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You can lower your stress while creating something beautiful with adult coloring. Participants can hand-color a Mandala design or create their own. This event is sponsored by the OSU Craft Center and Counseling and Psychological Services, and takes place from 1-3 p.m in the SEC basement.
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Public Reading Author and geographer Ellen Morris Bishop will read from her book “Living with Thunder: Exploring the Geologic Past, Present and Future of the Pacific Northwest.” This event is co-sponsored by the OSU Press and will take place in the LaSells Stewart Center from 7-9 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, MAR. 1 Watercolor Wednesdays You can explore painting as an avenue for stress relief and management in the OSU Craft Center with Watercolor Wednesdays. This event is co-sponsored by the Craft Center, Child Care & Family Resources and the Healthy Campus Initiative and takes place from 1-3 p.m. in the SEC basement.
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THURSDAY, MAR. 2 Waste Watchers You can join a group of students who work on creative ways to encourage others to reduce their waste. This team plans events and marketing campaigns at their weekly meetings, but attendance is not required every week. Community and snacks will be provided. This event takes place from 6:30-8 p.m. in SEC room 112.
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Autumn Benton and her child attended the “Beavers Have Babies, Dam It!” rally in the Memorial Union. The event raised awareness of the lack of affordable child care options.
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Peter Schwartz, the SIFC Chairman, will be part of the mediation committee that will aim to pass on an approved athletics budget.
ASOSU votes no on proposed Athletics budget
SIFC and ASOSU set for mediation to decide fate of student fee-funded budget for fiscal year 2018 and summer 2019 By Tiffani Smith and Amy Schwartz, News Contributors
Following the Feb. 22 session of ASOSU Joint Congress, the proposed Athletics budget for fall, winter and spring fiscal year 2018 and summer 2019 was the only budget not approved by the body. According to Peter Schwartz, Chairman of the Student Incidental Fees Committee, because the Athletics budget was not passed, the bill will be sent to mediation. A committee comprised of half SIFC members and half ASOSU members will then work to find a recommended fee that is more agreeable. “Essentially, what will happen is (SIFC) will present our recommended fee level, which is a fee of $38.86 per student per term,” Schwartz said. Accompanied by the SIFC, the Joint Congress’s hearing aimed to discuss and vote on the sixteen SIFC-proposed budgets for student organizations around campus. These budgets determine the amount students will pay each term for student and incidental fees. Included in this list of budgets was the proposed Athletics budget. According to Rachel Grisham, the ASOSU president, Athletics did not have any representation present at the joint session of Congress. Mediation will give Athletics’ representation the opportunity to provide more context to the budget and answer any questions that the
mediation committee may have. The mediation committee consists of Peter Schwartz, chairman of the SIFC, six voting members of the SIFC, Joshua Kaufman, ASOSU speaker of the house, three members of the ASOSU House of Representatives, three members of the ASOSU Senate, and Brett Morgan, ASOSU vice president. According to Grisham, the Athletics budget funds student tickets for OSU athletic events. This allows OSU students access to free tickets to all OSU athletic events. “It’s an effort to create a guarantee that students will not only have access to tickets but specific seating,” Grisham said. The Athletics budget was the only budget that did not pass at the Joint Session of Congress. According to Kaufman, student tickets are often purchased using the budget money in bulk, and if students do not use them they are sold to the public. This caused concerns for some members of the ASOSU Congress. “It did pass Senate but it did not pass House; it failed House by only one vote, and the reason cited by some of the members were that they had some concerns about how many tickets we’re buying versus how many are going unused and potentially being sold, and that whether that question was asked by SIFC
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when they were deciding what the budget for athletics was going to be,” Kaufman said. According to Kaufman, Morgan has appointed two ASOSU Senate members who voted for the the originally proposed Athletics budget, and one member who voted against the budget. Kaufman has appointed three ASOSU House of Representatives members that all voted against the original Athletics budget. “Anyone who voted against (the budget) wanted to send it to mediation,” Kaufman said. “They’re probably going to be the type of people who want to go hash that out.” During mediation, the budget may be amended or passed as is. The ultimate goal of mediation is to find a budget that can be agreed upon by both the SIFC and ASOSU. Budgets such as the Athletics budget directly impact any OSU students that pay student and incidental fees. Therefore, mediation is an open event andm given allotted time, students are able to partake in discussion on the budget, according to Schwartz. “Mediation is an open meeting,” said Schwartz. “Anyone who feels strongly in either direction is open to attend.” The open mediation hearing has not been scheduled as of time of print.
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OSU students and community members gather at the Memorial Union to begin the ‘Beavers Have Babies, Dam It!’ rally, raising awareness about child care options.
