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Andrew Oswalt simultaneously faces recall vote, runs for reelection

‘Alt-right’ ASOSU representative faces competitive race for graduate seat

By JOE WOLF ASOSU Beat Reporter In the upcoming Associated Students of Oregon State University election, “altright” Rep. Andrew Oswalt will be on the ballot in two places: as a candidate for next year’s House of Representatives and switch special segment for his recall from the same position.

Oswalt drew controversy for expressing white nationalist views in an interview with The Barometer, and is the owner of a Confederate flag hanging in a window across the street from the Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center. His recall was announced at last week’s joint session of both chambers of the ASOSU Congress, where the body voted on next year’s student fee levels.

The election, where voters will decide next year’s President and Vice President, members of Congress and the Student Fee Committee, as well as Oswalt’s recall, will take place online beginning on Feb. 12 at 12:01 a.m. and last until Feb. 16 at 10 p.m. According to ASOSU Judicial Council Chair Josh Kaufman, this is the first occasion the procedure has been used in the student government’s history.

As provided in Article VII, Section B of the ASOSU constitution, the recall was officially initiated with a petition signed by eight Senators, whose accuracy was certified by Kaufman himself.

“Two thirds of those who vote would need to vote in favor of recall in order to remove him,” Kaufman said. “Assuming that happens, then as soon as the election is certified on that night as being accurate, he would be removed from his seat.”

Despite the effort to recall Oswalt, he is still eligible for the position next year, regardless of the outcome of the recall vote. To hold a seat, graduate students must have a GPA of 3.0 and be enrolled in at least five credits. Any undergraduate student is eligible for ASOSU office if they are taking at least six credits and have a cumulative GPA of 2.0. No student seeking election can be on conduct probation, according to Kaufman.

Oswalt is one of 12 candidates running

for five open graduate seats in the House.

Currently, he is one of three graduate representatives in the chamber. According to House Speaker Peter Halajian, the lack of knowledge about student government in general contributed to Oswalt gaining power in the first place.

White nationalist and supremacist rhetoric has no place in ASOSU...I am proud to see Congress take steps to repeal and reject its influence on our campus.

SIMON BRUNDAGE Associated Students of Oregon State University President “I think it is obvious his views increased the number of graduate students running,” Halajian said in an email.

“We have had very low voter turnout as long as I’ve been at Oregon State and many students are unaware of the good that we do.”

Kaufman explained that there is no minimum voter turnout rate required for the recall vote, either in the ASOSU constitution and statutes or in the cases the JC has ruled on.

“We are just going to take the constitution at face value and say that it is two thirds of those who vote on the recall,” Kaufman said. “Beyond addressing legal concerns, a recall will give the students the chance to make a resounding statement about what they think of Rep. Oswalt’s ideology.”

Last year, only 12.8 percent of OSU students voted in the student government election, according to ASOSU Vice President and Chief Elections Officer Radhika Shah. She attributed years with higher turnout rates to students paying

close attention to contentious issues on campus or nationally. To increase awareness of the election, this cycle Shah and the organization as a whole had a $5,000 elections budget. The election timeline has also been adjusted from last year, with campaign season beginning two weeks earlier and voting lasting an entire week, instead of three days.

Shah reminded students that they should analyze all candidates through multiple lenses to see who reflects their opinions and values.

“You are electing a representative and this person should definitely have views that are inclusive and just and representative of what the student body at OSU wants,” Shah said.

According to Kaufman, he fully expects students at large will vote to recall Oswalt.

“Within the organization most people do not approve of Oswalt’s views, but we need to have respect for due process and have respect for the laws of the state of Oregon and federal laws, which supersede our own procedures,” Kaufman said. “We do not want to feed into the narrative that Rep. Oswalt wants to put forth— that he is being victimized or that he is being silenced.”

For ASOSU President Simon Brundage, allowing students at-large to decide Oswalt’s membership in the organization was the correct decision.

“White nationalist and supremacist rhetoric has no place in ASOSU, and is a microcosm of a much greater moral scourge,” Brundage said via email. “I am proud to see Congress take steps to repel and reject its influence on our campus.”

While other methods of removing Oswalt were discussed when his views became public, the organization’s leadership settled on recall because there were legal concerns over the need to protect Oswalt’s right to free speech, according to Kaufman.

“ASOSU is a state agency and the First Amendment protects you from actions taken against you by the state for expressing your views, no matter how abhorrent,” Kaufman said. “The one thing that the First Amendment does not protect you against is voters.”

MITCHELL JENSEN | ORANGE MED IA NETWORK Andrew Oswalt, a current Associated Students of Oregon State University graduate representative, speaks during the ASOSU Congress joint session on Jan. 24. Oswalt, who has expressed white nationalist views, faces a recall vote on Feb. 12. Oswalt is also on the 2018 candidate list for a graduate representative position.

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MI TCHELL JENSEN | ORANGE MED IA NETWORK Philosophy major Emily McDonald speaks alongside a group of protesters during the ASOSU Congress joint session public comment portion. McDonald expressed her disapproval of Rep. Oswalt’s white nationalist views and place within ASOSU. Several other protesters spoke after McDonald, expressing similar views.

ASOSU Congress votes on next year’s student fee levels, excluding HSRC to increase funding Students, community members protest presence of Rep. Andrew Oswalt

By JOE WOLF ASOSU Beat Reporter Both chambers of the Associated Students of Oregon State University Congress met for its annual joint session to vote on its’ recommendations for next year’s student fee levels. During the nearly three hour public meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 24, all requests passed, except for the Human Services Resource Center. Members who failed the HSRC budget did so in order to provide the center with more funding than proposed.

The center provides assistance for students experiencing hunger and poverty. The failure of its fee level automatically triggered a mediation process. According to Speaker of the House Peter Halajian, a part of the 14 member group, the bill failed during the joint session because many senators and representatives felt the unit was not receiving enough funding.

“Our committee will be tasked with creating a new recommendation that will be able to pass both houses of Congress,” Halajian said via email. “While I

am not normally a fan of student fee increases, I am happy that we can have a discussion about the HSRC and how much money it is given. The work they do is crucial to many students on our campus. My goal for my part on the mediation committee is to increase the recommended student fee level, while at the same time being fiscally responsible.”

Each fee discussed was introduced as a joint bill, with the level set by the student government’s Student Fee Committee, which deliberated last term to arrive at the proposals Congress assessed. They approved fee levels for all units excluding the HSRC, which include Diversity and Cultural Engagement, student tickets to Beaver athletic events and the ASOSU itself, will be sent to the ASOSU President Simon Brundage. Brundage will have the option to sign or veto Congress’ recommendations, which must be further approved by OSU President Ed Ray and the university’s Board of Trustees, and finally the Oregon state legislature.

Before the proposals for the 10 student fee-funded units were discussed, ASOSU Judicial Council

Chair Josh Kaufman announced that the option to recall Rep. Andrew Oswalt will be on the ballot in the upcoming ASOSU election.

Oswalt, who has aligned himself with the white nationalist “altright” movement, still participated in the proceedings, including his votes against Diversity and Cultural Engagement and Orange Media Network receiving their funding from all students.

Over a dozen protesters attended the session, ostensibly to denounce Oswalt and his ideology.

Emily McDonald, a philosophy major who spoke during the open comment period, addressed her comments to Oswalt specifically.

“To tolerate the ideology of the ‘alt-right’ is the active stripping of free speech from non-white individuals because all expressions of hate are accompanied by the threat of violence,” McDonald said.

“It is not a viable political position to claim that some human groups are more or less human than others. You will not be comfortable in your community because this community will not recognize you as a member.”

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Performing Arts

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Flu predicted to be worse this year than previous years Transmission of flu highest among those spending time in enclosed spaces

By ERICA BALDWIN News Contributor Each year, more than 30 million people will contract the seasonal flu in the United States alone, according to the Center for Disease Control webpage on the burden of influenza.

