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MONDAY, OCT. 30 OSU Festival of Voices Gala Concert 7-9 p.m., LaSells Stewart Center

OSU choirs and guest performers from

high schools throughout the region join

forces in a performance culminating the 2017 OSU Festival of Voices.

TUESDAY, OCT. 31 Party Smart 101 3 p.m., SEC 354

This event is an educational forum dedi-

cated to teaching the community how to

host a fun party, and stay out of trouble at the same time.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 1 An evening with Daniel Kramer 7-9 p.m., Learning Inovation Center room 128

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Dr. Linda Richards reads her research while standing in OSU’s Special Collections and Archive Research Center. Richards is a part of a Nobel Peace Prize-winning organization, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons and is conducting research at OSU. Read more about Richards’ work on page 6.

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In 1964 and 1965, photographer Daniel Kramer had complete access to Bob

Dylan. Kramer will share stories and highlights from his career. Pre-talks’s artists’s reception begins at 6 p.m.

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THURSDAY, NOV. 2 A reading with Lynda Mapes 4-5 p.m., Forestry Sciences Lab room 20

Lynda Mapes is an environmental journalist for the Seattle Times, an author and

explorer and reveler in the natural world.

In her latest book, “Witness Tree: Seasons of Change with an Century-old Oak”, she

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inspired by interim coach Hall

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letters to the editor: People in the face of their values, vices

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FRIDAY, NOV. 3 The Visiting Writers Series Presents: Sarah Manguso 7:30-9 p.m., Valley Library Rotunda

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OSU Director of Pharmacy Jennifer Davis administers the second shot in the Meningococcal B vaccine series. Student Health Services offers the vaccines.

Case of meningococcal disease confirmed at OSU Corvallis campus Student Health Services offer, recommend immunizations to prevent spread

By Lauren Sluss, Editor-in-Chief A singular case of meningococcal disease has been confirmed at the Oregon State University Corvallis campus, according to an all-students email sent Friday, Oct. 27.

According to the email, testing is underway to determine the disease strain and is expected to be completed early next week.

“Please be aware that meningococcal disease is uncommon, but it is a serious disease,” the email stated.

Meningococcal is a serious and potentially fatal disease, according to Student Health Services’ informational website. The infection most often causes severe swelling of the tissue around the brain and spinal cord, or a serious blood infection.

Last academic year, three cases of the B strain meningococcal disease were reported among OSU students, causing OSU students to still be considered at a somewhat elevated risk, according to the email.

Because of this, all OSU Corvallis campus undergraduate students under the age of 25 are advised to be vaccinated against B strain meningococcal disease, the email stated.

“The best way to get this outbreak under control is for all students who are at risk, especially those living in residence halls and other group housing, such as fraternities and sororities, be fully vaccinated with both vaccines,” Jeff Mull, medical director at SHS, said in an email.

SHS carries the quadrivalent vaccine (Types A,C, Y and W) to fight meningococcal. In addition to this, SHS carries a new Type B vaccine called Bexsero, which is a two-dose series given one month apart. The vaccine costs $235 per dose. Students currently enrolled at OSU may come to SHS to receive the vaccination.

The SHS webpage advises students to check with their insurance company to see if the cost will be covered, as well as to inform the insurer that OSU is in an outbreak situation for Meningitis B. In many cases, this will require them to cover the cost of immunizations fully.

Beginning fall term 2017, every new incoming student was required to be fully immunized for meningococcal B. This requirement will continue until there has been a full year without a reported case.

Although this new implementation is working to prevent any cases, this new requirement takes time to be fully effective, according to Mull.

“We were hoping we would have no cases this year, but it takes a while to get everyone immunized,” Mull said in an email. “Since we know this bacteria is circulating in our student population, it was not unexpected to get additional cases.”

Symptoms of meningococcal disease include a fever, rash, severe headache, severe body aches, nausea and/or vomiting, feeling drowsy or weak, a stiff neck or confusion.

“If you are experiencing these symptoms, please immediately visit your primary care physician or a nearby urgent care medical clinic or emergency room,” the email stated. “OSU students experiencing these symptoms should visit OSU Student Health Services in Plageman Hall, which is located at 108 S.W. Memorial Place.”

For further information, students can visit the SHS meningococcal disease webpage.

Students can also call the OSU Student Health Services Nurse advice line at (541) 737-2724 or Benton County Health Department communicable disease nurses at 541-766-6835.

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By The Baro Staff Oregon State University, in concurrence with various safety and legal organizations, aims to maintain a safe environment for students and the community alike during times of increased partying and alcohol consumption.

Jonathan Stoll, director of Corvallis Community Relations, understands that Halloween is a time for celebration, and underage drinking will come at much higher rates during this time. With this in mind, Stoll encourages students to remember that the OSU Student Conduct Code applies to everyone enrolled with the university, even students who live off campus.

“Regardless of location, breaking the law or violating a city ordinance may result in investigations, hearings and sanctions by the university’s office of Student Conduct & Community Standards,” Stoll said via email.

In order to reduce safety problems during Halloweekend and other busy times in the community, Stoll works with local community leaders and law enforcement to reach out to students and encourage more responsible celebrations, event hosting, alternative alcohol-free events and being an active bystander, according to Stoll.

“While the focus of this outreach is to address problems before they happen, Corvallis Police and the Oregon State Police located on OSU’s Corvallis campus will triple their presence in support of a safe Halloween,” Stoll said in an email.

In areas that are near campus, such as Monroe Avenue, OSU’s Department of Public Safety and Oregon State Police

that are contracted with the campus work in conjunction with the Corvallis Police Department, according to Suzy Tannenbaum, director of public safety.

“The north side of Monroe is in Corvallis Police Department’s jurisdiction, but we do assist as needed with issues, due to the fact that Monroe is contiguous to our campus,” Tannenbaum said.

If there is an instance where CPD is in need of assistance, DPS dispatchers will dispatch OSP officers to help, according to Tannenbaum.