OSU works to provide child care on campus Community members convey lack of affordable, accessible care options By Erin Dose, News Contributor
Families with children of all ages gathered in the Oregon State University Memorial Union living room, sipping on coffee and hot chocolate. The parents mingled and chatted while the kids fixated on OSU mascot Benny the Beaver as he cradled a stuffed baby beaver. After ten minutes of socialization, the families settled onto couches or the floor. The ‘Beavers Have Babies, Dam It!’ rally and march had begun. Several speeches surrounding OSU childcare started the rally. After each had spoken, the floor was open to any attendees that wanted to share their story. After the stories were shared, the group headed out to march across campus. The student and staff parents participated in chants, waved signs and banged on pots with spoons. Child care is a costly service that many parents utilize. This service is especially draining on student and staff families, a growing demographic within the Oregon State University community. While the university has plans to provide resources to student parents, some parents do not believe enough is being done in the present. The President’s Commision on the Status of Women organized the event ‘Beavers Have Babies, Dam It!’ to convey a sense of urgency surrounding the perceived lack of accessible and affordable child care, according to Amber Ahlgren, a member of the PCOSW. “We are calling on the university to be a leader,” Ahlgren said. “They are actively working, but we need to push the urgency. We need to make a commitment to child care.” While Ahlgren’s husband is a stay-at-home father, meaning they do not need child care services, she cares deeply about the issue, as she witnesses fellow parents struggle
to find child care. “I’ve seen students dropping out or taking six or seven years to complete their degree, and it seems more and more frequent,” Ahlgren said. According to the 2016 OSU Child Care Needs Assessment Survey, there has been a 92 percent increase in the number of OSU students with infants and a 33 percent increase in the number of students with children under the age of 12 since 2014. The current OSU child care systems cost less than the community standard, but that may not be enough, according to Amy Luhn, the director of childcare and family resources at OSU. “Quality childcare is expensive to provide, it’s predicated on low teacher-child ratios and well-educated trained staff and that costs money,” Luhn said. “And yet parents can’t actually afford to pay the cost.” Childcare and Family Resources currently has about $150,000 to help OSU student families, which means so far this academic year, 73 student families have received financial support, and CFR has the potential to help more throughout the year. according to Luhn. Last year, 90 student families were supported. However, with limited space in OSU’s daycares, parents often have to seek child care off campus. According to Estefania Ellorriaga, a fifth-year doctoral student in the molecular and cellular biology program, she ended up on the waitlist of every child care center in Corvallis, including OSU’s childcare center Beaver Beginnings, for her now six-month-old daughter. “We assumed we were going to get her in Beaver Beginnings,” Ellorriaga said. “My husband has a full-time engineering job, so we can afford off-campus daycare, but 70 percent of my stipend goes straight
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to her day care.” Currently, OSU students and staff have Courtesy of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research accommodations offered through the Childcare and Family Resources, including of college family housing options, lactation rooms and the child care centers. Administrators are students also focused on potential solutions to the nationally lack of accessible care, according to Ahlgren. have Luhn is working on finding ways to meet the demand for child care, including meeting dependent with people who have previously donated children to child care at OSU. “We’re finishing creating an infographic of college students nationally and trying to look at re-engaging those do not have dependent initial donors and looking at an aggreschildren sive buildup of funds available to be dispersed,” Luhn said. One community member, Robbin Stevenson, is planning on forming her own solution after years of working in education and child care. She uses nannies to care for 2016 statistics compared to the 2014 her three children, as she has been unable OSU Child Care Needs Assessment to find affordable child care. Stevenson will Survey also have other parents drop off their kids at her house and share her nanny, as she understands the difficulty of finding child care. “For putting one child in child care, you’re looking at $1200 for full time,” Stevenson said. “It’s not affordable.” Stevenson is planning on creating her own increase child care center in Corvallis. She would tailor in overall the facility to the needs she has identified through working in child care. To make the number of center accessible to everyone, Stevenson is children increase considering pursuing nonprofit status. ages 12 “Nonprofit status is very difficult, but in number you get access to federal funding and and under of infants grants,” Stevenson said. with parents with parents Stevenson is also interested in utilizing fundraising to create her center. attending attending “It’s going to take the community coming OSU OSU together for this,” Stevenson said.
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Club sport participants balance athletics, academics
Although no scholarships are awarded, athletes dedicate time, effort to their sport By Jack Steindorf, News Contributor Oregon State University Division-1 athletes often make the headlines of newspapers, garnering much attention. However, there are around 1,650 OSU club sport athletes who are also dedicating hours to their sports. Although club-sport student athletes are not on scholarship, they still face timemanagement issues from having to balance school with their sport. The Recreational Sports staff at Dixon Recreation Center oversee all club sports. According to Samantha Rodenburg, the sports and special programs graduate assistant at OSU, one of the advantages of club sports is that they can provide unique opportunities for students. She cited the rifle and pistol clubs, as well as the seven equestrian teams, as examples of this. Rodenburg said the staff also help outside of games. “We help them with events,” Rodenburg said. “We also do club practices; we have a lot of facility space here.” Rodenburg said the Men’s and Women’s Ultimate Disc Clubs have grown in recent years. Eric Callahan is a captain and officer on the Men’s Ultimate Disc Club at OSU. He said the commitment changes from year to year. “[We] serve what the team’s goals are; this year we have a fairly competitive team,” Callahan said. This year, their A team practices four times a week and their B team practices slightly less. They travel across the West Coast for tournaments, but this can be costly, according to Callahan. Callahan said that in general, they try to “keep costs down,” but players need to pay for their own cleats and
jersey kits. The club holds two tournaments at OSU to help subsidize the cost of travel for the team. In the fall, the Men’s Ultimate Disc Club holds their “Beaver Brawl” tournament, and in the winter they hold an over-20 team tournament called the “Flat Tail Open.” With all of the time these student athletes devote to their sports, they can occasionally miss class. According to Callahan, he has never had much difficulty getting out of a class or speaking with a professor to figure out how he can make up assignments. “(Our) second priority is the team,” Callahan said. “We understand we are here for school first.” He said at times he has to spend all of his free time doing school work. Less traditional sports at OSU have been established at the club level, including the eight-year-old Bass Fishing Club. This club currently has 30 members, with 15 of these being active members that attend their meetings, which take place every other week. Joseph Billmaier is the president of the Bass Fishing Club and has been a member for over three years. He has never had a problem with missing class and said that the club is different for each member. “It’s what you make of it,” Billmaier said. The club has a $50 membership fee, but only four to six of the members go to tournaments. The Bass Fishing Club holds fundraisers to raise almost $3,000 to help subsidize some of the travel costs. The Bass Fishing Club is not the only club that holds fundraisers. According to head coach Chad Stelling, the Men’s Lacrosse Club holds fundraisers often to help keep down costs. This club is a top-15 team in the nation, and recently held a small fundraiser at the Corvallis Burgerville. The players make what Stelling calls
a “big time commitment” to the club that they also pay $2,500 to be a part of. While lacrosse is a big part of the student athletes’ lives, academics come first, Stelling said. “We certainly provide resource and access to help (with academics) if they need it,” Stelling said. According to Stelling, the Men’s Lacrosse Club gets a conference room for students to use at hotels while they travel. Lacrosse games can often interfere with midterms, and Stelling has even had to proctor tests for his players. Club sports student athletes do not have a required GPA, but the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association, which the Men’s Lacrosse Club is a part of, requires them to be taking at least 12 credits. “Academics comes first,” Stelling said. “We want them to be outstanding players, but we want them to be outstanding students first.” The Women’s Lacrosse Club has the same mentality, according to Vice President Mariah Fairman. They have four practices a week, with two in the morning and two at night. “(Athletes get) dismissed from practice early if (they) have class,” Fairman said. Athletes send the club leaders their schedules, and when the club travels it doesn’t often interfere with going to classes, according to Fairman. Their tournaments are generally on the weekend, but on the off-chance that they miss class on a Friday, Fairman said that they get letters of excuse from the school to help instructors understand their commitment. For more information on club sports visit the Rec Sports webpage.