Dr. Jeff Bethel, an associate professor of epidemiology in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences, thinks that flu vaccinations among college students are typically low.

“People say that you can get the flu from the vaccine, and that’s a myth, it’s not true,” Bethel said. “Influenza is a significant illness, and it’s very important to get vaccinated every year.”

This year’s seasonal flu has been reported to be worse than usual, with three states reporting high rates influenza-like illnesses since the beginning of January, according to the CDC’s flu activity update for the week of Jan. 20.

“There are two main types of influenza, A and B, and among the A types there are the H3N2 and H1N1 strains, and we’re seeing a lot more of the H3N2 this year,” Bethel said.

“In previous years, H3N2 historically causes more severe disease.”

Dr. Theo Dreher, a professor of microbiology in the College of Agricultural Sciences and

College of Science, hypothesized that the severity of this season’s flu could be caused by the effectiveness of this year’s vaccine.

“There are a lot of flu serotypes around, so the World Health Organization presumes that whatever is circulating in the southern hemisphere during their winter will also be circulating in the northern hemisphere the next year, and vice-versa,” Dreher said. “So that decides what the vaccine type should be, and sometimes that guess isn’t quite right.”

According to Bethel, the most common symptoms of seasonal flu are fever and body aches, along with some milder symptoms that people often mistake for a common cold.

“A flu is going to be more serious. You’re going to have a higher fever, chills, body aches, fatigue, more with the flu than a cold,” Bethel said. “With a cold, people are more likely to have a runny or stuffy nose.”

For students who think they might be coming down with the flu, Dr. Connie Hume-Rodman, the director of clinical services at Student Health Services recommends calling for advice from a medical provider. By doing so, individuals can see if they are good candidates for antiviral drugs which can shorten the course of illness and reduce severity if started within 48 hours of symptoms occurring.

“If you are having severe symptoms,

like difficulty breathing, (inability) to keep down food, severe headache, weakness or a rash, seek care immediately, as early flu symptoms can be difficult to distinguish from early meningococcal disease symptoms,” Hume-Rodman said.

With college students living in close quarters, prevention is the most important aspect of flu treatment, according to Dreher.

“Make sure you cover your sneezes and

People say that you can get the flu from the vaccine, and that’s a myth, it’s not true.

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coughs, use disposable tissues instead of handkerchiefs and wash your hands a lot, as you can re-infect yourself, as well as others,” Dreher said.

Hume-Rodman recommends staying home if you think you have the flu.

“To reduce transmitting it to others, it is best to stay home, cover your cough and wash hands with soap and water often, if you have symptoms,” Hume-Rodman said in an email. “Transmission is highest when you spend time with lots of people in enclosed spaces for hours on end, like classrooms and residential hall rooms.”

As stated by Dreher, unlike other close proximity illnesses like norovirus, influenza viruses don’t last very long outside their host— they rely on direct contact to be transmitted.

“For every virus, there are people called super spreaders. Different people can produce different levels of infectious virus,” Dreher said.

“Some people might sneeze more than others, and some might not cover their nose, so some people are incredibly active spreaders of the virus to others.”

Despite the low effectiveness of this year’s vaccine, getting the annual flu shot is still vitally important simply because it provides at least some protection, according to Hume-Rodman.

“Some might be tempted to think, ‘Oh, well, then what’s the point?’ To that, I would say, ‘Some protection is better than none,’ and the risk of a flu shot is very, very low,” Hume-Rodman said.

STEFFI KUTCHER | ORANGE MED IA NETWORK (LEFT) Dr. Theo Dreher is a professor of microbiology in the College of Agricultural Sciences and College of Sciences. According to Dreher, because college students live in close quarters, the most important faction of flu treatment is prevention. (RIGHT) Dr. Jeffrey Bethel is an associate professor of Epidemiology in the School of Biological and Population Health Sciences. According to Bethel, this year, the H3N2 strain of the flu is being seen more. Historically, this strain has caused more severe disease.

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OSU uses $27,000 grant to lessen wasted food

LeanPath wasted food prevention program implemented in UHDS dining halls

By KEANA PIGG Practicum Contributor Oregon State University received a $27,000 grant from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s Materials Management program to fund LeanPath technology in dining centers to reduce food waste.

During the No Food Left Behind Campaign in the summer of 2017, the joint program between the Student Sustainability Initiative and Campus Recycling, who call themselves

Ultimately, I think we should all be aware of the impact that small changes in our behavior can have on a larger scale.

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the Waste Watchers, discovered the LeanPath program when looking at ways other places have reduced their wasted food, according to Amanda Carlin, the SSI rep. for the Waste Watchers.

“During the research, we found the program LeanPath,” Carlin said in an email. “There was a case study done when Intel installed it in one of their food cafes, and we were floored at how much wasted food it prevented.”

According to Carlin, the LeanPath technology helps food facilities track the different types of food that is being thrown away and puts that data in an easy-to-use format.

“It is formatted in a way that adds very little time to the staff worker when putting in the information so previous other tasks won’t be significantly delayed,” Carlin said.

Having limited control and power to implement such a large project, the Waste Watchers brought their information to Dining Operations Manager, Chris Anderson, who followed through on the grant application process.

“The grant process was routed through the OSU Office for Sponsored Research and Award Administration, whose team was exceedingly helpful in navigating parts of the grant application speaking for Oregon State,” Anderson said in an email. “Ultimately the DEQ asked us for our plan, how we intended to implement, how we intended to measure success and how we anticipated to budget for that plan.”

According to Anderson, the goal of the grant is to prevent wasted food. Using RecycleMania data from 2017, Anderson has estimated UHDS dining centers generate approximately 200,000 pounds of food waste annually. However,

he is expecting that the new technology will help establish a more accurate baseline of information about what waste is occurring.

“The technology helps measure food waste by taking images and weights of food being discarded, and allows users to track to better understand where wasted food is being generated,” Anderson said. “Our goal is to adjust UHDS operations and reduce the amount of food that we produce from being wasted.”

Wasted food is a common occurrence in the dining centers, according to Cara Hettick, a previous student worker in Arnold Dining Center.

“Once I found a whole bowl of ramen being thrown out,” Hettick said. “This happened almost every shift with various food items.”

In addition to consumers contributing to food waste, there is day-to-day waste that happens in the dining halls simply because of procedures, according to Hettick.

“In my time in the bakery a whole thing of scone batter was thrown out because the wrong type of butter was used,” Hettick said. “There is also a policy that anything older than two weeks gets thrown away no matter what.”

According to a Feeding America webpage, 72 billion pounds of food is lost each year, not including waste at home.

There are several ways one can start preventing wasted food, according to Carlin.

“We use the term wasted food instead of food waste because food waste is usually used for thrown food like onion peels,” Carlin said.

“And wasted food is for food thrown away like

uneaten lasagna. Wasted food is much more preventable compared to food waste.”

According to a UHDS webpage, UHDS is a campus leader in sustainability. Some aspects of their sustainability initiative include the Eco2Go containers, phasing out polystyrene for use of compostable plastics, local food sourcing and reusing waste cooking oil as biodiesel.

“Our dining program is financially structured with what we call a la carte pricing,” Anderson said. “That just means that each item is individually priced. This allows individuals to find value in the food items and volumes they

wish to consume.”

While Anderson aims to manage wasted food on an institutional level, he also calls on the consumers to take action.

“Ultimately, I think we all should be aware of the impact that small changes in our behavior can have on a larger scale,” Anderson said.

“We can be intentional consumers. I know that going through this process has really opened my eyes, professionally and certainly personally. It has helped me intentionally shop and purchase food with a plan to sensibly eat and reduce waste.”

MI RAND A GRACE CROWELL | ORANGE MED I A NETWORK Seventy-two billion pounds of food is lost each year, according to a Feeding America webpage. OSU’s UHDS is working to combat this by implementing a new program called LeanPath that helps prevent food from being wasted.