“We partner with agencies such as CPD, OSP and OLCC (Oregon Liquor Control Commission), as well as the OSU community to educate students and staff on the dangers of alcohol use and abuse,” Tannenbaum said. “We provide 24/7 patrols to keep the streets and campus safe. OSU ensures that there are plenty of alcohol-free, fun events that are available to all students.”

According to the Corvallis Police Department’s Lieutenant Daniel Duncan, around the time of Halloween, or any time where there is an influx of people in the area, there tends to be an overwhelming amount of noise and underage drinking. Because of this, various legal and safety concerns are likely to have a greater occurrence during these times. The most common of these concerns include unlawful amplified sound misdemeanors, loud noise violations, open container violations and Minor In Possession violations, otherwise known as MIP’s, Duncan added.

Unlawful amplified sound misdemeanors are given when noise, namely music, can be heard 50 or more feet away from a

residence, or in a neighboring residence, according to Duncan. Loud noise misdemeanors are issued when specifically individuals’ voices can be heard from outside of the household. The most common occurrence is when individuals are heard yelling from a residence.

Open container misdemeanors are given to individuals who are in possession of open containers that hold alcohol while in public, generally on the street, Duncan added. MIP’s are given to individuals who are under the age of 21, and therefore are not of legal age to consume alcohol, if they consume or are in possession of alcohol.

According to Officer James Dodge of the CPD, in college towns such as Corvallis, there is always underage drinking.

“I don’t have any specific statistics for you, but as a department, we give out numerous Minor in Possession tickets every year,” Dodge said. “I know it’s well over 100 per year. Our goal would be to not have to give a single one, but that’s simply unrealistic. However, the more responsibly people drink, the less likely they are to have contact with police.”

If an individual is approached by an officer in regards to a legal or safety violation or concern, Duncan advises to comply with the officer and work with them to resolve the issue.

“We’re just looking for compliance with the law. If you’ve made a mistake, let’s correct it, let’s work together to solve the problem,” Duncan said. “Issuing a citation in those instances is basically at the dis-

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you can do to help,” Neighbours said via email. “It is also important to not engage in blaming behaviors just because someContinued from page 4 one was involved in social events. Being cretion of the officer, but it always seems an actively social college student is normal to work out easier if the person is coop- behavior, being sexually assaulted is not.”

Topness says, many victims wait years erative and we can understand where to come forward about their experiences, they’re coming from, they can understand where we’re coming from and trying to and sometimes never report it at all.

“This is probably because of shame, enforce the law. Be cooperative. Let’s solve the problem, take care of it and move even though they’re the victim, and it’s a crime of power and control, there’s that on from there.”

According to the Corvallis Police sexual component, which creates that Department’s Sergeant Joel Goodwin, shame piece,” Topness said.

Any individual affected by sexual running, lying or fighting with officers assault is able to seek help through SARC results in making the situation even worse or CAPS, according to Topness. Counseling than it needs to be.

“Unfortunately, sometimes people and support through SARC and CAPS are make poor decisions when the police anonymous and no pressure is put on the come and knock on the door, which can individual to take any kind of legal action.

Various resources are available on make the situation worse,” Goodwin said in campus in case of emergency, or even an email. “If somefor after an emerone chooses to gency, according have a get-togethto an email sent er, the best advice to Corvallis OSU is to keep it small, s t u d e n t s f ro m We’re just looking for keep it quiet and student leaders. don’t allow people compliance with the These include the in that you don’t Survivor Advocacy law.

If you’ve made a know. If the police Resource Center, do show up, realize mistake, let’s correct it, the Center Against how you respond let’s work together to Rape and Domestic to the officer(s) Violence, Oregon solve the problem. will likely impact State Police, the how they exercise Cor vallis Police their enforcement Daniel Duncan Department and discretion.” the Department In regards to Corvallis Police Department of Public Safety, as re c e i v i n g c i t a Lieutenant well as emergency tions for unlawful services. The blue amplified noise, light emergency loud noise, open containers or MIP’s, repercussions indi- phones on campus are also available.

Additionally, under the Oregon Medical viduals may face can include receiving a ticket, going to court, paying fines and/ Amnesty law, an individual under the or attending court-mandated classes, age of 21 is able to call for an emergency response when they or another person are according to Goodwin.

According to Ellen Topness, a trauma in need or medical support without the specialist at Counseling & Psychological fear of receiving an MIP ticket, according Services, individuals should additionally to the email.

Duncan advises all students who plan pay special attention to the matter that on attending parties and consuming rates of sexual assault on college campuses increase during times when there alcohol to be prepared, have a plan and act respectfully and responsibly. is more partying.

“If you’re of legal drinking age and you “About 90 percent of rapes, at least on choose to drink, know your limits, be college campuses, tend to involve alcohol, so with that being said, anytime there’s safe about it, know what you’re drinking, more partying, anecdotally, I sometimes know who you’re getting your drink from if you’re at a house party,” Duncan said. “It’s see more people,” Topness said.

Topness advises students to be aware of always good to maybe have a partner with their surroundings, and to surround them- you, a buddy who is, “Hey, we’re going to go hang out tonight, we’re going to have selves with individuals whom they trust.

According to Shaznin Daruwalla, a CAPS a few drinks, let’s keep each other safe.’ staff psychologist and interim violence Know how you’re going to get home, support coordinator, sexual assault is part definitely don’t drive.”

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“Be vigilant, and aware of your sur- Brian Nguyen. roundings, and don’t be a bystander, intervene,” Daruwalla said. “It is the responsibility of the larger community, or the responsibility of the person hosting the party/get together. It’s a collective responsibility, not an individual responsibility.”

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Professor connects OSU to Nobel Peace Prize International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons member creates ties with SCARC

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(Left) Dr. Linda Richards and (right) graduate student Caroline Melchor craft at the Glitter in the Archives event in the Special Collections and Archive Research Center.

Richards works closely with SCARC, and her work with the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons won a Nobel Peace Prize.

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When Linda Richards was a teenager, her favorite book wasn’t a teen romance or truecrime thriller, but “No More War!” by Linus Pauling. Her love for this book, coupled with her dedication to activism, led her to become a part of a Nobel Peace Prize-winning organization, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.

