Classified employee union, administration reach agreement, avert strike | Sept. 30, 2019

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NEWS: Respected former provost passes away 4 • SPORTS: Head coach works to transform Women’s Soccer 7 • FORUM: Cartoons 14

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Administration Building. Oregon public universities’ administration and Oregon’s classified employee union reached an agreement regarding employee wages and benefits after days of bargaining.

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NEWS

FAFSA application set to open Oct. 1

By TERESITA GUZMAN NADER News Contributor

TE RE SITA GUZ MAN N ADE R | ORAN GE MED IA NETWORK SEIU 503 members and classified workers of Oregon State University rally in front of Kerr Administration building on Sept. 12.

Strike averted as classified employee union, management reach agreement

By VADA SHELBY News Contributor

The classified employee strike scheduled for Sept. 30 was averted after a final bargaining session running from Friday into Saturday ended in a tentative agreement between the two parties.

After bargaining through Friday night, SEIU 503, the classified employees’ union, reached an agreement with the administration of Oregon’s public universities. The agreed-upon contract’s terms will be implemented in November if the SEIU’s October vote to ratify the contract settlement passes. The agreement was reached despite tension between the two groups and the union feeling disregarded at points.

The conflict was primarily centered around wage increases for the new two-year contract.

Classified university employees—who work in services like University Housing and Dining, the Financial Aid office, the Office of the Registrar and building maintenance—had expressed concerns that the 2% cost of living increase in 2019 and 2.25% in 2020 offered by university administrators was not enough of a change.

The agreement from the final bargaining session provides for a 3% cost of living increase

for classified workers in 2019 and another 2.1% increase in 2020 as well as a full step wage increase of 4.75% in each year of the new contract.

Steps are levels within a salary range, which classified employees are placed into based on experience levels and length of time they have worked in their position. The agreement also includes a bonus of 2.5% yearly to all classified workers who have been at the university for over five years and reached the top of their salary and a promise to keep all wages above the Portland minimum wage. Finally, the agreement will move 15 classified positions to higher wages and 48 hours of paid time over the course of the agreement to be used in events like campus closures, according to an email sent out to the student body on Sept. 28.

Although the two groups are now in agreement, leading up to what was intended to be a final planned bargaining session on Tuesday, SEIU members felt ignored and disrespected, leading them to skip the session and reiterate their intent to strike.

“We let management know that we stand ready to bargain in good faith,” said SEIU 503 Executive Director Melissa Unger in a press release from Tuesday, Sept. 24. “However, Sept. 23rd’s negotiations were not moving us

closer together and made us feel that management has no desire to offer a fair contract to the 4,500 people who make Oregon’s public universities work. If we don’t see a drastic change, our members are prepared to strike Monday morning.”

According to Steve Clark, vice president of University Relations and Marketing, SEIU did not show up to the arranged negotiation session set for Sept. 24. SEIU said this was because they had not heard any offers from the administration that they considered to be reasonable, and they felt their scheduling requests had been overlooked.

“This last Monday we bargained until 11:00 p.m. They consistently gave us offers that reflected that they were not taking us seriously or listening to what we considered core demands. So we told them at that Monday night that we were not going to meet them until they gave us a serious offer,” Gloria O’Brien, the bargaining team representative for SEIU said via email on Sept. 27. “Two months ago,

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The FAFSA application can be filled out online or with the mobile app myStudentAid. The financial aid office at OSU recommends filing the application as soon as possible due to the fact that other forms of financial aid that use FAFSA, such as scholarships and grants, may have a different deadline. According to the Federal Student Aid website, students that apply early for their FAFSA have a better chance to be awarded Federal Work-Study because funds are limited.

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NEWS

Former OSU provost Roy Arnold passes away

By TANVEER SANDHU News Contributor

Former Oregon State University provost Roy Arnold, Ph.D died on Sunday, Sept. 22, after battling pancreatic cancer.

After spending 20 years in various positions at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Arnold joined OSU as the dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences in 1987. Four years later in 1991, he earned the position of provost and executive vice president of OSU. While at OSU, Arnold played a large role in the launch of the Honors College, the Ethnic Studies Department and the university’s dual admissions and dual enrollment programs with many of Oregon’s community colleges.