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Behind the Brew

OSU harnesses one biochemical pathway to create new food science, technology

By MELINDA MYERS News Contributor Beer, wine, cider, sake and the soreness of the body after an intense workout—these outcomes are all the result of one biochemical pathway found in oxygen-dependent organisms: fermentation.

The Fermentation Science program out of Oregon State University’s Department of Food Science and Technology focuses on educating students on the delicate process of creating fermented products such as beer and wine.

According to Dr. Alan

Bakalinsky, an associate professor in the department, the key ingredient to creating a fermented alcoholic product is yeast.

“Yeast is essential in the process of winemaking,” Bakalinsky said. “If there’s no yeast, there’s no wine. The yeast converts grape juice into wine.”

According to Bakalinsky, the yeast converts sugars present in the grape juice into alcohol, carbon dioxide and other compounds.

Concurrently, it is also growing and reproducing.

Yeast, however, is not producing alcohol and other compounds for human consumption, according to Bakalinsky.

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about it is that the yeast is doing this not to make wine, but to grow,” Bakalinsky said. “Fermentation is a process by which microorganisms obtain energy. It’s not a particularly efficient way to gain energy, but it works.”

According to Dr. Chris Curtin, associate professor of food science and technology, certain microbial strains are used specifically for either wines or beers. One such yeast is Brettanomyces, which has adverse effects in wine, but is desired in certain types of beer.

However, there is a chance for crossover of wine- or beer-specific yeasts during the process if the fermenter deems so, Curtin added.

“While Brettanomyces is considered spoilage in wine, if you want to make a lager ale or a bar house style beer then you actually want Brettanomyces,” Curtin said. “That’s kind of what drew me to working here was looking at the flip side.”

According to Curtin, the main differentiation between wine and beer yeasts and bacteria centers around the fuels they metabolize.

“The main thing that separates brewers ale yeast from wine yeast is in the types of sugars they might eat,” Curtin said. “A wine yeast will happily ferment and make beer. But it’s kind of flavor attenuated, like a dry beer.”

Brewers can control the presence and concentration of microbes in the process or leave it open to the atmosphere, according to Curtin. The process of opening a fermentation product to a local microbiome is referred to as spontaneous fermentation.

“You can ferment really wild or partly wild,” Curtin said. “Really wild would be letting as many species as possible all go for it.”

According to Curtin, sulfuric oxide can be added to the mixture, reducing any harmful or unwanted bacteria.

This practice is also seen in wine.

A fermenter creating wine may want to kill off spoilage microbes with sulfuric oxide, but other strains and species are incredibly important to the process, according to Bakalinsky. One such strain is the Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast.

B a k a l i n s k y ’s specialty is working with the S a cc h a ro myce s cerevisiae yeast, a naturally occurring yeast found in vineyards globally. The subsequent propagation of this yeast through winemaking and brewing activities allowed early humans to master these microbes in

spite of the fact that they had no microscopes to observe them with, according to Bakalinsky.

“It was all discovered by accident,” Bakalinsky said. “It was our great fortune that this yeast is present in vineyards and the environment where grapes grow naturally. So there’s no need for human intervention. Unharvested grapes will ferment (or rot in a similar process) in the vineyard. Our ancestors had no idea about the true cause of the fermentation process, but over time they nonetheless developed a deep practical understanding which has led to a thriving global wine industry.”

Regardless of yeast strain or processing techniques, these products are linked by one common factor, the fermentation pathway, according to Bakalinsky.

“It depends on the substrate you start with,”

Fermentation is a process by which microorganisms obtain energy. It’s not a particularly efficient way to gain energy, but it works.

Dr. Alan Bakalinsky Associate Professor in the Department of Food Science and Technology Bakalinsky said. “If you start with fruit juice, you get wine. If you start with malted barley, you get beer. If you start with honey, you get mead. If you start with rice, you get sake. But all of the yeasts involved in converting these starting ingredients into alcoholic beverages are very closely related yeasts.”

Jared Johnson, a graduate student in the Food Science and Technology program, studies non-traditional wine yeasts known as nonSaccharomyces yeasts, which also naturally occur on the fruit.

“Non-Saccharomyces are naturally present on the surface of the grape. Some of them can be present in really high numbers,” Johnson said. “So they can hugely contribute to the wine. In some situations it can be a positive contribution, in some they are considered spoilage organisms.”

According to Johnson, the Saccharomyces yeast takes a non-intuitive pathway to create energy.

“The thing is that using oxygen in your metabolism like how we do is more energetically

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“But for some reason Saccharomyces decides not to do that, even when oxygen is abundant.

The term is ‘crabtree positive,’ and it means that Saccharomyces will grow fermentatively in the presence of oxygen, as long as sugar concentrations are sufficiently high.”

According to Johnson, fermentation may be advantageous for Saccharomyces because it has a faster metabolic process than aerobic respiration. This results in a faster consumption of glucose, which is then converted eventually to ethanol, which is a potentially toxic substance to other types of organisms.

According to Johnson, he sees a shift in winemaking to include more nonSaccharomyces yeasts.

“I actually originally came here to study beer, but switched to wine because I wanted to study these non-traditional organisms that can contribute during fermentation,” Johnson said. “I think there’s gonna be a big shift, and you’re already starting to see it in the beer world where they are starting to using these nonconventional yeasts and other microorganisms to produce unique beer or similarly, kombucha.”

Saccharomyces yeast and fermentation processing can be manipulated to create flavors and aromas, according to Johnson. Scientists are investigating how non-Saccharomyces yeasts contribute to the palette as well.

A common misconception is that brewers and winemakers transfer in flavor notes derived from flowers or citrus fruits during the fermentation, according to Bakalinsky.

“It’s probably confusing for a lot of people when they hear a wine described as having hints of citrus and rose and lavender and leather and so forth as though wine makers are adding those flavors,” Bakalinsky said.

“None of those flavors are added, they’re all derived from the grape, from the yeast and from the processing steps.”

Other fermentative processes being explored at the food science and technology department include mead, kombucha and cider, according to Curtin. In regards to cider, Curtin places it approximately in between wine and beer fermentation practices.

“Similar to winemaking, you’re taking a fruit and crushing it,” Curtin said. “Once you’ve got the juice, it’s separated by how it’s treated. The cider maker might make their product like a brewer or a winemaker.”

Other disciplines such as creating mead come with its own set of challenges, according to Johnson.

“From my understanding, one of the major differences between mead production verses beer and wine, is that mead does not naturally contain high amounts of the nutrients needed to carry out a healthy fermentation,” Johnson said. “This is especially true for nitrogen, which act as building blocks for enzymes and other components of cellular growth. For this reason, nitrogen must be added to the mead to avoid problems like sluggish fermentation.”

Mead makers must add nitrogen to their substrate in order to get yeast to grow, a process that may cause problems such as slow fermentation, according to Johnson.

“The sugars in general are pretty accessible,

it’s the nitrogen in particular,” Johnson said.

“Because honey doesn’t have it. That is one of the main challenges.”

According to Curtin, another separating factor between beer, wine and cider is whether pasteurization is part of the process.

Traditionally, pasteurization brings the substance to a boil, effectively killing potentially harmful microbes. This is performed with beer processing and sometimes with ciders, but never with wine; instead, winemakers use sulfur oxide, Curtin added.

“In winemaking, if you add sulfuric oxide,

There’s been a bit of resurgence in traditional beer styles, lots of barrel-aged beers, longhouse ales.

Dr. Chris Curtin Associate Professor of Food Science and Technology again that’s going to influence the microbiome,” Curtin said. “It’s going to kill off sensitive species and strains. Some are more tolerant.”

Through the years, brewing techniques have changed with culture and technology, according to Curtin. Old brewing techniques are making a resurgence in present day.