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Promoting inclusivity through action
International Student Community Team works to celebrate all cultures By Ercoli Crugnale, News Contributor
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The Student Experince Center houses the International Student Community Team. The ISCT aims to increase inclusivity on campus.
Despite there being a student organization on campus that engages over 300 people from all over the world, with members from Africa to the Middle East, you might not have heard of them or the work they do. The group is the International Student Community Team, chaired by four international students. The group is new as of fall 2016, replacing International Students of Oregon State University. According to Noor Al Awaisi, one of the group’s four leaders, the ISCT’s intention is to celebrate all cultures, and to help international students integrate into the OSU community seamlessly. They welcome international students and domestic students by putting on a number of events throughout the year with the office of Diversity and Cultural Engagement. The ISCT’s most popular event is “ISCTime,” where students can connect with members of other cultures, enjoy free food and play games. In order to better promote inclusivity, each ISCTime takes place at a different cultural center. According to Al Awaisi, ISCT teaches students about different cultures and tries to eliminate negative connections people may have with them. “This is one thing that makes us different from a club,” Al Awaisi said. “If I hear, ‘club,’ then there’s something they all share. Ours, the more unique segments you have, the more you’re welcome and qualified to be part of our student community.” Al Awaisi believes that all students are welcome with the ISCT as long as they are open to experiencing new cultures.
“It doesn’t matter where you’re from, as long as you have that global beaver in you,” Al Awaisi said. Al Awaisi is originally from Oman, but came to North Carolina in 2014 for school. Last fall, she transferred to OSU. “I found what I was looking for,” Al Awaisi said. Wequing “Wendy” Zhang, another one of the student leaders, is a sophomore in electrical engineering, and is originally from China. Zhang said when she first came to OSU, she was very worried about fitting in. “I came here right after I graduated from high school, so I wasn’t really mature. So in the first year I was here, I was trying to fit into the whole American college atmosphere. There was a time, I thought, I was kinda lost. Should I be proud of my own culture, or should I just fit into American culture?” Zhang said that ISCT is all about building a community, and that this community allowed her to recognize that all cultures are unique and worth celebrating. “It’s a safe place for people to come engage,” Zhang said. Syed Arsal Rahim, another student leader, said that ISCT is a place where international students can speak freely. “They feel safe first, and then start sharing thought, start sharing cultures,” Rahim said. Rahim feels that, when it comes to comparing cultures, students may be worried that their heritage or traditions may be viewed as inferior, but says with the ISCT students have a safe place to share their cultural viewpoints.
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“Everybody’s right, on their side,” Rahim said. “Nobody’s wrong.” Rahim came to OSU in 2015 from Pakistan, and is working on his master’s degree in business. He said he struggled his first year, but since then has found a home. “Firstly, people in Corvallis are really nice. Secondly, this organization, this institute, every program, is pretty much student-led,” Rahim said. “(A student community) brings inclusivity, of all students, irrespective of your nationality, or your tribe.” said Phebean Adekunle, the final of the four leaders. Adekunle is from Nigeria and is in her fourth year at OSU, pursuing a master’s in women, gender, and sexuality studies. She came to Oregon State to learn more about a predominantly white culture. “I’ve always been this person who has passion for diversity. That was one of the reasons I chose OSU, because there’s this curiosity, like, ‘what’s happening at white schools like this school?’ So far, it’s been good.” The four members of the leadership have no formal positions, but instead function by supporting and relying on each other to accomplish the group’s mission, according to Adekunle. Interested students can attend the next two installments of “ISCTime” which will take place on March 1 at the Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center from 3-5 p.m., and on March 8 at the Asian & Pacific Cultural Center from 3:30-4:30 p.m.
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(LEFT) Author and lecturer Lawrence Ross spoke to students about racism on today’s college campuses. (RIGHT) Turning Point Chapter President Austin McClister was one of the organizers of the anti-affirmative action bake sale.