Andy Hashimoto, Ph.D served as vice provost for academic affairs while Arnold was provost. Hashimoto said Arnold did not want to be considered his boss, but his colleague.

The former vice provost admired Arnold’s character and integrity, saying it was the kind that inspired respect.

“The analogy I have is that he was an excellent driver of a team of horses, where he insisted that all the horses pull together in the same direction, but also had a loose hand on the reins and the whip,” Hashimoto said via email.

Gigi Bruce, a longtime colleague in the office of the provost, knew Arnold for 25 years.

“He always invested time and provided support and guidance to his junior colleagues, and because of this, his lasting impact on Oregon State cannot be measured.”

GIGI BRUCE Colleague of Dr. Roy Arnold

She said he was one of her most important mentors in her career.

“The dignity and professionalism he demonstrated was powerful, yet many will say they have never known a more decent person in their life,” Bruce said via email. “He always invested time and provided support and guidance to his junior colleagues, and because of this, his lasting impact on Oregon State cannot be measured.”

Bruce also said that he was very talented and nationally recognized.

“He was nationally recognized for his expertise in a variety of areas, including aca-

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demic productivity, extended education and university outreach, cross-disciplinary education and promotion/tenure evaluation systems,” Bruce said in an email. “He served as president of the 20,000-member Institute of Food Technologists, a national organization made up of educators and representatives of government and industry.”

Dan Edge, the associate dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences and colleague of Arnold, said Arnold was his mentor during the national leadership training program LEAD21.

“He had seen just about everything in his years of leadership, so he was always quick to size-up a situation, problem, or opportunity and offer insightful solutions/suggestions,” Edge said via email. “In my experience, his ideas were usually the ones adopted, not because we were deferring to him, but because they were the best solutions presented by the team.”

Bill Boggess, the executive associate dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences and close friend and colleague of Arnold, called him a people-person and a wonderful mentor.

“Roy never lost sight that the fundamental expectation of a land-grant university is to ‘stay close to the people.’ It is both our heritage and our future,” Boggess said in an email. “Roy was a willing and accomplished listener. He always stayed in the conversation until you knew you had been heard and understood.”

In the last five years of his life, Arnold

PHOTO COURTESY OF SPECIAL COLLECTI ONS AND ARCHIVES RESEARCH CENTER Roy Arnold, Ph.D played a large role in the launch of the OSU Honors College, the Ethnic Studies Department and the university’s dual admissions and enrollment programs.

played a large role in planning OSU150-the celebration of OSU’s 150th anniversary.

He ensured OSU celebrated its past and worked to highlight its contributions as one of the nation’s only two land, space, sea and sun grant universities.

Arnold is survived by his wife, Jane, his daughters, Jana Hoffman and Julie Salvi and two grandchildren.

Oregon State graduate employee union stands in solidarity with SEIU

By TERESITA GUZMAN NADER News Contributor

Although the Coalition of Graduate Employees was not going to strike alongside the classified employees union, SEIU, they aimed to show support in other ways, and believe the classified employees deserve the benefits they fought for.

The CGE, American Federation of Teachers 6069 is a student employee union representing graduate teaching assistants and research assistants at OSU. According to the union president, Hazel Daniels, CGE was not going to be able to participate in the Monday, Sept. 30 strike which SEIU members had authorized, then called off after a last-minute contract agreement was made.

However, Daniels said CGE was standing in solidarity with SEIU in multiple other ways.

“Per our own contract with OSU, we cannot sanction our members to participate in any strike action SEIU initiates,” Hazel Daniels, president of the CGE, said via email. “That being said, CGE supports SEIU in other ways.”

According to Daniels, the CGE attended rallies, displayed signs of support in their homes and offices, maintained open communication between their unions and helped SEIU educate the OSU and Corvallis communities through social media in support of classified employees.

“We are educating our members about the ongoing situation and encourage them to show solidarity with SEIU in ways that resonate with each individual,” Daniels said via email.

“Workers shouldn’t have to decide between paying their bills and feeding their families—yet that is the choice some are forced to make on the wages universities pay.”

HAZEL DANIELS Coalition of Graduate Employees union president

The members of CGE appreciate the efforts the SEIU, and believes workers should be treated fairly and with respect.