“There’s been a bit of resurgence in traditional beer styles, lots of barrel-aged beers, longhouse ales,” Curtin said. “So that’s where you have the work and you put it in a cold ship and then let whatever is around inoculate it.”

Most of the time, a cold ship is housed in a room with other brewing vessels such as barrels, according to Curtin. The atmospheric microbiome associated with whatever room it is housed in will inoculate the fermenter product, creating a unique local taste.

MIRAND A GRACE CROWELL | ORANGE MED IA NETWORK (TOP) The OSU Pilot Plant winery is in the process of upgrading their production equipment. (BOTTOM) Glass carboys holding samples in a temperature controlled room inside the pilot plant winery in Withycombe hall.

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COVER STORY

Safety plans expla information for nucle

Emergency planners reco response, separating self

By ARIANNA SCHMIDT News Contributor

MIR ANDA G R AC E C R OWELL | ORANGE ME DIA NE TWORK Todd Keller has been the reactor administrator for 16 years at OSU’s Radiation Center.

Nuclear warfare is a real phenomenon in today’s society. Early on Saturday, Jan. 13, a false incoming nuclear missile alert was sent out across the island of Hawaii, demanding Hawaiian residents and tourists to seek immediate shelter. Even though Hawaiian officials soon after declared the alarm incorrect, the false alarm affected many.

“My initial reaction (to the threat) was just shock,” Isaiah Kela-Pacheco, president of the Hui O Hawai’i club, said. “Hearing something so sudden in such a short time is pretty devastating, especially when the amount of time they have to find shelter and everything is short. In reality, we can’t really do anything from up here. You can either take it two ways: just not accept it in shock or you can just break down and cry.”

According to Kela-Pacheco, the Hui O Hawai’i club offers a “home away from home” feel for its Hawai’i-native members getting used to the feel of the university. While some meet new people and network, the club is also used for students to connect with people who share their same values and culture from home, especially when disaster like a missile threat surfaces.

Both of Kela-Pacheco’s parents live on O’ahu, where the alert was sent out by the Hawai’i Emergency Management Agency at their headquarters in Honolulu. His grandparents, along with some of his other family, live on the big island

Hearing something so sudden in such a short time is pretty devastating, especially when the amount of time they have to find shelter and everything is short.

Isaiah Kela-Pacheco Hui O Hawai’i club President

MIR ANDA G R AC E C R OWELL | ORAN GE ME DIA N E TWORK Kyle Combs is a radiation protection specialist at OSU’s Radiation Center. Combs is conducting a daily radiation survey at the Radiation Center.

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of Hawai’i, and Kela-Pacheco was not sure how big of an impact the missile would have on them because of their distance from the alert center.

“So I heard the alert from my mom because she called me and that’s the first I’d heard of it,” KelaPacheco said. “In my head I was trying not believe

it and hoped that is was just a false alarm, or that maybe we’d shoot it down. You don’t really want to expect that it’ll happen.”

According to Kela-Pacheco, he knew he couldn’t think any other way than hope it wouldn’t or couldn’t happen. He felt hopeful that the Navy could do something to stop the missile if the alert was real.

“I’m sure students reacted to the alert in different ways,” Kela-Pacheco said. “They called off the alert in about 45 minutes, which is longer than the time it would actually take for a ballistic missile to hit.

And so by the time students up here had found out about the alert, people were already saying that it was a false alarm.”

Many questions regarding the false alarm still exist: what would happen if a nuclear missile alert was real? For those at Oregon State University, there are a number of officials and students developing ways to battle this reality scientifically, resourcefully and emotionally.

According to OSU’s Vice President of University Relations and Marketing Steve Clark, Benton County and the State of Oregon would launch the Emergency Alert System to warn everyone of the affected areas.

“OSU could re-transmit the message via the OSU Alert system to ensure the OSU community receives the warning,” Clark said in an email. “We would provide additional shelter-in-place instructions and other updated protective information in the message.”

According to Clark, the university recommends that students and employees review the university’s emergency preparedness website by students and faculty alike takes place. Extensive and valuable information is placed there, as well as how other emergency responders will inform the public on safety concerns and guidelines.

“Emergency planners believe the best response for a nuclear incident that might affect OSU would be to shelter-in-place,” Clark said in an email. “As we would suggest students and employees respond other hazardous types of incidents, including some natural disasters, that we could not evacuate from.”

According to Clark, shelter-in-place means to immediately seek shelter and isolate your inside environment from the outside hazard. It does not require any specially designed or designated building, but the closest building that you can get into and are able to shut the windows and doors. In the event of a nuclear incident, going to the lowest floor possible and seeking interior hallways is best.

“We encourage students, faculty and staff to keep their OSU Alert cell phone information updated,” Clark said in an email. “This is the system that we send messages and information via text

ain precautionary ear attacks, situations

ommend shelter-in-place from outside environment and phone call.”

According to Clark, building and campus managers plan and hold drills that utilize evacuations for things such as natural disasters like fires and even tsunamis from the Oregon coast.

“The plan outlines numerous procedures and responses that the university recommends and requires,” Clark said in an email.

Safety plans have also been put into place as response to situations relating to the nuclear reactor on the OSU campus.

Todd Keller, the reactor administrator of 16 years at the OSU Radiation Center, has the job of keeping safe the nuclear reactor on campus, doing its safety analysis, reviewing changes to the facility and remaining in charge of the emergency response organization.

“If there is a fire or we’re leaking coolant or something like that, we activate our emergency response organization,” Keller said. “I’m the one that’s gonna be running that and also interfacing with outside organizations.”

The nuclear reactor does not produce any sort of electricity, according to Keller. The energy produced is in heat and radiation form, which the facility considers waste products as a result of neutron, beta, gamma, alpha and x-ray radiation.

Neutron radiation is the facilities primary research tool which is used primarily for radioactive dating, Keller added.

A power plant in Washington called Columbia Generating Station teams up with the Radiation Center at OSU every few years to run drills that simulate situations where potentially hazardous amounts of radioactive material is released, according to Keller. The Radiation Center analyzes soil and water samples from CGS detailing what and how much radiation is in the samples, so they’re acting as a support facility for contamination purposes.

“We have done some training scenarios with emergency organizations in Portland,” Keller said. “Their concern isn’t so much a missile or a nuclear explosive, as it is a dirty bomb like an RDD, Radiological Dispersal Device. Again, we can act as an analytical support facility and tell them how and what it is, how much of this stuff is around and how close you can get to it.”

According to Keller, the facility is required to run standard drills to exercise both their interface with external groups and within the internal organization. External groups have a memorandum of understanding, which includes Good Samaritan Medical Center. Good Samaritan provides medical services and are prepared to take in radiation-exposed patients who are not only injured, but contaminated.

“We also have an MOU with the Corvallis Police Department, Oregon State Police and campus security of course,” Keller said. “So we’ve got all of the groups that you might think of, we’re prepared

Their concern isn’t so much a missile or a nuclear explosive, as it is a dirty bomb like a Radiological Dispersal Device.

Todd Keller Radiation Center Reactor Administrator to interface with them if need be. If it’s something like an RDD, dirty bomb or a nuclear weapon, we can get help from across the country.”

The Oregon Department of Energy is trained to deal with things such as a nuclear weapons, according to Keller. The Radiation Center has contacts to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that helps the facility cope with emergencies involving radioactive material.

“If there was a drill or an announcement that was a false alarm, I have a direct line to campus public safety dispatch,” Keller said. “They can get in touch with the Corvallis Police, the state police; if necessary, I know OSU has sort of an emergency notification system on campus.”

Although the Radiation Center would not be the first facility to know if a nuclear missile was headed for the U.S., their primary responsibility would be to shut down the nuclear reactor, according to Keller.

“There’s a public information officer, Mr. Steve Clark, who’s a part of our response plan where we’re required to call him in the event of any sort of emergency,” Keller said.