Conservative students hold controversial bake sale
Turning Point USA members spur conversations around political speech, racism By Joe Wolf, News Contributor Two weeks ago, a bake sale was held in the SEC Plaza in which the prices of goods were determined by the buyer’s race or ethnicity. This event was put on by Turning Point USA, a conservative activist group with chapters on college campuses across the country, to argue against the use of affirmative action to make distinctions between white and minority students in college admissions. Austin McClister is the president of the Turning Point USA chapter at Oregon State University, and was one of the students who put on the event. “Turning Point is a nonprofit, non-partisan national student organization that focuses on limited government, free markets, basically ideals rather than specific party issues,” McClister said. Turning Point has put on events in the SEC plaza in the past, but this event in particular drew both controversy and conversation, the latter of which was the main intention of the event, according to McClister. “We’re trying to start conversations more than anything,” McClister said. “The bake sale portion of it is more to provide a model to represent affirmative action and how we think it is very unfair.” McClister explained that the club believes using a person’s skin color to make a judgement about what assistance they may or may not need, rather than using their socioeconomic status, is racist itself. “Hopefully we can open up channels to other students on campus, let them know about Turning Point, but also let them know that this is going on, and we might get
somewhere,” McClister said. This event and the negative response it drew from some students on campus, including a letter to the editor in that week’s issue of The Baro, led to broader discussions about what kind of political speech should be allowed on the OSU campus, in what spaces and under what circumstances. The SEC Plaza is a public space managed by the Memorial Union. MU President Rafid Chowdhury leads the MU Advisory Board, the body responsible for directing the operations, maintenance and future plans of the Memorial Union. His job is to ensure that the needs of students are being met. “Turning Point USA did not reserve the space by themselves, because they’re an external organization,” Chowdhury said. “The College Republicans put in a request for the space and they sponsored Turning Point USA to come and use that space.” Chowdhury explained that by going through an intermediary, Turning Point was not in violation of the MU’s policies regarding reservations. “They (all student organizations) can always bring in guests,” Chowdhury said. “If we don’t expand our horizons by bringing in other people, experts or other things, then all our events and activities would be a bit boring.” However, Chowdhury explained that not all of the requirements were met when the space was reserved. “When they put the reservation in they did not go through the entire process properly, so we were not aware of the nature of the activity,” Chowdhury said. “Hopefully in the future they abide by the regulations that we have in terms
of getting the space and giving us a heads up, so that we can better prepare ourselves for serving the students.” Lawrence Ross is an author and lecturer who visited Oregon State the week after the bake sale to give a talk on the history and present state of racism on college campuses, specifically in regards to fraternities and sororities. In his talk he brought up similar bake sales that had taken place on other campuses around the country. “The whole idea is to try to make the argument as simplistic as possible, so what you’re trying to do is get a visceral reaction from people who really don’t understand the inequities within society,” Ross said. Ross explained that, in his view, the students putting on the event did not understand the deeper issues associated with race in America. “When you have the anti-affirmative action bake sale, what you’re basically doing is making the assumption that society is equal,” Ross said. “You’re denigrating where white supremacy takes place, in terms of the foundation (of the U.S.) and systemic racism.” Ross went on to examine why he thought Turning Point put on the event. “Most Americans don’t understand how racism works,” Ross said. “When you actually understand how white supremacy begets systemic racism, then you take a look at the educational system that was intentionally set up in a way to create inequities in society based upon race that didn’t go away.” McClister and the other members of Turning Point had a very different perspective on the question of whether or not their
actions were racist. “Absolutely not. I think the people that would call it racist are the ones that chose to stand back and judge it and not talk to us,” McClister said. “Those that came up and talked to us and had a dialogue came away from it, as did we, with a little bit of a different point of view.” Ross explained his point of view, stating that there is a difference between racism and using race as a factor to correct racism from history. “There’s nothing wrong with understanding the fact that if race was used as a way to create the disparities on campus, that you can use a detuned version of not racism, but using race again as a way to correct that,” Ross said. “If you want to eradicate polio, you don’t say that you are using the polio virus to infect someone with disease, what you’re saying is that you’re using a vaccine to actually cure the body.” The issues of affirmative action, what constitutes racism and free speech will continue to be debated on college campuses and in the wider culture. There will be many heartfelt disagreements between opposing factions. First-year construction engineering major and member of Turning Point Brandon Bodenhamer appreciated the experience of speaking to people who disagreed with his beliefs and the group’s message. “I went in with the mentality that people were probably just going to walk by yelling profanity of some sort, saying that we’re racist,” Bodenhamer said. “One of them did do that, but the other ones were genuinely interested in having a conversation and that was refreshing.”