“The workers who make up SEIU are a valued part of our communities, here at OSU and in cities all over Oregon. We think they are hard workers who deserve the benefits they are bargaining for,” Daniels said via email. “Workers shouldn’t have to decide between paying their bills and feeding their families—yet that is the choice some are forced to make on the wages the universities pay.

SEIU’s call for ‘RESPECT’ resonates with us, and we support their efforts completely.”

Although SEIU and Oregon’s public universities reached an agreement last Saturday, preventing the strike, the classified employees’ union still must vote to ratify the proposed new contract in October.

NEWS STRIKE AVERTED, continued from page 3 cording to Clark, the university is currently we gave them our team’s availability for the summer. There were only six days when we could not meet them. They turned around and only offered us three bargaining sessions totaling six days. They have professionals to spin their story. I just work in a greenhouse.”

According to O’Brien, a strike could have made it difficult for students to get help with financial aid or changing class schedules, as both the Office of the Registrar and the Financial Aid office employ classified workers. Custodial and maintenance workers are also classified workers, which could have resulted in clutter around campus in the event of a strike.

“We saw the administration giving themselves a 3% raise back in January, and they make a lot of money, so 3% of their income is a substantial amount,” O’Brien said. “Nobody ever said that would be hurting tuition, but when we asked them to make up for what we had lost over the years they said it would affect tuition. That giving us a decent living would increase student tuition.”

According to a press release from the Sept. 23 bargaining session, employees were concerned that the universities, instead of focusing on fair contracts and keeping tuition low, were investing in things like extremely high executive salaries and executive bloat.

The press release also states that half of the workers who were set to strike earn less than $40,000 per year, hundreds make less than $25,000 per year, and one in six qualify for SNAP (food stamps) for a family of four. Ac-

balancing many funding priorities and is attempting to budget in a reasonable manner.

“We respect our classified employees’ labor rights and value the many contributions that classified colleagues make to serve our students and the university’s mission,” Clark said via email. “We also must prudently manage the financial resources of the university and its many priority initiatives.”

With the new two-year contract now agreed to and the threat of a strike gone, Clark said the university is pleased with the result.

“We are very pleased that an agreement was reached resulting in a new contract with the university’s classified workers,” Clark said via email. “We look forward to collaborating with our classified colleagues and all OSU employees to achieve an outstanding academic year.”

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Sequence of Events: The universities’ original offer wasn’t accepted by classified workers.

The union voted to authorize a strike with more than 95% of higher education workers who voted favoring a strike.

The university management made a second offer for negotiation.

The union missed a negotiation session on Tuesday, Sept. 24.

A late night bargaining session ended early in the morning of Sept. 28 with agreement between the two sides, eliminating the possibility of a strike.

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CRIME

Man caught stealing from Weniger convicted, serving probation Andrew Pondelick’s court hearing deems him guilty of theft, burglary

By VADA SHELBY News Contributor

The man who was caught stealing laptops and other supplies from Weniger Hall in July on Oregon State University’s Corvallis campus is now on probation after being convicted of theft in the second A NDREW degree and burglary in PO N DELICK the second degree.

Andrew Pondelick’s conditions for probation include attending a drug rehabilitation program and not having any contact with OSU buildings or programs, according to Deputy District Attorney Andrew Jordan.

Oregon State Police and the OSU Department of Public Safety were tipped off that someone was breaking into rooms on the third floor of Weniger Hall in July. When officers arrived on the scene, Pondelick was found in a room used by the Society of Physics Students, with multiple laptops and personal items on his person.

According to Dustin Treece, president of SPS, Pondelick was found in Weniger Hall room 381, a small lounge area used by multiple clubs. This lounge area is connected to room 383, a room that cash was previously stored in, but past thefts led the clubs to move the cash.

“When the door was looked at, it seemed like he had started to break in but then was able to use a key to unlock it,” Treece said. “He couldn’t have opened it without a key.”

According to Treece, the room has never been broken into before. The cash stolen in the past was done either when the door was left open or by someone with a key.

Treece thinks all responders involved did a

NYJAH GOBERT | ORANGE MED I A NETWORK Weniger Hall, located off Monroe Street, was burgled by Andrew Pondelick in July 2019. Pondelick is now on probation.

great job handling the situation.