The emergency response office encourages students to reach out to loved ones to openly discuss concerns related to the idea of disaster strikes at nuclear intensity, or any extremity. Counseling and Psychological Services are also on campus to support students in any need of assistance.

“The university recognizes that significant national and global events and reports in the media may cause concern among our students,” Clark said.

“When that occurs, we encourage students to reach out to friends, family and others to discuss and openly share concerns and questions. Meanwhile, OSU’s Counseling and Psychological Services staff are available to assist students in need of support.”

MIRAND A GRACE CROWELL | ORANGE MED I A NETWORK This one-third model of the OSU nuclear reactor is located in the OSU Radiation Center.

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SPORTS

No. 18 Beavers take down No. 23 Stanford Cardinal Gymnastics brings home second win of season, nine set personal bests

By GUNNAR BOAG Sports Contributor

In the first home appearance of the season, thousands of fans made their way to Gill Coliseum to watch the relatively young Oregon State University gymnastics team compete. The women did not disappoint.

The No. 18 Beavers took home a 196.975 195.550 win over the No. 23 Stanford Cardinal, making it their second win of the season.

OSU opened on the vault, posting a 49.075 cumulative score. The Beavers then went into the second rotation down 0.150, but a strong showing on the uneven bars allowed them to take the lead. Led by a 9.900 from junior Mary Jacobsen, OSU posted a 49.225.

As the Beavers went into the balance beam, they held a narrow lead—a .025 advantage. They extended the lead even further with a 49.200 on the beam, led by a 9.90 from sophomore Maela Lazaro in her college debut.

“That was probably the biggest celebration I have ever done in my career,” Lazaro said.

“That’s always really fun.”

OSU finished the night with a strong showing on the floor, posting a 49.475. Freshman Kaitlyn Yanish is the anchor for the floor exercise. She posted the Beavers’ best score of the day— a 9.95. Yanish sealed the win for the Beavers in front of an electric crowd, officially listed at 4,064 people.

“I was super excited, my team was super excited and I knew that Gill was excited so I celebrated with them,” Yanish said in reference to finishing her floor routine.

The Cardinal could not keep up with Beavers, with crucial mistakes on the vault

and balance beam. OSU, on the other hand, would post its best score of the season on the floor and overall.

Nine Beavers set personal bests during the competition, with four of them coming from the floor. Freshman Niya Mack made her college debut, posting a 9.85 on the floor.

Sophomore Sabrina Gill was the Beavers’ only all-around performer, posting a 39.200 overall.

I was super excited, my team was super excited and I knew that Gill was excited so I celebrated with them.

KAITLYN YANISH Freshman “This is the first time Maela has ever done beam for us. For her to go in there and go 9.90 was amazing. Destinee (Davis) came in for the first time on vault and went 9.85,” head coach Tanya Chaplin said. “So those people that we were putting in and changing that had never competed really stepped up and did some great routines.”

The Beavers, 2-1 on the season and 1-1 in the Pac-12, now look forward to a meet at home with Arizona State. The meet will take place on Feb. 3 at 2:30 p.m. at Gill Coliseum.

SYD NEY WI SNER | ORANGE MED I A NETWORK Sophomore Isis Lowery poses on the mat at the meet. Lowery scored a 9.875 at the meet.

SYD NEY WI SNER | ORANGE MED IA NETWORK (LEFT) Sophomore Alyssa Minyard flips on beam. She walked away with 9.800 on beam and floor. (RIGHT) Sophomore Maela Lazaro poses during beam routine. She earned a 9.000 on beam.

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SPORTS

SY DNEY WISNE R | ORANGE ME DIA NE TWORK Alyssa Minyard performs on the beam in front of the crowd. She did not compete as a freshman.

SYD NEY WISNER | ORANGE MED I A NETWORK Sophomore Sabrina Gill celebrates with teammates during the meet. Gill was OSU’s only all-around performer as one of her teammate was limited due to an illness.

SYD NEY WISNER | ORANGE MED IA NETWORK (LEFT) Alyssa Minyard jumps on the balance beam. She was a two-time Junior Olympic Nationals Qualifier. (RIGHT) Sophomore Destinee Davis poses on the floor of the mat. She received a 9.125.

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SPORTS

Super Bowl LII features three former Beavers Philadelphia Eagles’ guard Isaac Seumalo, offensive guard Josh Andrews compete against New England Patriots’ wide receiver Brandin Cooks

By ANNA WEEKS Sports Chief

Not many college athletes make it in the pros, but Beavers have always been a resilient bunch.

Of the 23 former Oregon State University football players currently in the NFL, three are set to compete in Super Bowl LII. Wide receiver Brandin Cooks of the Philadelphia Eagles will compete against guard Isaac Seumalo and practice squad player center/guard Josh Andrews of the New England Patriots on Feb. 4 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

This year, the Pac-12 has more alumnae in the Super Bowl than any other college conference. Super Bowl LI in 2017 had only two former OSU football players competing, including offensive guard Andy Levitre and running back Terron Ward both of the Atlantic Falcons.

Brandin Cooks

Before Cooks decided to forgo his senior year to enter the NFL draft, he accomplished more than his fair share of records and honors playing for OSU from 2011 to 2013. From being awarded Pac-12 Conference First Team to breaking the Pac-12 single season records of 1,730 receiving yards and 128 receptions, Cooks was a major asset to the team.

He was chosen as a 2013 Biletnikoff Award recipient, proving to be the nation’s outstanding receiver. Other awards include being named consensus All-American, Walter Camp first team, FWAA first team and many more.

During Cooks’ time in Corvallis, he broke multiple OSU records including 24 career receiving touchdowns and 16 touchdown receptions.

His speed separated him from others, which led him to forgo his senior year to enter the 2014 NFL draft. Cooks was originally drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the draft and 20th overall, becoming the first first-round pick since Steven Jackson in 2004.

It was for the Saints in 2016 that he was ranked No. 6 in the nation for wide receivers after setting a career-high of 1,173 receiving yards.

In March of 2017, Cooks and a fourth-round draft selection were traded to the New England Patriots with a first-round draft pick and thirdround draft pick. Cooks is ending his 2017 regular season starting 15 of 16 games with 1,082 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns.

To date, Cooks has clocked 280 receptions, 3,943 receiving yards and 27 touchdowns throughout his NFL career.

Isaac Seumalo

Corvallis native Seumalo played for OSU from 2012 to 2015. Mainly utilized as center, Seumalo’s versatility led him to start his 37 career starts as left tackle, right tackle and right

guard. He also played in every offensive line position throughout college, except left guard.

Seumalo redshirted his junior year in 2015 after recovering from a foot injury. He proceeded to start all 12 games and earn Pac12 All Academic First Team and Pac-12 AllConference Honorable Mention.

In early 2016, Seumalo became the sixth OSU football player to announce he was going to forgo his senior year to enter the NFL draft.

“To my teammates, you are the reason this decision was so hard to make,” Seumalo said in an OSU release. “You are family to me and I am humbled to have been on this journey with each of you. Fa’afetai tele lava and alofa atu Oregon State (thank you and I love Oregon State). Go Beavs!”

He was selected in the third-round and 79th overall by the Philadelphia Eagles in the draft and signed a four-year contract. Seumalo has played in 14 games and started two.

To my teammates, you are the reason this decision was so hard to make. You are family to me and I am humbled to have been on this journey with each of you.

Fa’afetai tele lava and alofa atu Oregon State (thank you and I love Oregon State).

Go Beavs!

ISAAC SEUMALO Former Oregon State University Center Philadelphia Eagles Guard

Josh Andrews

Nicknamed “Juice” at OSU, Andrews was a consistent player for OSU. In 2013 he became one of two lineman at OSU to ever start at left guard for all 13 games.

After redshirting his first year in 2009, Andrews started 32 games throughout his college career. Originally a center, Andrews moved to left guard after spring of 2012, proving himself during the spring practice session.