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It’s easy to take for granted that most of us have a roof over our heads and three easily accessible meals a day. Sometimes we think of these things as rights enjoyed by all, rather than privileges. For many people, getting access to these necessities is anything but easy. Tyler James Waggoner, 20, is one of the many people struggling with the crisis of homelessness within the city of Corvallis. “I was first kicked out by my parents when I was 16,” Waggoner said. “I went back several times, but I fought too much with my stepmother so I moved out eventually. I stayed at Jackson Street until I was 18, and now I’m living in a federally-owned program called Next Steps.” Jackson Street Youth and Next Steps are two of the many local nonprofit organizations dedicated to helping homeless and poor people. Along with these organizations, Community Outreach, Inc. works directly with homeless people, according to Kari Whitacre, executive director of COI. “Homelessness. It’s there, but hidden, compared to other cities,” Whitacre said. “We have a small population of chronically homeless folks, but we have a pretty significant population of unhoused families and youth.” A resource specifically tailored to Oregon State University students is the Human Services Resource Center. Nicole Hindes, the director of the HSRC, has worked with homeless students in San Francisco for over four years, and at OSU for more than a year. “About 10 years ago, the city created an action council to try and come up with a solution, but obviously homelessness is still there,” Hindes said. “Really, a big part of the problem is there (are) just not enough spaces that meet code that have what people need to live in safety and so, as a result, increased demand means not enough to go around.” In July of last year, Whitacre made the decision to localize the agency to serve just Linn, Benton and Lincoln counties. “About 1000 people are experiencing homelessness in our local community. Of course, this is just a ballpark guess,” Whitacre said. “We’re seeing a decrease in chronic homelessness
and veteran homelessness, but an increas homelessness. It’s a result of the great trying to recover from losing housing.” According to Hindes, the people of C open to the idea of helping homeless barely anything to actually help. “We’re a great city that tends to have m values, and a lot of people like the idea in general, but then they don’t want it in Hindes said. “People need to understa homelessness to change and they want then that means that it has to be in som Because there are a lot of negative ste the homeless, people are often opposed within close proximity of them, or even with them, according to Waggoner. “When I stayed in front of the library fo I would definitely get a lot of looks, and would avoid looking at me,” Waggoner extremely rare that someone will come up conversation with me. Many homeless pe esting stories. There are some who are h choose to be, but for a lot of people it’s b afford a place to live. We are people too, According to Whitacre, there have bee tive efforts in order to reduce the prevale “Locally, our city council gives mone social-service agencies provide servic population,” Whitacre said. “There’s a gro Opportunites Action Council that m to discuss issues surrounding homel wide level, there’s a lot of money that affordable housing, and we’re trying to Nationally we’re recognizing that ho cially LGBTQ youth, are our highestin the country.” Corvallis’ efforts to make reducing hom
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not reflected in every city. Waggoner, originally from Eugene, moved down to Corvallis because it provided many more resources and much more aid for the homeless population. “I currently live at Next Steps, where people are allowed to live for 18 months, as long as they are looking to further their education or find a stable job,” Waggoner said. “I have a roof over my head, food to eat and I really appreciate that.” It is critical to recognize that there is no “one size fits all” resolution of the homelessness crisis. An influx of positive results is witnessed when one certain homeless population is selected and worked with specifically, according to Whitacre. “We really focused on ending veteran homelessness, and veteran homelessness has been reduced by about 50 percent in the last five years, based on efforts from the federal government and the programs that they’ve created,” Whitacre said. Decreasing the number of homeless veterans in Corvallis is just one step, and the COI is working to decrease the numbers of other homeless populations as well. This involves focusing on individual populations and individual programs tailored to them. “Right now, the chronically homeless population is between about 12-15 percent of overall homeless population,” Whitacre said. “The rest of the people are first-time homeless. Eightyfive percent of women have been sexually or physically assaulted, and as for women veterans, 95 percent of them have been assaulted. There are huge numbers of PTSD tied directly to homelessness.” One of the varieties of homeless populations is homeless students. Being homeless can be particularly difficult for students, who have to go through the struggle of finding a place to live in addition to paying off their college debt. “Collectively, there are around five to seven homeless students that stay at the Community Outreach Center every night. There are around 50-75 in the Corvallis community,” Whitacre said.
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Tyler Waggoner, visiting some of the places around Corvallis that have provided assistance to him during his struggle with homelessness. WEEK OF MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2017 • DAILYBAROMETER.COM • 9
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Oregon State University gymnast Taylor Ricci practicing her form on the beam ahead of the Feb. 24 meet against Stanford.
OSU gymnast overcomes potentially devastating growth spurt
After growing five inches in a year, Taylor Ricci was forced to adapt to her new body By Max Braly, News Contributor
The average height on the Oregon State gymnastics team is 5-foot-3-inches. Senior Taylor Ricci is two inches taller than the average. Being a 5-foot-5-inch gymnast isn’t out of the question; three other ladies on the team join her at that mark. What makes Ricci’s current height extraordinary is that five of those inches were added on between her freshman and sophomore years. Gymnastics is a sport of mastering physics. Every movement, flip, tumble and skill is carefully planned and executed based on the gymnast’s body. When Ricci’s body grew by nearly a half foot, her calculations were no longer accurate.
“When you grow, especially that much, your center of mass changes and the length of your limbs. Everything is just different,” Ricci said. Coming to Oregon State, Ricci had established herself as a high-level gymnast. She trained in her hometown of North Vancouver, British Columbia. In 2010, Ricci was asked to be a part of the Canadian Junior National Team. She represented Canada at the Rushmoor Rosebowl, a London-based gymnastics meet, where Ricci took first place honors. Associate head coach Michael Chaplin is, in part, responsible
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for recruiting Ricci to Oregon State. Back at her home gym, Ricci trained with former Beaver gymnast Laura-Ann Chong. Chaplin has built a relationship with those who coached Ricci, and her coaches told Chaplin of her great work ethic. He liked what he saw from a gymnastics point of view, but also noticed she had a good presence about her. Those traits coupled with the fact that Ricci is an excellent student made her a perfect fit for OSU. The Oregon State coaching staff got a little more Ricci than they bargained for; five extra inches, and it has been a challenge to deal with them, according to Chaplin.