Suzy Tannenbaum, chief of public safety at OSU said the Department of Public Safety takes reports of suspicious behavior seriously, and hopes anybody who witnesses such behavior on

or around campus will contact DPS. “When the Department of Public Safety receives calls of crimes or anything suspicious, because we have 24/7 coverage with public safety and troopers, we would dispatch them

to the location and hopefully intervene,” Tannenbaum said via email. “I would ask all of our Beaver Nation that if anyone sees a crime in progress or suspicious activity to report it to the Department of Public Safety.”

Police log: September 18 - September 25

By VADA SHELBY News Contributor

Wednesday, September 18 Trespass 2 A Corvallis Police Department officer was dispatched to Demoss-Durdan Funeral Services to a report of a trespass. Upon arrival, the officer found two people lying under the awning on the north side of the building. Both people agreed to sign a trespass notice and leave.

Minor in Possession An officer was dispatched to a report of an extremely intoxicated person near an apartment complex. Upon arrival, the officer found a man lying on the lawn of the apartment complex. The man appeared to be extremely intoxicated and was barely able to stand up or communicate with the officer. When medics arrived they made the assessment that the man

needed to be transported to a hospital due to his level of intoxication. A witness told the officer the suspect had been “drinking pretty hard” and that he was a member of a fraternity in Corvallis. The man was 19 years of age and under the influence, but the officer was unable to take action due to Oregon’s Medical Amnesty law, which provides immunity from receiving an MIP for minors who seek medical assistance for alcohol poisoning.

Saturday, September 21 Theft 1- Bicycle An officer responded to a report of a stolen bike at a hotel on 1st street. The bike was described to the officer as a black electric bike with yellow accents. The bike is valued at $2,000 and the case has been discontinued until the officer reviews video footage.

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Burglary 1- Residence Officers responded to a report of a burglary that occurred on 53rd street. A suspect was located nearby and some of the stolen items were found on them. The suspect was taken into custody and transported to jail.

Sunday, September 22 Criminal Mischief 2- Vandalism An officer responded to a report of somebody breaking things and making threats to the caller. The person who called said her son had been staying in her carport for two weeks, and on the last day he had broken two lawn decorations and punched the side of her mobile home, causing things to break inside. When the report was made, her son began threatening her, but he was not there when officers arrived. The person making the report did not want to press charges but wanted to get her son some help.

The officer left her with a business card and

case number in the event her son came back or caused another issue.

Wednesday, September 25 Coercion-Extort/Blackmail An officer contacted a person who had made a harassment complaint. The man who made the complaint said he had added someone he thought was female from an adult website on Whatsapp and the suspect recorded an explicit video of him while using the online chatroom. The suspect threatened to post the video to his Facebook if he did not send them $1,000. The man said he did not send money and stopped communicating with the person.

He later received text messages from two different numbers threatening to post the video if he didn’t send money. The officer explained the scam to the man and his father and advised them to not send any money and secure the man’s online identity.

SPORTS

Kagan fosters culture, focus for team New OSU Women’s Soccer head coach begins season with best start in program history

By MATTHEW BROOKS Sports Contributor As new faces flood past familiar buildings, Matt Kagan in his office and focused on the task at hand: rebuilding the OSU Women’s Soccer program.

Hired in December 2018 from Mississippi State University, Kagan was one of 81 people to apply for the head coach vacancy within the OSU Women’s Soccer program. According to OSU Vice President & Director of Athletics Scott Barnes, there was a reason he stuck out from the rest of the applicants.

“He articulated a specific plan for OSU that wasn’t just a cookie cutter plan and that is when I felt he would be a great fit for our program,” Barnes said via email. “I think his focus on evaluating and the development of talent is key.

He has great conviction for selling OSU and believes we can be excellent.”

Developing talent has been key for Kagan’s Beavers, who started the season by winning eight-straight games and outscoring opponents 21-3. The team had a perfect nonconference record for the first time in program history.

After a 2018 season that saw the Beavers win just two games, the team was in need of change. According to sophomore goalkeeper Bridgette Skiba and junior midfielder Kaillen Fried, the reason for their success this season is simple: culture.