In 2011, his right knee injury against Wisconsin forced him to sit out the next three games, but he returned in the game at Utah and started the next four.

Andrews was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2014 with the Philadelphia Eagles. In August of the same year, he was cut and signed to the practice squad.

“Just gotta have that mindset to get ready every week,” Andrews said in an interview with NBC Sports Philadelphia. “That’s how I’ve been since I’ve been here. My time is coming, I just gotta wait and do what’s best for this team right now and keep us winning.

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Q&A: Josh Andrews

When did you start playing football and why?

I started playing football when I was 10 years old. I always played football with my older brothers and began to love the sport more and more as I got older.

Tell me about your time at Oregon State University.

When I was at OSU I majored in sociology with an option in criminal justice, played Football and graduated in 2013. I really fell in with Corvallis as soon as I stepped on campus.

I’m from Los Angeles and there is something about being in a small town that makes Corvallis a special place. Playing Football at Oregon State has definitely been amazing and I made a lot of great friends that I still talk to today.

What was your most memorable experience on the field for OSU?

My most memorable experience on the field would have to be winning the Hawaii Bowl my senior year because that was the only bowl game we had won my whole time there and to go out on top with a win as a senior was the best way possible I could of ended my time at OSU.

What was your favorite memory as an OSU student?

The expectations are extremely high and if you can’t meet those demands they will find someone else who can. This is my 4th season in the NFL and it becomes harder and harder to stay in the league because a new wave of players come in every year and if you’re not on top of your game it can be over just like that. I can say that having Isaac Seumalo be on this team has helped out also. We played together at OSU and we know each other pretty well.

Explain to me the process of Super Bowl preparation that the team is currently undergoing.

It is such a honor to be a part of the Eagles and be in the Super Bowl this year. Many players don’t get this opportunity. This is probably one of the most close family oriented teams I’ve been on and it’s a huge part of why we are going to the Super Bowl. I’m writing this as we are flying to Minnesota and I can say that I am excited to be a part of this. The main thing we are doing to prepare for the Super Bowl and our coaches say this all the time is be consistent with our preparation, how we practice and how we study. That’s what has worked for us all season and I feel that it will continue to work now.

As a student my favorite experience would have to going on the “Beavers Without Borders” trip to Ethopia. That was an amazing experience that opened my eyes up to the world.

How did OSU prepare you for the NFL?

OSU has played a huge role in preparing me for the NFL. Not only have I had great coaches and teammates that have been mentors and pushed me to be the best player and person, but also the knowledge of how to be a professional when it comes to football and how much work you have to put into playing to keep being on top of your game.

How different is it going from college to pro?

Going from college to the pros is very different. You don’t have people around at all times telling you where to be and how to use your time. For the most part, you are on your own when it comes to studying the game.

COURTESY OF JOSH AND REWS Josh Andrews and Isaac Seumalo pose on the field after they found out the Philadelphia Eagles were going to the Super Bowl. Andrews and Seumalo were teammates at OSU.

NEWS

Full Plate Fund program initiated to aid students in need New program allows students to donate excess dining dollars to others

MIRAND A GRACE CROWELL | ORANGE MED IA NETWORK Calabaloo’s student worker Luis Roberts taking food payment from Brooke Sorenson, first year. Students can donate their leftover dining dollars to the Full Plate Fund to support other students on campus.

By ERICA BALDWIN News Contributor

When some graduates joke about being in college, they refer to their days spent living off of instant ramen, coffee and various energy drinks. All jokes aside, food insecurity and the symptoms of it are a reality for many of the students on the Oregon State University campus today.

Kerry Paterson, the residential dining and catering director at University Housing and Dining Services, speculated that around 60 percent of students have identified as food insecure or having experienced food insecurity, based on an earlier study. In an effort to reduce this figure, UHDS and the Human Services Resource Center are launching a new program called the Full Plate Fund to help mitigate food insecurity among resident students.

The Full Plate Fund is a simple program; students donate their unused dining dollars to directly support other students on campus, according to the program’s page on the UHDS website. At the end of the term, students can use any cash register in the dining centers to donate to the fund.

“The HSRC will allocate the funds, and decide through their application process who has a need for the funds,” Paterson said. “Then

(UHDS) will actually implement them and be the keeper of the funds, and then put them on the cards to be used.”

The dining dollars can then be redeemed at any UHDS dining center, including Cascadia Market, according to Paterson.

According to Brittney Chesher, a graduate intern at the HSRC and a facilitator for the Food Assistance Program, the funds are only being used in case by case basis for the time being.

“Because at this point we’re still collecting funds, (it is) a case-by-case basis for actually giving those funds to students,” Chesher said. “(The fund) is still forming and being created.”

The Full Plate Fund was initially pitched in August of 2016, by Susie Brubaker-Cole, past vice provost of Student Affairs, and Dan Larson, interim VP Student Affairs and Director of Housing and Dining, according to Patterson.

The project was then given to UHDS. “(Dan) added his little piece to it and gave it to us, and put it in front of us as an idea to use student meal plan money to help students,” Paterson said. “It took us about five to six months to get to a place we were comfortable and that it was feasible, and that we could make (it) work.”

The fund soft-launched in June of 2017, allowing the first round of students to make donations, according to Paterson. In addition

to being a new social service, the fund will also serve as a learning opportunity for OSU as a whole.

“The Full Plate Fund was only recently launched in Fall 2017, so we are still building up meaningful funds,” Chesher said. “Funds are

The nice thing about it, when it is just dining plan dollars, is it’s really a student-to-student type of campaign, in its current form.

Jennifer Rouse UHDS Marketing and Communications Manager growing as students donate money from their meal plans, especially at the end of the term. It will be exciting to see the impacts of students helping students within the residence halls as this program grows!”

Alongside the Full Plate Fund, both UHDS and the HSRC have programs already in

place to assist students struggling with food insecurity, as shown on the HSRC frequently asked questions page. Mealbux, the predecessor of the Full Plate Fund, uses money from student fees to assist students facing food insecurity, which can then be used at any on-campus location that accepts Orange Cash.

Furthermore, UHDS has the Makes Cents program, which offers healthy meals at an economical price, according to Jennifer Rouse, the marketing and communications officer for UHDS. “The options might be something like a plate of pasta with legumes and vegetables, or a plate of rice and vegetables and some sort of protein,” Rouse said. “So they’re really pretty healthy and less expensive.”

According to the main page about food security on the HSRC website, the importance of the programs lies in the fact that students can’t focus on their work when they aren’t getting enough to eat. The Full Plate Fund allows resident students to assist their fellow students in not having to choose between groceries and textbooks.

“The nice thing about it, when it is just dining plan donations, is it’s really a student-tostudent type of campaign, in its current form,” Rouse said. “It’s students supporting other students who are facing food insecurity.”

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LIFE

Transgender singer fuses social justice, music Shea Diamond’s ‘I Am Her’ peaks interest in music industry

By GENESIS HANSEN Columnist

“My womanhood has always been under attack, it’s always been challenged,” Diamond said in a phone interview.

According to Shea Diamond, growing up was difficult because she struggled with her gender expression and presentation.

Rebuked by her community, family and friends Diamond said that she faced not only mental and emotional obstacles, but societal ones as well. She has always had to prove herself and maintain strength.

Shea Diamond is from Little Rock, AK but spent most of her upbringing in Memphis, TN. Leaving home at 14, Diamond bounced around from foster home to home as a ward of the state.

Diamond is currently residing in NY. With 41,653 views on YouTube, the song “I Am Her” has made ripples in the fabric of the music industry and the trans community.

Her music can be found on Spotify and iTunes as well.

Diamond said that she is always writing thoughts, ideas, words and “micro-melodies,” and knows when a song will be a hit when it stays in her head. Excited to unleash some more projects she’s been working on, she stated that she is in a transition period with her music and is constantly creating and experimenting The alternative and indie artist released the single “I Am Her” in 2016. Diamond’s first major performance of this anthem was at Harlem Pride June 2017, during Gay Pride Month.