SPORTS “Those things happen. Sometimes, physically, you change a little bit,” Chaplin said. “(Ricci) got taller. Your timing changes and your strength changes. As long as you’re dedicated, which she is, to learning to adapt to (your new body), you’ll be fine.” Learning how to use a new body is hard. Learning how to do gymnastics in a new body is even harder. “I honestly just worked my (butt) off every day in the gym, every day in the weight room,” Ricci said. “Eventually sophomore year it got a little bit easier, but I would say by my junior year, that’s finally when it clicked. I was now the 5’5” gymnast.” She wasn’t alone through the process, as her coaches and teammates were there in support the whole time. Through them, Ricci was able to have the confidence to conquer her growth spurt. “She worked really, really hard and that’s all you can ask at the end of the day,” Chaplin said. “If people come in here and work as hard as they can and make the most of whatever talents they have, then we’re happy with that. She is a great team player and we couldn’t be happier with her the four years she’s been here.” Knowing Ricci, her outlook on the situation isn’t be a surprise. “You look at the positive in everything. That growth spurt definitely made me relearn my gymnastics and relearn it in a cleaner, more technical way. Which I think has resulted in a benefit for my junior and senior year,” Ricci said. All of Ricci’s teammates were willing supporters, but it was mainly her class that helped her get past her new height. “It’s been awesome to see her overcome (her growth),” Senior Kaytianna McMillan said. “It was really hard to watch her go through those freshman and sophomore years with all the changes to her body, but she handled it like a champ.” McMillan and Ricci first met each other on their recruiting visits. They signed to Oregon State, becoming roommates and inseparable friends. “She’s my best friend, so I literally go to her for everything,” McMillan said. “I can tell her whatever I want and she doesn’t judge, ever. She’ll help you through anything.” Even as she helps others, Ricci is aiming high for her own future. After she graduates from OSU this year, she plans on going to medical school and going into sports medicine. She was inspired by the doctors who helped her through her own injuries. Ricci’s medical school resume is looking pretty promising. On top of being named to the Pac-12 All-Academic First Team in both 2015 and 2016, she is also the Pac12 Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) president. SAAC is a committee that focuses on the welfare and wellness of student athletes’ experience. Moreover, this season Ricci was honored to be named team captain by her teammates. The team’s success is the only goal on her mind. “She’s like a sturdy rock,” McMillan said. “She really holds everything together, I think. She helps everyone through mental gymnastics and physical gymnastics. She’s incredible.” It seems that this year’s gymnastics team has a bond like few others have ever had. “You automatically have sisters,” Ricci said. “You have people that are so close, inside and outside of the sport. I think looking back, ten or twenty years down the road, I’m going to remember gymnastics, I’m going to remember the moves that I did and the meets that we had. But you’re going to remember your teammates
so much more.” So far this season, the Beavers have performed well enough to be ranked No. 10 in the most recent NCAA poll. Floor is Ricci’s favorite event and where she can showcase her fan favorite “O-S-U” chant mid-routine. But most of all, the team as a whole takes precedence as her favorite part of gymnastics. “Oregon State gymnastics has always had such a strong foundation, inside and outside the sports: being excellent students and excellent leaders in the community,” Ricci said. “But in gymnastics we’ve always just been right there.” Looking up at the rafters in the Gladys Valley Gymnastics Center, one can see the many banners representing Pac-10 and Pac-12 titles and regional championships. The goal for this year’s team is to win again, but also set the program up for success in the future. “You just want to leave this program a little bit better in some way then when you came here,” Ricci said. “That has been a goal and mission of mine, to leave this program a little bit better.” Ricci has already made an impact for the Beavers. Her story of perseverance will help inspire future gymnasts at Oregon State to continue pushing, according to Chaplin. “The key that we will point to, looking at Taylor as one of those people that just works really hard, is you can overcome whatever obstacles that are in your way,” Chaplin said.
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Freshman athlete Emily Bacon pursues passions for running, cooking By Sarah Berge, Benny’s Beginnings Blog Manager With dreams of becoming a dietitian, freshman Emily Bacon is just beginning her time as a nutrition major at Oregon State University. Besides the nutrition program, Emily wanted to become a Beaver for another reason: she is competing as a walk-on true freshman on OSU’s cross country and track and field teams. Emily did not grow up running track. She danced for ten years and also played a few years of soccer and participated in a summer sailing program. According to her mother Tiffanie Bacon, Emily always seemed to have a talent for running. But, Emily only decided to quit dance and join cross country her sophomore year of high school. “I started running and then I really liked it and I actually only did cross country because I thought I was going to do track because I was good at the 100, which is like the shortest distance they had,” Emily said. “Then I was actually good at distance, so now I’m just distance.” According to Tiffanie, Emily’s natural talent for distance was represented in her race records throughout high school. “Once she started running in sophomore year, she never didn’t PR,” Tiffanie said. Emily’s primary motivation at OSU is her degree which, according to her, comes from her family and an interest in cooking. “My dad is a diabetic and then my mom has thyroid issues, so she has to watch what she eats too,” Emily said. “She started really assessing all of the meals that we ate and then I really like cooking because she likes cooking.” After applying and getting accepted to Oregon State, Emily reached out to Kelly Sullivan, the OSU track and field head coach, to see about getting on the team. “Even though we didn’t initiate recruiting her, once I got the information from her and I saw what she had done, you know, going into her senior year, there was definitely an interest from our end too,” Sullivan said.
