard said with a laugh. “It kind’ve shows the amount of travel that I did. I thought it would be easier, but it’s hard. It’s a long flight. But I don’t do that anymore, so I’m fully committed here.” Luckily for Barnard, the transition to being a collegiate head coach for the first time was relatively smooth. He had already spent 11 years at OSU as an assistant coach under Liskevych, including the last eight as associate head coach, and he already had head coaching experience with the Australian National Team. “As far as moving into a head coach is concerned, I probably had one of the easiest transitions you could ask for,” he said. “Mainly because I had so much of the inside knowledge and had experience doing it before. It doesn’t necessarily mean I’d be good at it but I had experience, so I wasn’t necessarily drinking from a fire hose.” “I think it’s been pretty seamless,” added sophomore outside hitter Lanesha Reagan. “Everybody is pretty much used to him. I think he’s a little more hands-on with his coaching technique, which is great. Just during practices if there’s a mistake, he’ll stop the drill, fix it and adjust it.” OSU missed the postseason last year, going
6-24 a year after winning 20 games in 2014 and making the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16. This season, the Beavers have already won more games than all of last year with a 8-11 record. Postseason appearances are not second nature for OSU. The 2014 appearance ended an 11-year drought, but Barnard is seeking more consistency in extending OSU’s season past Pac-12 games. “I think we really need to establish this program as being a consistent postseason team, not once every four or five years,” Barnard said. Even the thought of missing the tournament for 11 straight years bothers Barnard — “That’s too long between drinks,” he said — and his players are similarly thirsty for the NCAA Tournament. “I remember my redshirt year when I didn’t get to play, just going was the greatest experience,” Reagan said. “I’d love to go back to the Sweet 16 or the Elite 8 and get a chance to play. I love this team and I think everyone works so hard. Getting to the tournament is the ultimate goal. Getting to the tournament every year, that would be ideal.” It helps that Barnard has international coaching experience under his belt. While many players have only been accustomed to coaching from their high school or club teams, Barnard likes to bring a fresh point of view.
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(LEFT) OSU women’s volleyball head coach Mitch Barnard talks to his team while playing University of Washington on Oct. 9. Barnard became head coach last June after 11 years of assistant coaching at OSU, with eight of those years being the assistant head coach. (ABOVE) Barnard coaches his team from the sideline. The OSU women’s volleyball team has already won more games than all of last season with a 8-11 record. “It brings a completely different perspective on the way the game is played and taught,” he said. “For the players, they’ve grown up with a particular way things are done. There are so many good volleyball countries throughout the world that do things differently, yet they’re all good. So it provides a different way for the players to learn, and maybe being said in a different way is what triggers them.” Barnard isn’t the only coach with international experience on the staff: assistant coach Ron Zwerver had an illustrious playing career overseas and is considered one of the best Dutch volleyball players of all time. He was a threetime Olympian with The Netherlands, earning a Gold Medal in 1992. “I like Mark and the staff because we work well,” Zwerver said. “We discuss a lot and everybody has involvement in games and practices. That’s why I came to America, I like the atmosphere of being around a big campus. I don’t see that around Europe.” Barnard also pointed out how the international presence at OSU could help recruiting overseas. OSU already has three players from outside the U.S., and Barnard thinks that Zwerver’s prestige in Europe could be beneficial. “Opening up Europe over there with Ron’s name helps, so there’s a two-fold plus with having international experience,” Barnard said. “It’s been crazy seeing the highest level of coaches,” Reagan added. “I think it’s been really helpful with everyone.”
Postseason goals, recruiting aspirations and international experience aside, Barnard has a particular coaching style that players have already grown accustomed to. “He’s very sarcastic and sassy, but always in the best way,” Reagan said. “It’s very entertaining.” “He’s relaxed,” Zwerver added. “He doesn’t panic so much. A lot of coaches in Europe are panicked.” As Barnard puts it, it’s all about making personal connections with players while still fulfilling the role of a coach and teacher. The occasional sarcastic joke, followed moments later by stern criticism, is how Barnard simultaneously tries to encourage his players and push them every practice. “The players want to know basically that you care about them as people,” Barnard said. “They want that personal interaction. They don’t just want you as a coach. They don’t want you in their lives 24/7 either, but they want you to be someone that is in their lives just beyond volleyball. I think that’s an important thing. And I have a 15-year-old daughter and a 13-year-old son, too. You have kids and you get used to interacting with them so that they know you’re there and that you care. That’s half of coaching. Lots of people can teach volleyball, but if you can relate with them, how much more can you get out of them?”