In the response to Trump’s ban on trans members from joining the military, Diamond, The Chainsmokers, Sia and a variety of other artists submitted videos to Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation to send a message to the trans community letting them know that they are loved, supported and that they will be fought for.

“It was in that moment I understood Pride as trans singer/songwriter. I became a vessel to remind the community that we are not alone and when united we can do anything,” Diamond said in a love letter to the LGBTQ+ community according to Billboard.

During her gender reassignment transition, healthcare providers receded from financially assisting Diamond and withheld the hormones necessary to sustain her transition.

After being emancipated at 17, the singer was sentenced to 10 years in a men’s prison in 1999 for committing an armed robbery.

“There’s no way to house a female in a male institution, so they considered me a male,” Diamond explained in an interview with Michael Harriot from The Root. “They determined my gender.”

She commented on her struggle to achieve respect, security and the medical attention she needed. Although, while in prison, Diamond found a support system that stemmed from the love of music.

“I would have these men singing ‘I Am Her,’ and they loved it!” Diamond said.

Qwo Li Driskill is an associate professor in

Women Gender Sexuality Studies program, a director of graduate studies for Women Gender Sexuality Studies, and a course organizer for queer studies. They have been a member of the Oregon State University community for five years.

“You cannot approach these things as separate struggles and if we pretend that they are separate then you neglect the very people you’re trying to help.” Driskill said. Also quoting the late Audre Lorde, she adds, “There’s no such thing as a single issue struggle bc we don’t’ live single issue lives.”

Driskill focuses on addressing the intersections of racism, transphobia, sexism, homophobia, classism, xenophobia and how other forms of power intersect, inform and perpetuate each other.

“Music is storytelling. You use it to tell your story, it’s the life behind the artist,” Diamond said. “Wanting acceptance and the freedom to reclaim power to uplift and inspire people makes you realize that your story can give someone courage in their own life.”

Cari Maes is a associate professor in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, and teaches classes like Politics of Motherhood in a Global Context, Feminist Activism, and Anthropology.

“I think we’re in a moment of receptivity where social media and music can be used to share their stories. There’s a new opportunity to learn about your fellow human,” Maes said. “It’s easy to invisiblize groups and I think that there is potential to share these experiences in a way that we haven’t seen before.”

Maes makes the statement that she cannot comment on the struggles and needs of marginalized people. But through her work

as a professor, her familial relationships and encounters with the narrow-minded, she can advocate for people who need justice, learn about their lives, and use her privilege as a mode of change.

The song “I Am Her” is all about agency, strength and the journey that has unfolded whilst establishing herself as Shea Diamond.

Diamond opens the song with the phrase and theme, “There is an outcast in everybody’s life and I am her.” Touching on her reality of feeling isolated and rejected by her community, she makes it known that others who feel that way aren’t alone. With people trying to

Try to nourish what’s good about people, don’t attack what’s wrong with them.

SHEA DIAMOND Singer change and preach at her, Diamond makes the statement that who she is is going to stay, and she will not shy away from standing as the woman she is.

“I am her also becomes I am with her, her experience is my experience, we all have to win to be equal,” Diamond said.

With the women’s movement perpetuating the message that this is enough, Diamond’s voice becomes an envoy for trans women, and women of color. Her song is a manifestation of liberation. We see this moxie in the lyrics, “Your ignorance leaves a hell of a stench the

aroma lingers on generations unknown.” She is empowered and even critical to those who fight so hard against change.

“This is the year for the underdog; we are reclaiming our existence and we’re going to thrive,” Diamond said.

Disgusted with the way her community and others are being suppressed, she is becoming a beacon of light and a beautiful example of the social change that is developing around us.

“The recent news about ASOSU’s representative points to a larger problem, it’s not just one person,” Diamond says. “He should be held accountable yes, but it’s not just about him, he’s part of the bigger movement against marginalized peoples.”

On our campus at OSU, Driskill hopes to see more training and education to all members of the university, and encourages students to keep standing for what is right.

“I see some really good activism and organization from our students. I hope they continue to make coalitions and invoke the change we want to see in the world,” Driskill said.

Looking forward into the future and visualizing how we can perpetuate Diamond’s message of inclusivity and justice, we can call on members of our community to acknowledge and activate their power in society. Build relationships with each other, use any privilege you may have and assess what you can do to help. Share your experiences and knowledge with those you meet, gain perspective by meeting new people. We must allow ourselves to be held accountable for the marginalized members of our society, and be creative and consistent in how we can integrate social justice into all areas of our lives.

COURTESY OF MEGAN BALLARD Shea Diamond is a transgender singer who spent most of her upbringing in Memphis, TN, and who considers herself an alternative and indie singer.

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Center for Fraternity and Sorority Life provide inclusive spaces for LGBTQIA+ Delta Lambda Phi serves as Oregon State University’s only open chapter

MI RAND A GRACE CROWELL | ORANGE MED IA NETWORK Members of the Delta Lambda Phi fraternity posing for a photo on the Memorial Union steps. Delta Lambda Phi originated in Washington, D.C. in 1987, and colonized at Oregon State University in 2015.

By MELINDA MYERS News Contributor “To develop dignified and purposeful social, service, and recreational activities for all men, irrespective of sexual orientation or gender expression. To lead in determining the rights and privileges of individuals in society. To present a strong and positive image, which respects the diversity of all individuals.”

These are the mission statements of Delta Lambda Phi, an Oregon State University fraternity colony founded by student Cory Zimmerman in 2015, as found on the fraternity’s webpage.

Delta Lambda Phi serves to be an inclusive space for LGBTQIA+ students, according to Zimmerman. The colony creates a safe haven for fraternity colonists who identify as non-cisgender in any form, and provides resources for LGBTQIA+ and non-LGBTQIA+ community members.

“Delta Lambda Phi is a fraternity for all men regardless of sexual orientation or gender expression. Our group does a great job with respecting our members or potential members identities,” Zimmerman said in an email. “We have a sort of unspoken rule in our group that we aren’t meant to ask anyone about

their identities unless that person feels they can share it.”

The fraternity originated in Washington D.C. in 1987, according to Zimmerman, and has slowly grown since.

“Our founder, Vernon L Strickland, was talking about his experience in another fraternity with a group of older gentlemen and how he wished that there was a group for gay, bisexual, trans and queer men,” Zimmerman said in an email. “The older men agreed with him and Strickland decided to start the group there.”

The first recruitment event for Delta Lambda Phi was held in late February of 1987, and the first class of recruits were inducted in April of the same year, according to Zimmerman.

According to Leslie Schacht Drey, the assistant dean of Student Life and director of the Center for Fraternity and Sorority Life, Delta Lambda Phi is the first fraternity or sorority at Oregon State University with an expressed LGBTQIA+ interest.

“There has been some interest in bringing a sorority to OSU with a similar LGBTQIA+ interest, and this would be an effort that the Center for Fraternity & Sorority Life would be eager to support if interested students wanted

to pursue founding such a chapter,” Schacht Drey said in an email. “I have been impressed by fraternity/sorority student leaders in their efforts to support one another and in particular, new groups that have joined the community.”

Delta Lambda Phi is currently presided over by Justin Chau. According to Chau, Delta Lambda Phi is in its beginning stages of establishment.

“Colonies (like ours) are chapters-in-training, and must go through a chartering process to become an official chapter, in which we need at least a Delta class (4th class of members) to begin,” Chau said in an email. “Because we are not a chapter yet, we are called ‘colonists’ instead of ‘brothers’—they are essentially the same, but for technical reasons, we use the term ‘colonists.’ Colonists are able to help determine colony operations.”

According to Chau, outside concerns of accepting gender-fluid, non-binary or transgender men to the fraternity come to question, as fraternity and sorority life have traditionally operated on a cisgender male/female binary.