The connections between ICANW and Oregon State University run deeper than they appear at first glance. Ties exist as recent as current professors and activists who witnessed the organization’s beginnings, as far back as Linus Pauling and his contributions to the early nuclear abolition movement, and as constant as the campus’s own Special Collections and Archive Research Center.

One of the most pivotal connections between the two groups is Dr. Linda Richards of the School of History, Philosophy and Religion. Even before her career in academics, Richards built her life around advocating for peace.

“I became an activist as a nine-year-old,” Richards said. “I did small things—I put flyers on cars, I protested the Vietnam War as a child and I worked on the McGovern campaign, which very much dates me.”

According to Richards, many of her fundamental values regarding peace and nuclear weapons come from Pauling’s work. Even now, her research draws from Pauling’s collection in the SCARC. Anne Bahde, the SCARC rare books and history of science librarian, curates the nuclear history collection there. According to Bahde, OSU has one of the largest collections on nuclear history in the nation, and Pauling’s work makes up an important portion.

In the 1980s, when Pauling was searching for a university to house his collection, OSU was in competition with other schools like Stanford and Cornell, according to Bahde.

One of the major factors influencing Pauling’s choice to donate his collection to the SCARC was that OSU was the only school to also request the papers of his wife, Ava Helen. This provided the extra edge needed for Pauling to decide to donate, Bahde added.

Another feature that makes the collection special is that it is not focused on a particular side of the issue, according to Bahde. The nuclear history collection serves to represent the diverse voices across the campus and contribute to constructive dialog. Voices from on campus and around the world alike come to the SCARC to work with materials in the collection, Bahde added.

Though relationships such as that between Linus Pauling and the SCARC may link OSU to the ICANW in a broad sense, one of the deepest and most integral connections is the work of Richards. This began in 2012, when Richards was first engaged with the history of science Ph.D. program at OSU. “I was working on my dissertation and, this is very coincidental, I had an NSF (National Science Foundation) grant to go to the IAEA to look at their documents, the International Atomic Energy Agency located in Vienna,” Richards said. “The time that I had blocked out to do the work in their archive was when the NPT prepcom (Non-Proliferation Treaty Preparatory Committee) was being held in 2012. I was already a part of WILPF (Women’s

International League for Peace and Freedom) Disarm, they were expected to be at that meeting so I got to represent WILPF at that meeting and my research thus far.”

Dr. Sharyn Clough, Director of the Phronesis Lab at OSU, works closely with Richards. The mission of Phronesis Lab, according to the Lab website, is to apply practical wisdom (“phronesis” in Greek) to ideas like peace, social justice and civic engagement. The Lab has focused most recently on the idea of peace as a practice and skill set (peace literacy), an idea that Richards learned from Paul Chappell at the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation and shared with Clough last fall.

According to Clough, Richards was awarded a three-year grant with the National Science Foundation as well as a book contract, both of which will help her continue her work on nuclear energy, health outcomes and human rights, and so just last week she stepped down as co-director of Phronesis Lab to focus on these projects. She and Clough work closely together and continue to be committed to themes of practical wisdom focused on the idea of peace literacy— the idea of peace as a kind of phronesis, as a practice or skill set. They recently gave a workshop to a local community organization on peace literacy and racism.

Richards’ presence at a 2012 meeting of ICANW members was an important chance to advocate for some of the research Richards conducted at OSU, according to Clough.

“She was at the Non-Proliferation Treaty Preparation Committee meeting of ICAN members in Vienna in 2012, where she helped advocate for recognition in the Treaty of the harms to indigenous people through the nuclear fuel chain—a recognition that was eventually articulated in the preamble to the Treaty,” Clough said via email.

This ability to travel abroad and share her research opened another door for Richards to become more involved with the ICANW. According to Richards, her work with the rights of indigenous people began when she had the opportunity to meet with elders of the Big Mountain Navajo people. After meeting with them and hearing their stories of the impact of nuclear technology--especially uranium mining--on their land and their people, Richards made a vow to tell their story.

“When the actual nuclear ban treaty that was passed July 7 came out, in the preamble it says: ‘Due to the disproportionate exposure of indigenous people we think of nuclear weapons as an infringement of human rights,’” Richards said. “This idea that I had made, I was one of many people, but I had made a little contribution.”

According to Richards, the concept that many people all contributing and working together can create a great end product, is integral to the nuclear disarmament movement as a whole. ICANW is an organization made of hundreds of smaller organizations.

“This award for ICANW is really an award for everyone who has been working for getting rid of war and creating justice,” Richards said. “It’s really an award that spans out into a people power kind of award because so many organizations, with so many people working, each doing their own little part.”

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OSU astrophysicists predict stellar phenomena Neutron star collision reveals new information about the universe

By Melinda Myers, News Contributor Imagine the universe 133 million years relation to the rays. According to Lazzati, ago. Deep in a corner of the Hydra constelthe current theory hypothesized that scienlation, two massive stars known as neutron tists wouldn’t be able to detect gamma ray stars met their end as they merged together emissions unless they were beamed directly in an explosive event. For 133 million years, in Earth’s pathway. the rays and waves released from this explo“We were lucky because it was published sion traveled across the galaxy until it interand less than two months later this rumor cepted the Earth in August of 2017. starts to circulate that maybe something had Dr. Davide Lazzati, an associate professor been seen,” Lazzati said. “So we published a of computational astrophysics and research second paper saying that, ‘Hey, maybe we at Oregon State University, accurately prearen’t so crazy after all,’ and so the first paper dicted some of the results of this theoretiwas almost entirely pen and paper analytic, cal neutron star burst there was no computer in a paper published simulations. We were July 9 in “Monthly adding computer Notices of the Royal simulations when the Astronomical Society”. rumors came out.”