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OPINION
Learn and teach better with learn@oregonstate communication tools, an assignment calendar and numerous ways to share course content. Students value having a single place to get key information for all of their courses, so I urge instructors to at least publish their syllabi in the appropriate Canvas courses. OSU’s front-line Canvas expert is Tasha Biesinger who helps the teaching and learning community make the most of those capabilities - contact Tasha at canvas@oregonstate.edu. Kaltura is a media management system where instructors and students can upload video and audio into a streaming format for online viewing and listening, similar to YouTube. Kaltura provides more access controls than YouTube making it the appropriate option for By Dr. Jon Dorbolo, Ask Dr. Tech identifiable student media. A great use of Kaltura is to use the Screen Capture Students and instructors share the complex challenge of managing the elements of multiple courses tools to quickly create tutorials and commentaries. Embedded video quizzes integrated with the simultaneously. Solutions to that daunting task just became Canvas grade book are a recent innovation in more reliable and perhaps easier with the Learn@ Kaltura. Raul Burriel is the key support agent for Kaltura at OregonState ecosystem and website—http://learn. OSU; get help and comment on Kaltura at kaltura@ oregonstate.edu. The power of this concept flows from the unifica- oregonstate.edu. Clickers are a means by which many instructors tion of OSU’s teaching and learning technologies to provide seamless access and dedicated support structure and credit in-class participation. The Turning bundle, which students purchase university wide. This growing learning ecosystem currently con- at the Beaver Store, includes a remote device for sists of Canvas, Kaltura, Turning clickers, Turnitin and participating in class and a four-year ResponseWare license allowing iPhone, Android and laptop to online content from publishers. Three key attributes of tools in the Learn@ operate as the student remote. Instructors interested in using clickers will receive OregonState ecosystem are: 1) They are available to every member of the OSU equipment and quality training from Nargas Oskui - clickers@oregonstate.edu. community via ONID authentication. Before this website launched Fall 2016 the sup2) The applications are interoperable to multiply port resources for these tools were in several places; their power. 3) The tools are centrally supported for all users. now they are collected in a single site, are presented with consistent style, The result of this is and are kept up-toorganic management User documentation and tutorials on all date by the people strategy is more than Learn@OregonState tools are available at who know the tools a set of technologies, http://learn.oregonstate.edu. inside and out. it is a framework for A critical feature managing technoDr. Tech can be reached online at of the new system is logical change and dr.tech@oregonstate.edu how change is manbringing new tools aged. Greenough into the system. In order to understand the dynamics of OSU’s explains; “We have an established process for learning ecosystem I spoke with Lynn Greenough, reviewing and evaluating requests, which is posted on our web site: We look at the impact that a proAssociate Director of Learning Platform Services. Greenough managed the transition from posed addition will have on students and instrucBlackboard to Canvas in 2015 and works for tors, and also validate that new applications meet our standards for accessibility, data security and Academic Technology in Information Services. She made clear that supporting student success technical interoperability.” All OSU members are positively encouraged to is her top priority; “Without students there is no Learn@OregonState. We know the world they are be active agents in of the growth of our learning preparing for requires ever-changing skills, and our ecosystem by sharing feedback and requests for goal is to ensure that OSU’s learning environment new elements. Lois Brooks, Vice Provost of Information Services, supports their academic goals.” Greenough perceives success with technology for succinctly sums up the core principle of the both students and instructors as being a function instructional technology support strategy; “We of quality; “not only knowing how to use the tools, have had two major innovations in the last year; Learn@OregonState is our virtual ecosystem and but how to use them well.” That is why the dedicated support aspect of the Learning Innovation Center is a state-of-theLearn@OregonState is significant to instructors art physical facility that allows active and engaged learning. What we are working to accomplish and students alike. You may be aware of the applications that make is excellent educational opportunities for our up this learning ecosystem and it is important that students whether they are in a physical or virtual you know how they fit together and where to go to space.” Learn@OregonState is a contemporary sophistiimprove your uses of them. Canvas is a learning management system (LMS) cated foundation for succeeding at the information that provides course-level tools for students and side of teaching and learning at OSU. The opinions expressed in Dorbolo’s column instructors including a class list, grade book, assignment uploads, online grading, online tests, do not necessarily reflect those the Baro’s staff. 10 • DAILYBAROMETER.COM • MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2016
Letters to the Editor The Voice of the Community