Now that Emily has been at OSU for over a term, she said she is enjoying working with the team, especially because of Sullivan’s coaching style. “He’s really adamant about being healthy as an individual before running,” Emily said. “He wants that base of, like, everything’s good and then he’s like, now we can start working on the running.” Emily said this is why she is happy to have Sullivan as a coach. According to Emily, Sullivan’s style is an improvement on her old high school coach’s style. “He really liked me for my times and then I got kind of slower senior year and I didn’t realize it but I was anemic, so I was low in iron so I couldn’t run faster,” Emily said. “Then I felt like he thought I wasn’t trying as hard as much, or something, and then he’d keep pushing me.” Tiffanie said she is happy with Sullivan’s coaching as well. “We know that they (the coaches) put the charm on when you’re interviewing and everything,” Tiffanie said. “He actually became even more charming just working with them and not putting pressure on, but really helping them and looking at them as individuals.” According to Sullivan, he has enjoyed working with and getting to know Emily so far this year. “She seems to be pretty level-headed and she takes responsibility for herself,” Sullivan said. “I feel like she’s a really good listener and I think she appreciates the opportunity greatly.” According to Emily, one of the main things she’s enjoyed about the team is the camaraderie between her teammates. “The team is really supportive of each other, like we’ll do team bonding things every couple weekends and we’ll talk about our goals and things like that,” Emily said. This is something that Sullivan said was a key part of the program as well. “Our upperclassmen do a really good job with
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Emily came to OSU for its nutrition program and track and field team. welcoming and creating an atmosphere and a culture for them to feel like you’re not just a freshman, but you’re a part of this program the minute you get here,” Sullivan said. According to Emily, another aspect of the track program she has been enjoying are the individualized workouts. “In high school we’d all run pretty much the same amount of mileage and do all the same stuff, and then here it’s like more everybody has their own plans,” Emily said. “It’s more individualized, like what works best for you as long as you’re improving your times and you feel like you’re improving as a runner. Whatever works for you, works for you, which is nice.” Emily was able to compete for OSU in the fall at the Notre Dame meet, one of the largest meets in the country. At the meet, Sullivan said she ran her fastest ever time for the 5,000 meter race. “It showed to me and I think it showed to herself and her teammates that she could be really, really good,” Sullivan said. “Because that’s about as big of an environment as you can be put in as a true freshman, and she really showed well and showed what she’s capable of doing, so we’re going to bank on her (being able) to
contribute to this program.” In the future, Emily might end up running the steeplechase instead of the 5,000 meters. “I think it’s going to be a perfect distance for her and I think she has passion to run the event because that event is so much different than any other distance event,” Sullivan said. “You know, I think she’s going to be really good at the steeple, but it will take time.” Emily said she has also been enjoying OSU for aspects other than track. “As far as college life in general, I’m like super close with everyone that I live with,” Emily said. Next year, Tiffanie said Emily is looking into moving off campus with several other freshmen. According to Tiffanie, one of the things Emily is excited to have after moving is a kitchen because she likes to cook. “She can be very creative. Although sometimes it’s hard to get that out of her because she is so quiet she does things on her own,” Tiffanie said. “She doesn’t always explain what she’s doing, but you can see her creativity with her final product. But she has a passion with food and so it’s just exciting to see that she is at a place that she really wants to be and enjoying herself.”
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By Gareth Baldrica-Franklin, Screengaze Blog Manager Screengaze is one of the six blogs launched this year on OrangeMediaNetwork.com, and focuses on media, art and entertainment There are now a slew of cable TV stations that center their programming around paranormal phenomena. It’s probably one of the strangest manifestations of our fascination with the unknown—an attempt to solve mysteries by trying to film them. I’m talking specifically about Destination America and the History Channel, but other channels certainly don’t shy away from featuring the otherworldly (Discovery, Animal Planet and the Travel Channel to name a few). Before I continue, let me make a few things clear. When I say paranormal programming, I’m not talking about ‘The X-Files’ or ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer.’ I’m talking about documentary series featuring people who hunt Bigfoot or ghosts and film their attempts at doing so. ‘Finding Bigfoot’, ‘Ghost Adventures’ and ‘A Haunting’ are three perfect examples. They’re all extremely popular, and have lasted for more
than five seasons. So why do these shows work? Do people watch them seriously? Are they meant to be “real?” There may not be solid answers to any of these questions, but they are still important to think about. The intention behind paranormal documentary shows makes perfect sense. Something on film, or on tape, is physical. It can be presented to an audience as evidence. Obviously, that comes with a tradeoff. In the age of digital production, audio and video can be altered without the audience knowing. Situations can also be orchestrated, especially when filming isn’t done live, which is the case for just about every paranormal show on television. Look at the classic 1967 Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot video. Although it’s never been confirmed as a hoax, a natural degree of skepticism
comes with any blurry video of a shadowed creature in the deep woods. ‘Finding Bigfoot’ is significant because they’ve never succeeded in capturing footage of the titular creature. This has drawn criticism from the other members of the Sasquatch-hunting community. At the same time, there’s something incredibly genuine about their constant searching being met with constant failure: it’s a very human pursuit. They never try to force evidence, and the show has been edited (with insistence from the hosts) to portray their findings honestly. This is in stark contrast to ‘Ghost Adventures,’ which tries to cram as much thrilling, haunted content into an hour as humanly possible. The show involves a team of ghost hunters who lock themselves in haunted spaces for an entire night and film what happens. They also take Electronic Voice Phenomenon (interpreted as
ghost speech) readings. The problem is, it’s come to light that many of their EVP readings were recorded in post-production. This is likely a result of producers desiring more thrilling footage. It’s strange, though, because if a show like ‘Finding Bigfoot’ can get away with never finding its prey and still be successful, why does ‘Ghost Adventures’ always have to feature evidence for ghosts? ‘A Haunting’ is a ridiculous show as well because of the goofy, live-acted depictions of interviews about ghosts. But at its heart, it’s a show about believing people’s experiences and how they interact with the unknown. Any show that attempts to do that taps into a very primal part of the human psyche. I don’t think that any paranormal show needs to prove that anything is real to be entertaining. It’s all about the thrill of stories and the search.
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Tyler Waggoner often goes to the Corvallis Public Library to escape the cold and relax while reading. Waggoner has been homeless for about two years.