Lazzati uses complex Gravitational waves computing programs were first theorized to predict how the

by Einstein, and u n i ve r s e might their existence was behave. confirmed by the “I have a particular Laser Interferometer Davide Lazzati interest in the ‘violent Gravitational-Wave Associate Professor universe’, or explosive Observatory in 2015. of computational phenomena,” Lazzati The LIGO research netsaid. “The death of work is a collaborative astrophysics and research massive stars, also effort among scientists known as supernovae.” to understand more Neutron stars are incredibly massive, about the universe. according to Lazzati. They form from the According to Ben Farr, an assistant profescore of an enormous dying star; depending sor of physics at the University of Oregon, the on conditions in the core, giant star collapses event was measured using incredibly sensicould result in black holes or neutron stars. tive technologies that can detect changes “When a very big star dies, it explodes in length down to the width of an atom. much more powerfully than a normal star,” Farr works with LIGO as a data analyst, and Lazzati said. “The news of the day is when specializes in extracting new properties two neutron stars merge and explode in associated with gravitational waves. a different way.

“It’s like looking for a needle in a haystack,” According to Lazzati, he connects to a Farr said. “Our signals are buried in very NASA supercomputer known as Pleides to appreciable noise. To properly find what calculate what theoretical cosmic events we’re looking for, we need to know what the might look like. The computer program uses needle looks like.” what is known as “relativistic autodynamics”, LIGO is composed of L-shaped tunnels which allows it to incorporate universal laws that run over 2 ½ miles, according to Farr. pertaining to gravity, thermodynamics and Lasers in these tunnels measure any disgeneral and special relativity. turbances that could be caused by galactic “I want to simulate an explosion, so I build interferences, such as gravitational waves. a star in my computer,” Lazzati said.

LIGO first detected gravitational waves in Energy is then added to the core of 2015, according to Farr. the star, according to Lazzati. Throughout “People are incredibly excited, to say the process, the Pleides computer code the least,” Farr said. “This is what we call a tracks what occurs. multi-messenger event, where we have In early July, Lazzati and his lab published detected this source in gravitational waves their original theoretical predictions concernand in another sense, which is light and the ing gamma ray bursts, according to Lazzati. electromagnetic spectrum. This is a start of Rumors of the neutron star burst came a few a whole new area of astronomy.” weeks later as Lazzati and his team were put“Multi-messenger events” are events that ting finishing touches on a second draft that provide multiple forms of data, according included computer simulations. to Farr. In this case, not only did scientists “The paper said, ‘We think we will see not gather data pertaining to gamma ray origins only a gravitational wave come from the two and gravitational wave behavior, but also stars merging, but there will also be a gamma gathered information on the rest of the elecray flash no matter the orientation,” Lazzati tromagnetic spectrum, as well as insight into said. “Saying we could see these gamma rays how some periodic heavy metals are formed. from the side, that was new.”

Information gathered from this multiLazzati’s published theory was cuttingmessenger event can apply to not only edge, as it suggested that observers on astronomers interested in stars but to planEarth would be able to observe this event etary scholars as well. no matter where their detectors were in According to Dr. Randall Milstein, an

I want to simulate an explosion, so I build a star on my computer.

assistant professor of astronomy at OSU and astronomer in residence tied to the Oregon NASA Space Grant Consortium, new areas to explore include a new technique to measure astronomical distances based on location and brightness.

Astronomers have a variety of techniques to use to measure astronomical distances depending on distance from Earth, according to Milstein.

“When we measure parallax angles, it allows us to measure relatively short distances. If we want to go farther, we could use a star with a known brightness, known as a cepheid variable,” Milstein said. “If we know how bright a star is, we know how distant it is. We can use that for comparison.”

If the event is still too far out to see, astronomers can then turn to measuring 1A supernova brightness and distances between galaxies, according to Milstein. If the event is still too far away for astronomers to observe, they turn to Hubble’s equation, a mathematical formula.

“The Neutron burst offers a step between the 1A supernovas and Hubble’s equation,” Milstein said. “It’s another tool in the toolbox that offers additional accuracy in measuring cosmic distances.”

Milstein is a planetary scholar by discipline, but the new information learned from this event affects even his work. The neutron star burst yields information that applies to

many different pathways of thinking, which is why so many scientists are excited about this event, according to Milstein.

“What I like to see is the excitement of my colleagues who are in astrophysics,” Milstein said. “That excitement helps me understand the importance of the discovery. And it gets me interested in a topic I may not look into unless this happened.”

According to Farr, scientists have also confirmed origins of some of the known heavy metals. The first neutron collision was followed by a secondary explosion known as a kilonova, which created massive amount of selected heavy metals, such as platinum and gold.

The kilonova that occurred immediately after the initial supernova made approximately an earth’s mass of gold, according to Farr.

According to Lazzati, this cosmic event leaves much to be explored and interpreted in the next upcoming months. What many are excited about is the further thinking that can occur with the confirmed data.

“Now that we know what data we have we can try to refine the model with what we know. We’re not shooting in the dark anymore,” said Lazzati. “Before we were going for a big target, so we were shooting with a cannon. Now we know where to go, so we can go with a more precise blade.”

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Dr. Davide Lazzati is an associate professor of computational astrophysics and research. Dr. Lazzati accurately calculated and predicted some of the results of stellar phenomena that reached earth in August of 2017.

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By Arianna Schmidt, News Contributor The Alternative Break program is a week-long experience over spring break where students immerse themselves in learning and engaging with different social issues and communities in a transformative way.

“We do a balance of educational opportunities and direct service experiences, so the trips or the programs do a wide variety of different things while they are out and about,” Melissa Lee, the Civic Engagement graduate teaching assistant for the program, said.

These direct service projects are traditional, such as volunteering for nonprofits, but the program includes special opportunities to meet legislators and local officials, as well as community stakeholders.

“It’s a great way to have students explore new things and explore their values and beliefs and learn about different communities and people that might have different views than them,” Lee said.

Housed in Student Leadership and Involvement, the Center for Civic Engagement funds the program, according to Lee. Since the trip fee used to cover nearly all of the costs, it was open to all students (except travel grants). However, now that the program is much more heavily subsidized, it should be that Hatfield/Newport and Corvallisbased students are eligible due to the student fee structure. That would be for the program as a whole, which includes travel grants.

Students join the program for a wide range of reasons, Lee added.

“Some people are looking for something fun and different to do over their spring break,” Lee said. “Some are looking to get more involved in civic engagement and learning about social issues.”