“It’s completely different due to Coach Kagan. He emphasizes the importance of who we are as people first,” Skiba said via email. “He also wants us to be self-guiding leaders and try to figure out answers among each other.”

“Our team has been closer than it has ever been and that’s a lot on the coaches and the culture they have brought in,” Fried added in an email.

Even with the hot-start, Kagan admitted that the team currently has six players learning a new position. Under Kagan’s tutelage, Fried said she has learned more in the last six months about her defensive positioning and organization than she had in her whole life before Kagan arrived on campus.

Despite his emphasis on player development being one of the main reasons he was hired as head coach, Kagan was quick to divert the attention back to his players.

“These kids are everything,” Kagan noted.

“Obviously with the wins, there’s been a lot of focus on Matt Kagan, which I don’t think is right to be honest. The focus should be on these players. These players have come in, they wanted a change, they’re focused every day, they work their tails off.”

These players come in, they wanted change, they’re focused every day, they work their tails off.

MATT KAGAN OSU Women’s Soccer head coach

The commitment to improving every day and initiating change didn’t come out of nowhere.

Having grown up in Connecticut, Kagan is a committed New England Patriots fan, and draws inspiration from Patriots longtime Head Coach Bill Belichick. The key to Belichick’s coaching style? Focus.

“Focusing on doing your job, doing your role, getting better every day and focusing on what’s at hand,” Kagan said. “If you’re a great teammate you’ll become a great player, and if you’re a great player you’re going to help become a great team.”

While he may have started on the opposite side of the country from Oregon State, it has been quite the journey to end up in Beaver Nation for Kagan. With previous jobs in Florida and Los Angeles, Kagan was at Mississippi State University before accepting the position as head coach of the OSU Women’s Soccer team.

Now in Corvallis, Kagan said his off days are limited but he tries to make the most of them.

“Especially during the fall, for coaches, we don’t really have off days,” Kagan said.

“So when I do, it’s just playing a little golf, spending time with my wife and trying to not think about soccer.”

Kagan also said he’s a huge fan of Pearl Jam, and enjoys relaxing while he can.

When not on the soccer field, Fried described her head coach as one who is approachable and easy to talk to. She also added that Kagan is “very funny.”

“He is almost like a second dad,” Skiba added. “He cares about the whole team and makes sure that we are taking care of ourselves.”

With a head coach focused on changing culture and developing players, the team will look to build on their strong start through conference play. Despite their loss to Washington State in Pullman, WA on Saturday, Sept. 29, they will continue to strive for success under Kagan.

The OSU Women’s Soccer team returns to Paul Lorenz Field for their conference home opener against top-ranked Stanford on Thursday, Oct. 10.

CLAI RE NELSON | ORANGE MED IA NETWORK TOP: Kagan chats with players in an early morning practice Friday morning, Sept. 27.

BOTTOM: Kagan observes players practicing as the team prepared for their matchup at Washington State in Pullman, WA on Saturday, Sept. 28.

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Recap: Oregon State Football vs. Stanford

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Hodgins shines, Beavers fall late

By MATTHEW BROOKS Sports Contributor The Oregon State Football team lost to the Stanford Cardinals by a score of 31-28 at Reser Stadium on Saturday night, Sept. 28. With the loss, the Beavers move to 1-3 on the season.

Stanford appeared on the scoreboard first with a 26-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Davis Mills to sophomore wide receiver Michael Wilson. Their score capped off the end of the first quarter.

After a first quarter that saw Oregon State gain just 33 yards of offense, the Beavers came out firing in the second quarter. They punted on the first drive, then came out for their second drive rearing to go.

Starting on their own two-yard line, coach Jonathan Smith called three straight pass plays, all ending up in the hands of junior wide receiver Isaiah Hodgins for a total of 60 yards.

Despite the strong start to the drive, OSU’s offense sputtered out. After a blocked field goal

by Stanford senior cornerback Obi Eboh, the Beavers were left scoreless.

“Just shooting ourselves in the foot and not executing,” Hodgins said about the first half. “Dumb penalties, holding, false starts, whatever it was. Just not executing on certain runs and passes.”