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More specifically, there are a small number of homeless students within OSU itself. “Every year, OSU sees about 12 students who come in and mark ‘homeless’ on their financial aid form, and so that’s a way that we know that college students are experiencing homelessness,” Hindes said. Despite these struggles, most college students stay in school, according to Hindes. “They know college is the light at the end of a tunnel. After they get done, they’re going to get a good job,” Hindes said. “I don’t think that being homeless was the reason that someone ever decided to stop going to school.” For those homeless students who do drop out of school, most of it is due to the fact that they lack motivation, according to KendraSue Phillips-Neal. She is the program director of Jackson Street Youth, an organization in Corvallis that offers services to young people aged 10-24. “It’s mostly because of the barriers, and the low-income status, and sometimes even still being in a transitional state in terms of not feeling sustained enough to focus on education,” Phillips-Neal said. Waggoner graduated high school in 2016 and has not furthered his education since then. “At this point in time, I don’t think school is the best option for me,” Waggoner said. “I’m really looking to get a stable job and save up money for a car. I don’t want to worry about paying for school, because I don’t have any money as it is. In the future when I do have money saved up, then I will probably continue my education, like go to trade school or something. I know that they offer a lot of help for homeless students, but for now I think I need to focus on being stable before I tackle school.” As for students who are homeless that attend OSU, the HSRC offers emergency showers, a laundry room, the MealBux food assistance program and a textbook lending program. On Wednesdays they provide resources to help fill out applications for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. However, it’s typical for students to not receive the aid that they need. 14 • DAILYBAROMETER.COM • WEEK OF MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2017
“It’s difficult not for people to ask for help, but for people to think of themselves as needing help, or give themselves permission to get help,” Hindes said. There is also a negative stigma surrounding people asking for help. “If you’re in college and you ask for help, you feel weak and less than others,” Whitacre said. “If you have an addiction, you don’t acknowledge that it’s an addiction. You acknowledge it as partying with friends.” Waggoner says a little greeting can go a long way. “Don’t look at someone who dresses differently in disgust or shame,” Waggoner said. “A good majority of us aren’t more violent or more mentally unstable than the rest of you. We just happened to run into financial troubles and that’s why we’re living on the streets or in shelters. If anything, because homeless people have gone through so much, we have a bigger understanding of the world than a lot of sheltered people. I know I’ve definitely changed my mindset since being homeless—I used to get angry a lot and couldn’t get along with others, and now I’ve learned to be grateful.” Beyond treating homeless people with dignity and respect, there are many ways that students can take action, according to Hindes. “You can help by making donations, advocating for successful housing, volunteering,” Hindes said. Another way for people to help is to become educated about the issue of homelessness, according to Hindes. “Learn about the impact of the 1 percent and 99 percent,” Hindes said. “See that we have more in common with the homeless person on the street than we do with the CEO. Ultimately, our own battles are the same as the person on the street.” Being homeless is an extremely unfortunate circumstance, but Waggoner advises those struggling with or facing it to not be discouraged. “There are other people in the community who understand what it’s like to be homeless or poor,” Waggoner said. “Don’t be ashamed about struggling with homelessness, because it’s just another barrier that you have to overcome. It’s easier to admit the problem and get the help you need to be successful in the future.”
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Cancer: June 22 — July 22 You could discover that you lack wisdom in some part of your life. Mercury is increasing your lust for knowledge. Consider signing up for a class, joining an interesting group or otherwise expanding your horizons. You’ll enjoy a fresh perspective. Leo: July 23 — Aug. 22 You’re having fun going with the flow as Mars continues to create some positive events. Pretty soon, your career life and personal life will be much more harmonious. You’ll receive lots of great energy from some surprising directions and things will shift for you. Virgo: Aug. 23 — Sept. 22 You could be attracted to someone who isn’t your usual type as the sun offers you a few surprises. This person might have very different political, religious or cultural views than you do, yet the two of you are experiencing some powerful sexual magnetism.
Libra: Sept. 23 — Oct. 23 Be sure to leave room in your life for some debate and opposition. The moon could present you with somebody who wants to challenge you, or a potential date who teases or jokes with you. Use your incredible wit and humor to rise to the occasion. Scorpio: Oct. 24 — Nov. 2 Mercury is increasing your sensitivity. You’ll cry at Hallmark commercials and want to watch cute cat videos all day. It’s fine to enjoy some private time and enjoy some feline therapy. But at the end of the week, try to rally and deal with people again. Sagittarius: Nov. 22 — Dec. 21 You’re getting closer to someone sexy, and this could provide you with many hours of entertainment and obsession. Venus has you giving in to some intense infatuation. Expect to be tantalized, mesmerized and hypnotized for a while.
Capricorn: Dec. 22 — Jan.19 The sun is creating a bit of confusion for you. Maybe you are enjoying a nice romance, but you’re reluctant to take the next step. It’s OK to take things slow and to keep your options open. Don’t let yourself be pressured into doing anything. Aquarius: Jan. 20 — Feb. 18 Your career is taking up a lot of time, emotion and energy right now, and that’s perfectly appropriate. Many positive changes are going on and you need to remain focused. But do make sure to keep lines of communication open with your loved ones and friends. Pisces: Feb. 19 — March 20 Trust your psychic talents this week. You’re likely to have some significant dreams or moments of spiritual realization, thanks to the sun. Pay attention to the messages that you receive from the intuitive part of your nature, because they are important.
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29 “__ Rides Again”: 1939 Western 30 Shot the rapids, say 31 Arrives after the bell 32 Overused expression 33 Bonkers 37 To the __ degree 38 Mets’ old stadium 41 Greenside golf shot 42 Plus-size supermodel 43 Ascended 48 Jewel box 49 Title for Connery 51 Emerson works 53 Recent White House daughter 54 Walked in the woods 57 Early whirlybird, for short 59 Coup d’__ 60 Bill of Rights-defending org. 61 Lawn mower holder 62 Animation still 63 “Aladdin” prince 64 Homes on wheels: Abbr. 65 Shop __ you drop 67 Discouraging words
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The Oregon State Women’s basketball team celebrates after a 50-47 victory against No. 8 Stanford, clinching a share of the Pac-12 title on Friday, Feb. 24. Oregon State went on to distinguish themselves as the outright conference champion after a 71-56 rout of Cal on Sunday.
PAC-12 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT:
L I V E F R O M S E AT T L E M A R C H 3 RD - 5 TH
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