According to Lee, students are interested in meeting and bonding with new people, as well

as in visiting a specific geographic region that the According to Yuriyah Reed-Harris, a biology preprogram offers, and spring break is the ideal time med senior who attended the Yakima, Washington to do this since students are off school. trip last year, she wanted to use her time to give “I went to Yakima, Washington last year. We met back to the community over spring break, and with native folks in the community to learn about the Alternative Break program appealed to her their culture and heritage and their history with in that way. the area,” Lee said.

“I think my favorite part was definitely interactTrips to Yakima, Wash., Ashland, Ore. and ing with the Yakima nation people,” Reed-Harris San Francisco, Calif. are offered over spring said. “I think that was because it’s a populabreak this year, which will tion of individuals that take place March 24-31, has been so marginalized 2018. According to Lee, their entire existence, and the Yakima trip focuses they have a reason to be It’s a great way to have on the history of land use untrusting, but they’re and culture of native folks some of the kindest and students explore new in the area. The Ashland most trusting people that things and explore their trip surrounds environI’ve ever met.” values and beliefs. mental justice issues and According to Reedthe San Francisco proHarris, her perspective on gram targets poverty and medicine changed after Melissa Lee homelessness. attending the program, Civic Engagement “Each trip focuses on a and it also changed the variety of different social way she is thinking about graduate teaching issues. Last year in San serving her patients in the assistant Francisco, one of the future. issues people learned “I really have this idea about was how LGBTQ+ youth are impacted by that these patients are not only patients anymore, homelessness,” Lee said. they’re people and they all have a story, they all A trip is also offered in Warm Springs, Oregon have a culture and a life that is something outside in June during zero week, which is also focused of the element or illness that I may or may not be on the history of land use as well as native voices, treating, so I think it’s really important to get to according to Lee. know people,” Reed-Harris said.

A wide variety of students join the program, According to Jillian Kimura, a senior studyfrom seniors all the way down to first-years, Lee ing digital communication arts, she wanted to added. get more involved in the community after her “I don’t think a single participant on my program alternative break and now works in the CCE to last year came from the same major or same area help impact important issues facing the public. of campus,” Lee said.

Kimura also attended the Yakima trip last spring

and said it changed her persp homelessness and poverty.

“We worked with this wom really involves herself in the com was our liaison,” Kimura said. “Sh how people have these stereoty people, but you just have to s good morning’.”

Lee says, outcomes and chang vary among students.

“It’s a collaborative team ex gain a lot of leadership experie have conversations around diff I think in the time that we’re livin tool to have,” Lee said.

Alternative Breaks are an opp and learn about new areas, a Participants attend pre-trip mee will have met before the start of “I participated in an Alternat was an undergrad and that’s how best friends,” Lee said. “I’ve seen that have formed out of altern at Oregon State University and i According to Lee, the program tools to students to use when t they use the skills they’ve learne the community to stay involved available for students who are e Services Resource Center. This ye $100, Lee added.

“It is breaking away from the ing your spring break broadeni and learning about new things and hearing stories and forming said. “It changed my career path changed several other students ignited a passion to change the w

COURTESY OF JILLIAN KIMURA

A group of students participated in an alternative break trip to Yakima, Wash. last spring break.

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norm and spending your horizons s and new people g relationships,” Lee h and I know it has s’ and has also just world in students.”

COURTESY OF JILLIAN KIMURA

Students on the Yakima, Wash. alternative break trip help paint as part of their service. Each alternative break trip focuses on different social issues, and allow students to engage in communities.

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SPORTS

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Interim head coach Cory Hall watches on as the Beavers play Colorado. Hall is 0-2 as the head coach, but both games have been lost by a combined total of four points.

Beavers fall to Stanford, remain inspired by Hall Despite record, OSU football developing new identity under interim coach

By Riley Youngman, Sports Chief

The weather at kickoff was sunny and in the 60’s—a picturesque October night in Corvallis. Despite the unusual Thursday night game time, 30,000 people made their way to Reser Stadium. For the first time all season, the student section was full and rocking at the end of the game. The scene was set for the Oregon State Beavers to take home their first conference win of the season and deliver interim head coach Cory Hall his first ever victory.

For nearly four complete quarters, the team was primed to do just that. Leading 14-9 against no. 20 ranked Stanford with 3:31 remaining in the game and the ball, OSU was set to run the clock down. Then, in a nod to Halloween and to the horror of the OSU fans, running back Ryan Nall fumbled the ball and Stanford took over on the Beaver 40-yard line. With 20 seconds left on the clock, the Cardinal’s quarterback Keller Chryst found receiver JJ Arcega-Whiteside for the game-winning touchdown. Oregon State, and the Beaver faithful, would walk away empty-handed.

“Disappointed? Yes, but still encouraged, and still encouraging all of our players,” Hall said. “The season is not a wash because anytime you are able to line up and put a helmet on and compete, that’s always a blessing.”

Yet, with the loss, the mood from the sideline and in the press conference following the game did not match the mood from earlier in the season. Hall, and his defensive players in particular, showed excitement and energy following the loss.

“Coach Rushing, Coach Hall, they’ve raised some dogs,” Hicks-Onu said, referring to safety coach John Rushing and

Hall, who was the cornerbacks coach before his promotion. “We gonna eat, plain and simple.”

OSU’s defense played well on the night.

Stanford only punched in three field goals up to the game-winning touchdown. The Cardinal’s rush attack stalled at 81 yards.

Heisman candidate Bryce Love was sidelined for the game with an ankle injury and did not dress. Chryst completed only 16 of 33 passes for 141 yards. OSU’s Omar Hicks-Uno snagged his first career pick and linebacker Manase Hungalu dropped three interceptions. This was not the Beaver defense that fans had become accustomed to seeing after the early season losses.

“Every down we try to go out and win every play. Every loss, it sucks. But we are going to take this pain and we are going to use it for the next game and fight,” said linebacker Jonathan Willis.

The fans and students electrified the atmosphere in Reser. Though seats remained empty for much of the game, those that made their way to Corvallis for the Thursday night game made their presence known—and did so for all four quarters. The official attendance was marked at 30,912.