Let us not be silent Across the nation, events have occurred where the loss of life has been tragic. Respect and trust for one another is critical as the country moves forward. Locally, we feel the need to publicly communicate about our years-long collaborative work. The Corvallis Police Department and the community NAACP branch remain in constant communication about what is happening nationally and locally. The NAACP has been, and will continue to be, involved in the recruiting, hiring, and training practices of the department. The NAACP appreciates the CPD and its commitment to the highest standards of law enforcement as an internationally accredited agency, ranked in the top 1 percent of law enforcement agencies. The OSU-NAACP and community NAACP thank campus leaders, elders and community leaders, and City of Corvallis officials
for taking time to be in community with us and to have uncomfortable conversations, all in an effort to ensure our safety and the safety of ALL citizens of our great city. It is our collective position that we denounce any form of police abuse of authority. Moving forward, it’s everyone’s responsibility and obligation to work toward ensuring equity, fairness and inclusivity. We call on all residents and students to continue having the conversations, and taking the actions, required to accomplish these goals. Barry Jerkins President, Corvallis NAACP Capreece Kelsaw President, OSU-NAACP Jonathan Sassaman Corvallis Police Chief
Ten years later
The rigourous Socratic hidden in the history department: I’d like to share what I rediscovered, after 10 years away, last spring term. Another class with Prof. Paul Wanke over in history reintroduced me to his rigorous pedagogical technique. He smashes everyone’s heads in with his relentlessness questioning. He is the classic Socratic professor, in classic Socratic form in every class. Every class offers you sustained participation in the exercise of your own mind in the same format invented by Socrates, Aristotle’s own teacher, at the world’s first (western) Academy in Athens. Your mind learns to operate up against its own self with complete self-conscious awareness, the classic Greek ideal of self-knowledge flowing as liquid awareness from
left brain to right and back again as medical science now understands. Operating up against itself, your mind providing searching question then searching answer, each function provoking the next, and each operating in full view of the other under the fierce prodding of professor’s piercing questioning. Like whipping a ping-pong ball back and forth between your two hands if you see what I mean. You, the table, the ball and the paddles. The questions are working up against the answers. The answers are working up against the questions. In this, your questioning mind operating up against your answering mind, is invoked the transparency of your own moral nature. It’s forming itself in action between the two is called “brain plasticity” in current medical sci-
ence, and is like a 4D brain hologram in real social time, so to say. Anyway, your moral nature is thus revealed to you, standing squarely at the junction of all questions and all answers, in that central space so sought and so revered in Ancient Greece, and earning Paul Wanke these plaudits. I hereby nominate Asst. Professor Paul Wanke Professor of the Year over in HST, SHPR, CLA or OSU, whenever you all can get around to it. Rick Miller, Graduate Student, HSTS. P.S. OSU needs more like Prof. Paul Wanke but they don’t exist, not with near that much rigor, not with near that much spunk. (Paul’s Spring class was History of U.S. in Vietnam and very amply active.)
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Condoms on campus
OSU ranked number two in the nation for sexual health on campus by Trojan By Brittni Cooper, Assistant Editor/Beaver’s Digest
In 2014 and 2015, Oregon State University was ranked in the number one spot of the Trojan™ Sexual Health Report Card. In the companies most recent ranking for 2016, OSU fell to second place behind the University of Georgia. “The school (OSU) continues to be a model for campuses nationwide, earning perfect scores in contraceptive availability, condom availability, lecture/outreach programs and student peer groups, quality of website sexual health information and overall website usability and quality,” Trojan wrote in an article about the rankings. Because of these ranking, it is no surprise that condom availability is not limited on campus. Oregon State has many Condom Hot Spots throughout campus to encourage safe sex practices. The Student Health Services website has a campus map which includes the many locations. These Condom Hot Spots range from all of the campus cultural centers, The Valley Library, and to the many dining and resident halls on campus. Condoms are also readily available in student health locations Plageman Hall and Tebeau Hall.
Grabbing a handful of condoms in public can be intimidating, and even embarrassing for some. If you make an appointment with student health to discuss your sexual health, they will literally give you a brown paper bag full of condoms! Still not comfortable? Do not worry because The Condom Express is here to save the day. The Condom Express is a free, anonymous condom delivery service offered by Oregon State University. Each student can receive one delivery of condoms and other safe sex materials per term in a discreet package via on-campus mail. Safe sex and the sexual health of students is something OSU takes very seriously. We are lucky to belong to a campus that values the well being of its students and we should all take advantage of this. Do not be hesitant to practice safe sex. Swing by a Condom Hot Spot or order online from the Condom Express this year to continue good sexual health at OSU! The opinons expressed in Cooper’s column do not necessarily reflect those of the Baro’s staff.
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