Stanford scored once more before the half ended with back-to-back sacks of OSU senior quarterback Jake Luton. Stanford’s Mills connected with junior tight end Colby Parkinson for a three-yard completion and their second touchdown of the game, leaving Stanford with a 14-0 lead with less than two minutes left in the second quarter.

Stanford ended the half with 194 offensive yards with 12 yards from rushing and 182 yards from passing.

By halftime, OSU’s Hodgins gained 73 receiving yards and led the team, accounting for nearly half of OSU’s offensive output of 153 yards for the first half.

“I think we’ve got a receiver that’s as good as anybody,” OSU head coach Johnathan Smith said about Hodgins. “That guy just shows up all the time.”

While Hodgins’ offense was clicking, the Beaver defense continued to struggle. OSU gave up another touchdown to Stanford with just over six minutes left in the third quarter, growing the deficit to 21-0 in favor of Stanford.

Following the Cardinals’ third touchdown of the day, the Beavers’ offense responded with their first successful drive of the game.

With receptions by redshirt senior tight end Noah Togiai, redshirt sophomore wide receiver Champ Flemings, and Hodgins, the drive ended on a reception by Hodgins. Despite the pass being behind him, Hodgins reached back and made a one-handed touchdown grab that brought the Beavers to within two scores.

Following a punt by the Cardinal offense, Johnathan Smith’s Beavers took control of

the ball with over 14 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter and the ball on their own five-yard line. After driving into Stanford territory, senior running back Artavis Pierce broke free for a 43-yard touchdown run and cut the Stanford lead to one touchdown with a score of 21-7.

“Everyday I plan to do my best for the game.

I knew I was going to have a load on me today, and I feel like I handled it well,” Pierce said about his performance.

With Pierce’s touchdown firing up the fans at Reser Stadium, Stanford came out looking for more.

While initially appearing to stop the Cardinal offense and force a 46-yard field goal, OSU got called for a “leveraging another player” penalty when an OSU defender hopped over the Cardinal center.

“I’ve got to see it on tape for exactly what happened. They described it to me that he really jumped on the back of another player, which you can’t do,” Smith said about the penalty on Stanford’s field goal attempt. “Now if you try to split the gap or jump between the gap, you can do that—but I’ve got to see it on tape.”

With the penalty moving the ball 15 yards closer to the endzone and a roughing-thepasser on the following play, Stanford had a first down on the eight-yard line. On the ensuing play, a “Philly special” of a trick play was converted and Stanford extended the lead to 14.

Stanford’s wide receiver Parkinson connected with quarterback Mills in the endzone for an unexpected pass play that resulted in a touchdown.

Despite the Stanford score, the Beavers once again responded. In just a minute and a half, the Beavers drove 75 yards and scored on a touchdown run by redshirt sophomore running back B.J. Baylor. On the ensuing kickoff, it appeared as though OSU had regained possession of a fumble when Baylor came out of a pile with the football.

While they didn’t regain possession, the Beaver defense forced a punt—which was followed by a 10-play, 77 yard touchdown drive led by another long rush by Pierce that ended on the one-yard line. The following play, he punched it in for six and the game was tied at 28 all with just under two minutes left in the game.

After the ensuing kickoff was returned to the 50-yard line, Stanford ran down the clock as they neared field goal position. With just one second left in the game, Cardinal senior kicker Jet Toner made the field goal, giving his team a three-point lead.

The Beavers were unable to return the final kickoff for a score, and the game ended with a final score of Stanford Cardinals at 31 and the Oregon State Beavers at 28.

Oregon State Football continues conference play next week at UCLA, with kickoff scheduled for 6 p.m. They will return to Reser Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 12 for a matchup with the Utah Utes.

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Daarstad: OSU environmental efforts need funding, community support

By HALEY DAARSTAD Columnist Oregon State University’s commitment to be carbon neutral by 2025 is not going to happen.

At OSU, there are efforts to decrease the university’s carbon emissions, but these efforts are not enough to curb the university’s carbon footprint.

An email sent out to all students by OSU President Ed Ray, described a strategic plan with goals that guide the university’s efforts to reduce its carbon footprint, stating that in 2017 alone, OSU’s carbon emissions decreased by 6.25%.