Looking past the gut-wrenching loss for the Beavers, the team played what was arguably their best football of the season. Post game, Hall lamented the fact the Beavers dropped a close game for the second week in a row, but feels the team is in the right spot.

“My mentality, I always believe that a team is going to take on the identity of their head coach and I’m no one to be pushed around,” Hall said. “Obviously,

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you’re going to develop a team like that and everyone is going to take notice to it.”

For Hall, the last two games have signified one thing—there is a change taking place in the Beaver football program.

“I don’t want to say changing, it has changed. It’s just a different mentality,” Hall said in reference to the change in the team’s identify and energy since Gary Andersen’s departure.

A petition started on Oct. 27 from what is described as players from the team itself is asking that Hall be appointed the permanent head coach of the program. As of Oct. 29, the petition had over 1,300 signatures.

Both those associated with the program as well as fans have begun using the hashtag “#HALLin” to express their support of the interim coach. On Twitter, players including Trevon Bradford, Isaiah Hodgins and Kee Whetzel, among others have added to that conversation.

“If Coach Hall stays... I stay... Beaver Nation y’all see what this man is doin for us in just 2 games imagine what’s gone happen in a year,” outside linebacker Bright Ugwoegbu tweeted on Oct. 28.

In a report from the Oregonian the day before, OSU Director of Athletics Scott Barnes said that Hall is the right person for the job in this place and time, and did not comment on Hall’s future with the program.

As Hall noted, the expectations for the Beaver football program have changed, and people are taking notice.

The Beavers head down to Berkeley next weekend to take on Cal. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. and will be broadcast on Pac-12 Networks.

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Safety Omar Hicks-Onu snagged his first career interception against Stanford and gives a lot of credit to Hall and other specialist coaches for setting the right mentality for the team.

SPORTS

Fall Sports Update Volleyball

Overall: 16-8

Conference: 6-6

The OSU volleyball team’s five-game win streak came to an end on Oct. 28 as the Beavers fell to Colorado in four sets.

Oregon’s state streak, the longest string of conference wins the team has had since 1990, helped lift the Beavers from the basement of the Pac-12 and post season hopes alive.

Senior outside hitter Mary-Kate Marshall continues to shine both on and off the court. She has led the team in kills 22 out of 24 games this season, has been named the Pac-12 offensive player of the week three times this year, and has been announced as a Senior CLASS Award for her leadership in the classroom and community.

Men’s Soccer

Overall: 6-11

The Beavers concluded their regularseason road schedule with a trip to Southern California. Following a 5-0 loss to UCLA, the team was to rebound against San Diego State and won 4-2.

Senior Jordan Jones and junior Don Tchilao lead the team with four goals a piece.

Senior Timmy Mueller has had a relatively

Conference: 3-6

quiet season statistically, recording only one goal and two assists on the year. Freshman Gabe Rogers and junior Ryan Vincent have shared the majority of the workload at keeper this season, and have a 1.41 and 1.43 goal against average each respectively. The team will play their final game of the season on Nov. 9 against Washington in Corvallis.

Women’s Soccer

Overall: 5-10-3

Conference: 2-7-1

Sitting second-to-last place in the Pac-12, the OSU women’s soccer team’s season has not gone as planned. With two conference wins, the team has one game left this season to improve upon this statistic.

A bright spot from this season has been goalkeeper Bella Geist. Geist now holds the OSU record for most career saves, and cur-

rently sits at 97 saves this season, as well as 394 in her career.

Forward Emma Jones leads the team with two goals and an assist on the season.

After defeating Utah 2-1 on Oct. 29, The team will finish out the season with a matchup against Oregon on Nov. 2. The game will be played in Corvallis.

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Overall: 1-7

Conference: 0-5

Despite close games against Colorado and No. 20 Stanford, the OSU football team remains without a conference win this season, and has not won since beating Portland State at the beginning of the season.

Although the team has been cloaked in adversity much of the season—losing their starting quarterback to injury and then losing their head coach to resignation— the program seems to have rebounded mentally under the lead of interim head

coach Cory Hall.

Running back Ryan Nall leads the team in rushing and has 597 yards on the year with seven touchdowns. Quarterback Darell Garretson, who replaced Jake Luton, has 706 yards over six games played and has thrown one touchdown, while running for two more.

The team will finish out the season with roadtrips to Cal, Arizona and Oregon, as well as one more home game against Arizona State.

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LIFE

Internet communities become ‘Kinda Funny’ ‘Kinda Funny’ creates a group all over the world connected by the internet

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The “Kinda Funny” community live show is hosted once a year in San Francisco. Last year, “Kinda Funny Live 3” was hosted without the assistance of the actual company.

The YouTube-based company “Kinda Funny’ has established a community all connected through the internet.

“Kinda Funny” started when founders Greg Miller, Nick Scarpino, Tim Gettys and Colin Moriarty left IGN to make their own content. Since leaving three years ago, they have moved into a studio, hired new people, joined the “Let’s Play” group and, most importantly, established a worldwide network of fans they call ‘best friends.’

“This community helped me get through a breakup, which could have ruined my life,” Josh Webber, KF community member, said.

“I was in a really dark place, but the advice and support I got here pulled me through.”

The best friends are everywhere. Literally.

There are best friends all around the globe, and they have been brought together by the gang at “Kinda Funny”.

“This community and ‘Kinda Funny’ have made me a much more positive person,” Taylor Long, another best friend, said.

“It has also kept me sane when I have anxiety flare-ups, with its positivity and support from everyone.”

There is a stigma about online friends.

Arguments are made that it is not a true friendship if you do not meet up in person, but these people connect to each other without having to meet in person. Whether it’s running jokes about “our lord and savior Knack” or an inside joke from the content “Kinda Funny” makes, the best friends are always that—friends.

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me and provide happiness and support,” Jeffrey Vance, member of the “Kinda Funny” Facebook group, said.

The internet is a hub of negativity. Just take a look at YouTube comments if you don’t believe me. However, the “Kinda Funny” community is extremely different. Observing this community, I see a group based on positivity and understanding. They are all different and come from different backgrounds, but they are a group formed under a common good. They create a beacon in the darkness, if you will.