“As minorities in many aspects, our members have all gone through adversity. Therefore, we strive to create an environment where people

are free to be who they want to be,” Chau said in an email. “I believe that as ‘transgender’ and ‘gender expression’ continue to be defined and redefined in the future, we shall reevaluate our rules of invitation.”

Greek non-LGBTQIA+ allies can also work to make the overall community more welcoming, according to Chau.

“Non-LGBTQIA+ fraternity and sorority members can support their LGBTQIA+ counterparts by being allies—help us in the fight for equality and against homophobia/ biphobia/transphobia/etc,” Chau said via email.

“Other than that, treat us as you would treat anyone else! Sexual orientation should not be the deciding factor for many things.”

For allies, Greek or not, Zimmerman offers insight to approaching a potentially sensitive situation.

“Every person is different and one LGBTQIA+ person may not require the same kind of support as another. The easiest thing to do would be to ask them,” Zimmerman said in an email. “They may just want you to treat them as you’d treat anyone else or they may want you to help in the community more. The question

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OPINION

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Your voice matters in student government Later this year, students will likely get the opportunity to vote on amending a document that many don’t interact with directly, but a document that nonetheless has an impact on several aspects of their student experience.

That document is the ASOSU Constitution.

Though I am no longer a student at OSU, the ASOSU Constitution is dear to me. I, along with former ASOSU President Ryan Mann, spent several evenings drafting, and ultimately passing through the student body, the version that is in use today. Like the current members of ASOSU, we too had issues with the Constitution’s rigidity and wanted to make it more flexible (if you haven’t yet, check out the pre-2008 version in the archives, it’s an interesting read).

We had a few key goals for the 2008 version: define the structure of the student government, provide more room for interpretation, and allow the students to have the final say on what ASOSU means to them.

The legislative branch transformed from a

unicameral body to a bicameral body, the judicial branch was given an expanded role, and the student body’s voice was required to make amendments. With all of that in mind, I fully support the efforts to amend the ASOSU Constitution.

The biggest challenge, and greatest strength, of this process will be attaining the 15 percent voter turnout and the 2/3 vote threshold required to adopt amendments.

This provision exists because we felt strongly that if changes were to be made to a document that impacts all students, the justification for those changes should compel a sizable number to vote.

Your voice matters in your student government, whether you are voting on who represents you or how they represent you. If it doesn’t work the way you like, make it yours.

Jeremy Taylor Former ASOSU Senate Chair

We need to fight racism, not fuel it If we don’t want racism at OSU, we’ll have to talk to the racists here. Name-calling never changes anyone’s mind; no, it entrenches them, as is evident in the pitiable perspective of student representative Andrew Oswalt. If you want to change a racist mind, you’ll have to get to the root of its racism. Oswalt makes his clear. He is spiteful that students of color are aided in ways his white self is not.

I confess, I feel the same way sometimes.

But I know the good that such aid brings to the engines of knowledge, and I know my

privilege is why it’s needed. If we are to argue these truths to those like Oswalt who see otherwise, we must get on their level. We must say, “I know it feels unfair. Here’s why it’s not.”

Because as long as we say, “If it feels unfair, that’s because you’re racist,” we will be not fighting racism but fueling it.

Felix Tyson Corvallis, Ore.

Use Snapchat or a QR reader to view all letters to the editor from this week.

‘Alt-right’ is neither alternative nor right During my four undergraduate years, I was engaged in the University of Kansas Student Senate. This body and the peripheral committees strive to make KU a great place to be – for all students. If ASOSU wishes to make OSU a great place to be, the student profiled in the Jan. 22 article (Oswalt) should clearly be removed from the body. That does not go far enough. Students like this must be summarily expelled from the University for using their platform to spread bigoted white supremacist ideology. Clearly violating Code of Student Conduct.

If ASOSU members wish to wash the stain of racism from this school, this state, and this nation, it must begin here. How can we grant a degree with any intellectual honesty if it is granted to an outspoken white supremacist whose views and understandings of the human condition are so warped and discriminatory?

ASOSU must work diligently to push the University to act and to stop its complicit

endorsement of these deeply inhumane sentiments by allowing them to flourish in their classrooms and student government. If it is found to be – somehow – not in egregious violation of Student Code 4.3.5, 4.3.8, or 4.4.26, ASOSU must push themselves and the University to enhance the code to ensure that future displays of Nazism are not allowed (tacit endorsement). It’s flagrantly disingenuous to compare systematically violent rhetoric with “opinion” or “art.”

When I look back, our student government is just one small part of the diverse community of Lawrence, Kansas. Its impact on people and KU is real nonetheless. In five years you may look back and wonder if you did the right thing, or did enough. If allowing these hateful views in our campus community is not crossing the line, how far do you want it to go?

Andrea Haverkamp Corvallis, Ore.

Opinions are opinions

Dear Editor, I do not find it appropriate for a university-associated newspaper to report on the activities of a student outside of the university. This being said, it is a horrible offense to write about a student whom has been arrested. I find the only reason why it was reported on is because this student has political opinions opposite of the vast majority of university administration and professors.

And if this is the case, which it most likely is, then where does it all stop? If a student is even mildly conservative, will he be ran off campus by a mob of angry pseudo-feminists carrying

not pitchforks but rather tampons and thongs?

I think it is time for young people on campus to realize the brainwashing that is happening by the top brass of universities around the world. Welcome to America, where men used to be able to voice their opinions as opinions, but now he gets kicked out of committees and is slandered by his own peers. It is petty.

Abrin Richmond Albany, Ore.

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LIFE

ZBIG NIEW SIK ORA | ORANGE ME DIA NE TWORK Delta Lambda Phi OSU colony founder Cory Zimmerman throwing what they know.

LGBTQIA+, Continued from page 17 could be awkward but in the end, it’ll benefit you both so you know you’re supporting your friend in all the right ways.”

According to Schacht Drey, self-reflection and analysis is one way the community can challenge common perceptions about Fraternity and Sorority Life.

“Gender-normative and heteronormative behaviors and traditions can be barriers to making many students feel welcome or like they can find their place in the fraternity/ sorority community,” Schacht Drey said in an email. “By analyzing individual organizations or community-wide traditions and events, it creates the opportunity for students to determine if these behaviors align with an inclusive environment where individuals from diverse identities will feel welcome.”

According to Zimmerman, he has been a resource for other members with questions regarding the LGBTQIA+ community. Delta Lambda Phi is altogether an active resource within both the Greek and LGBTQIA+ communities on campus.

“As we are a new group, we are trying to become more involved in those communities,” Zimmerman said in an email. “We always go to the Fall and Spring Drag Shows hosted

by Rainbow Continuum and we’re trying to become more active in the Pride Center as a whole.”

Like other fraternities and sororities, Delta Lambda Phi also contributes to public service, according to Zimmerman.

“For our fraternity, we actually require all of our members to complete at least two hours of community service a term but we encourage that they do more,” Zimmerman said in an email. “We always tell our members that the Pride Center can always use some help and that they should swing by even if they just want a space to relax between classes.”

According to Schacht Drey, there are programs on other campuses for members of fraternities and sororities who identify as LGBTQIA+.

“Several other fraternity/sorority communities have an ‘Out and Greek’ group on their campus that consists of fraternity/ sorority members who identify as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community,” Schacht Drey said via email. “There has been some interest in founding a similar organization within the fraternity/sorority community at OSU, and the Center for Fraternity & Sorority Life would eagerly support the development and growth of such an organization.”

Altogether, Zimmerman expresses inclusivity of spaces, especially for LGBTQIA+ students who are hesitant to join.

“For any closeted men or women in a fraternity or sorority at Oregon State, I just want you to know that you have a space in Delta Lambda Phi,” Zimmerman said in an email.

“You may not be able to join but if you ever need to talk to any of us about anything, please do because we want to be the resource for folks who may be struggling with coming out to their brothers or sisters.”

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