Once a year, this community gets together with the “Kinda Funny” live show in San Francisco. It has become a pilgrimage to fans.

Not only is it a place for fans to see what new content “Kinda Funny” is making, but it is also a chance for everyone to gather and unite.

Last year at “Kinda Funny Live 3”, the community created its own events and meetups around San Francisco and got together by themselves with no help from the actual company. This community began focused on the content, then shifted gears to focus on each other and that is where I think they are unique.

Online communities like those around gaming news sites, IGN, focus on the content and even the subject matter, but the “Kinda Funny” community focuses on one another. If someone has a bad day or gets bad news, they cheer them up. They celebrate the successes, mourn losses and make fun of each other all over Facebook groups, Reddit and forums.

This community is truly something special.

NEWS

ASOSU updates election timelines, hosts informational sessions Candidate information sessions to be held in November, two weeks earlier than last year

By Joe Wolf, Beat Reporter ASOSU a much larger pool of applicants for our hired positions.”

According to Shah, last year’s ASOSU Vice President Brett Morgan chose to limit the voting period based on lower turnout on the first and last days, a decision which she has chosen to reverse, claiming that this lowered overall voter turnout in the election was what brought her, along with current ASOSU President Simon Brundage, into office.

“I’m hoping that it will increase voter turnout,” Shah said. “You should have at least three weeks before voting that people know that elections are happening, so hopefully it helps.”

According to Brundage, he thinks overall voter turnout will rise thanks to an increased focus on outreach and promotion, two weeks of campaigning and a week-long voting period, as opposed to one that lasts for two days.

“If you give them a week, you are still more likely to rally more folks to vote overall, so we will see what ends up happening,” Brundage STEFFI KUTCHER | ORANGE MEDIA NETWORK (Left) Sen. Jasen Phillips and (right) Sen. Logan Adams’ proxy discuss legislation in the said. “I am willing to wager that we will get Senate. ASOSU has moved up candidate information session elections to November. over 15 percent.”

Other than the timeline adjustments, no other fundamental changes to the elections Candidate information sessions for this timeline changes began 2 1/2 years ago process are being implemented or considyear’s Associated Students of Oregon State when he made a presentation to the House ered. However, some rules will be clarified, University elections will be held in November, and Senate suggesting that the elections according to Brundage. For example, camtwo weeks earlier than last year. Attending be moved from spring term, which was paigning next to voting booths is considthese sessions is the first step in running for when they were held at that time. Beyond ered influencing the vote, and will hence ASOSU office, with the campaign season giving more time to be policed. Another beginning formally in late January and turn campaign platpotential area for voting in February. forms into position reform is the fundAccording to Radhika Shah, the ASOSU descriptions, holding ing limit for an indivice president and chief elections officer, elections earlier also vidual’s campaign, this decision was made to ensure OSU’s allows more time to currently set at $300, student government is competitive with transition students Brundage added. hiring for other departments and organiinto their new roles.

“It is always a realzations on campus, such as Diversity and While this year’s elecly constant struggle Cultural Engagement and University Housing tion timeline change because you want to and Dining Services. is focused on ensurincrease the cap so “If they realize later on that that’s not ing a smoother transithat there is more something that they want, it is easier to withtion for the President, promotion, but you draw, but you kind of miss your opportunity Vice President and also want to keep if you are on the edge and then do not do Speaker of the House, it low so that it is a Josh Kaufman it,” Shah said. it also has an impact much more accesThese informational meetings help interon students running Elections Committee member, sible election for stuested students understand the elected for other positions, ASOSU Judicial Council chair dents who may not positions in the legislative and executive Desilet added. have the economic branches, from President, Vice President “No matter when means to run othand Speaker of the House, to members of you set the deadline to file, you are always erwise,” Brundage said. “I have a feeling we the Student Fee Committee, Senators and going to run the risk that there is somebody are going to keep the cap at the same rate if Representatives, according to Shah. The who wants to run for that position who files I was to speculate.” information sessions will also go over the after that deadline,” Desilet said. “We are An aspiring president and vice presirules governing the election itself, such as never going to have a perfect deadline to dent pair cannot pool funds with other not campaigning in classrooms. meet everyone’s potential needs to decide students running for positions in Congress, “The candidate filing is not something whether or not they want to run.” nor can students run as a slate by forming that I specifically specified, it is something Shah also voiced this concern, stating that political parties through shared slogans, that our adviser wanted. He wanted the the Elections Committee of six she oversees according to Shah. These efforts to colcandidate filing to happen before winter will continue the deadline conversation as lude will be watched with a close eye by break just so it is easier on him,” Shah said. later dates are finalized.

“It is more convenient because you do not Josh Kaufman, Elections Committee the Elections Committee.

“Candidates should know even when they give people last-minute notice if they are not member and ASOSU Judicial Council chair, are considering this that it is a really rigorous eligible, so they have more time to prepare. expects that the earlier filing deadline could and hard process; I think Simon and I both It is not putting in weeks worth of effort and potentially reduce the number of candistill think that it was the hardest period finding out you cannot run, so it is kind of dates who choose to run, especially those in our life that we have ever undergone,” easier on both parties in that sense.” new to ASOSU. Shah said. “It is very mentally taxing, so just According to Drew Desilet, the faculty “I wouldn’t expect voter turnout to be sigpreparing yourself over winter break, really adviser for ASOSU, all decisions are made nificantly affected,” Kaufman said via email. thinking what self-care looks like for you and by students, but the conversation around “The big benefit to this is that it will give

The big benefit to this is that it will give ASOSU a much larger pool of applicants for our hired positions.

knowing that it is going to be really mentally challenging, but that it is temporary and you will pass through it.”

Brundage’s advice for any student considering running for office is to have a plan before filing, to pay attention to the platform an individual or presidential/vice presidential ticket intends to run on, as well as to the groups a candidate wants to speak to and how they plan to advertise their candidacy.

“Elections, just a full disclaimer for those who are interested in running, they are a really chaotic time of year,” Brundage said. “I would wager a guess that for both Radhika and I it was probably the hardest experience we have ever gone through. It is emotionally grueling, it requires a lot of strategy, a lot of pre-planning, there are just a lot of different facets that you have to consider, and at the same time, you have to be a student.”

Kaufman, who has held positions in all three branches of ASOSU, advised candidates to pack their schedules completely during the campaign season.

“If a candidate for a big office ever finds themselves without something to do during that time, they’re probably losing,” Kaufman said in an email. “I’d also stress the importance of building a team around oneself. It’s something that I didn’t do a great job of, but it can really help take the pressure off.”

According to Shah, she intends to make herself available as a resource for any student interested in running for office.

“I will tell you what I would tell anyone else, but just know that you can ask me anything, I am a pretty open book about what this job actually requires and what we actually accomplish on campus,” Shah said. “Also, I am a support system for you. Obviously I am not a qualified mental consultant, but I will be there to support whatever candidate in whatever way that they need.”

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

People in the face of their values, vices People are great, but the ideas they lived their lives for are timeless and paramount in comparison.

We are never going to find out that Liberty was a slave owner or that Equality raped potentially dozens of women.

When we name our buildings after people, we have to make a compromise: that their significance and achievement outweighs their vices.

But when those vices are antithetical to what we believe, the compromise falls short. And this really is not an if; dig deep enough into any revered figure and you will find the darkness that is within any human.

Lincoln could be accused of white supremacy, Dr. King of homophobia,

Gandhi of pedophilia and racism, Mother Teresa of medical malpractice.

My point is not to strike our heroes down, but to acknowledge that we humans often fall short of our ideals. In the process of renaming our buildings, perhaps we should consider our values rather than figureheads for them. Of course, to name our buildings after a collection of mostly wealthy white men and a set of beliefs is still in some way a poor representation of our value for diversity, but there is surely a middle ground to be found.

Alex Grejuc Pre-computer science Sophomore

What is your life worth?

In this age of technology it is easy to be distracted.

Ninety-nine percent of people have ear buds, headphones or are on their cell phones while walking, bicycling, driving your car and not paying attention to what is around you.

There are buses and many other vehicles on the road that cannot always stop on a dime when you decide to walk, ride your bike or skateboard right in front without looking or signaling when crossing the street, crosswalk, etc.

So please be more aware of what is around you, and not be disconnected from the world.

Look or signal before crossing in front of any vehicle in the direction you are going.

After all, IT IS YOUR LIFE. Is it worth stepping in front for possible broken bones or worse?

Daylight savings time is Nov. 5. It will be even darker in the mornings and hard for drivers to see.

Please use caution. Bicycles get a light front and back so you are visible.

Pedestrians at bus stops hold out your cell phone, get a light or use reflective gear to let drivers know you are there.

Vehicles check all your outside head lights, brake lights, etc.

The roads are for all of us to be working together safely to avoid accidents.

Thanks for listening.

L.M. Rose Lebanon, OR

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somebody that you’re in love with him

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a difficult romantic relationship, things

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things over with your sweetheart.

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Capricorn: Dec. 22 - Jan.19

Across 1 Press (down), as pipe bowl ash 5 Life-saving proc.

8 Collect $200 in Monopoly 14 Top poker pair 15 Feel remorse for 16 Brewpub fixture 17 *Palestine, to many 19 Soccer game shout 20 St. plagued by wildfires in 2017 21 Leaves out 23 Colorado resort 24 Other side in a fight 26 Monterey County seat 28 *Slam-dance area 30 Spontaneous notion 33 Classic Ford 36 One of eight Eng. kings 37 Cola, e.g.

38 Actress Longoria 39 Vienna’s country: Abbr.

41 Gobble up 43 Do sales work (for) 44 Baseball glove 46 Baseball throw 48 Multi-room accommodations 50 Praiseful verses 51 *What “blows no good” 53 More geeky

55 V-shaped carving 59 Happy expression 61 “Six __ a-laying ... “ 63 Yokohama yes 64 Descartes’ “I think” 66 “Spring forward” partner (a reminder for November 5th) ... and what the last word of each answer to a starred clue can literally have 68 From boat to beach 69 Island strings 70 Pre-deal wager 71 Poker player, e.g.

72 ‘60s hallucinogen 73 Enjoys 23-Across Down 1 Nevada border lake 2 Bit of a squirrel’s stash 3 Messy fight 4 Future therapist’s maj.

5 Study at the last minute 6 Say “You’re grounded” to, say 7 Administrative complications 8 Kung __ chicken 9 Edgar __ Poe 10 Up-and-down playground fixtures

11 *Jam on the brakes 12 More than a breeze 13 Ready for customers 18 Common Jesuit school name 22 Playground fixture 25 Sra., on the Seine 27 Formal “My bad” 29 Dumb 31 Camille’s concept 32 Route providers 33 Note to the staff 34 Exiled Roman poet 35 *Regular dinner-and-amovie evening 40 Former MLB commissioner Bud 42 Way under a river 45 “Cats” poet 47 Full of joy 49 About-to-be spouse’s words 52 Inflicts, as havoc 54 Nostalgically trendy 56 Say “Much obliged” to 57 Desert plants 58 Walks with backpacks 59 Picket line violator 60 Jazzman Allison 62 Word with bob or dog 65 Poetic “above” 67 Eng. majors’ degrees

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SPORTS

Oregon State vs. No. 20 Stanford, Oct. 26 FINAL: Stanford 15, OSU 14

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(CAPTIONS GO FROM TOP LEFT CLOCKWISE) (1) Redshirt freshman Hamilcar Rashed Jr. prowls the sideline during the game against the Cardinal.

(2) OSU cornerback Shawn Wilson breaks up a would-be touchdown pass. The OSU defense only allowed 222 yards against Stanford.

(3) OSU tries to block Jet Toner’s field goal attempt. He was three for four on attempts in the game.

(4) OSU right tackle Fred Lauina took a lateral in the first half and ran for eight yards.

(5) Running back Thomas Tyner takes the ball up the field. Tyner finished the game with 52 yards and a touchdown.

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