The biggest carbon emitters on the Corvallis campus are the buildings, according to OSU’s Sustainability Officer Brandon Trelstad.

The Sustainability Office is focused on making OSU’s buildings more energyefficient, although with a finite budget, they have only been able to convert about one building per year to become more eco-friendly, Trelstad explained.

To make the buildings more energy-efficient, the office is working on projects like retrocommissioning. Retrocommissioning is the cleaning and reprogramming of the cooling

and heating systems, these tune-ups are needed every 10 years for most buildings, according to Trelstad. The retrocommissioning project increases the energy efficiency of buildings, thus reducing carbon emissions.

However, even with all these efforts, OSU is not expected to meet the goals of the Presidents Climate Commitment signed by Ed Ray in 2007. The commitment was signed by multiple colleges and universities to be carbon neutral by 2025.

OSU’s progress is slower than needed to meet the 2025 goal. The sustainability office is doing as much as they can with the budget they have. If they had a larger budget, they could do more to help OSU achieve carbon neutrality by 2025.

“I would love it if we could do like five to 10 buildings a year, but again it’s a matter of how do we scale that up in an environment where money isn’t always available for those things,” Trelstad said.

The recent global attention on climate change with the climate strikes led by student activists might push administration and the student body to make more significant efforts to make OSU carbon neutral by 2025.

Not only is the Sustainability Office doing as much as they can to make changes to Oregon

State’s environmental efforts, so is ASOSU, the Associative Students of Oregon State University.

ASOSU introduced joint legislation in May 2019, JR-10.08, to keep the commitment to be carbon neutral to reduce economic and social cost on future students of OSU. Coral Avery, coordinator of environmental affairs within ASOSU, works to bring awareness of environmental issues to students and develop community-based environmental initiatives.

ASOSU supports multiple efforts around campus with the help of other organizations like University Housing and Dining Services and Campus Recycling to create programs such as The Last Dam Straw, a program to remove all plastic straws from restaurants on campus.

“The conversation needs to center more on community sustainability so that everyone’s voices can be heard,” Avery said.

Avery believes that the recent climate strikes are driving students to be more environmentally conscious. Student initiative has increased at ASOSU, such as the establishment of the Environmental Council in the fall of 2018.

The Environmental Council brings OSU clubs, students and the Corvallis community to talk about environmental initiatives and programs.

Both Avery and Trelstad believe that recent climate activism has impacted students across

campus and made them more aware of climate issues. The strikes are increasing the conversation about OSU efforts to curb carbon emissions and how students can become more involved with environmental efforts on campus.

“Any time an issue makes it into the news, media, and culture, the way this has only helps the cause,” Trelstad said.

If you want to become more involved on campus with environmental efforts, there are plenty of ways. The Sustainability Office offers student positions and volunteer opportunities.

Students should take advantage of classes focused on sustainability such as GEOG 300 and SUS 350; both classes do not have class requirements and fill baccalaureate core. These courses require service projects for students to go out and learn about community sustainability efforts.

ASOSU also offers opportunities for students to become more involved with trying to fix environmental issues on campus. Visit them on the second floor of the Student Experience Center.

Hopefully, with more conversation on climate change due to the recent strikes, OSU will focus on reducing its carbon emissions to meet the 2025 goal.

Luther: For successful season, volleyball must maintain consistency Oregon State team working to defeat losing streaks, keep playing gritty against tough opponents

By ALEX LUTHER OMN Sports Chief Oregon State Volleyball secured a significant 3-2 upset over rivals in Oregon Volleyball on Thursday, Sept. 26 in Gill Coliseum. Oregon entered the game ranked at #24 nationally with a 4-6 season record while Oregon State entered with a 7-5 season record.

Following the win versus Oregon, the Beaver Volleyball team bested Colorado in a match of 3-1 on Friday, Sept. 27. The win gave Oregon State an 8-5 record for the season with a 2-0 start in conference play.

The upset versus Oregon was the Beavers’ first win in volleyball over the Ducks since 2014.

Both it and the win over Colorado give sparks of hope and vision for the season, but leave questions of consistency.

In the past, OSU Volleyball has started seasons with a strong beginning, but have faltered as conference play begins. In the past three seasons, the best record to date was in 2017 at a 21-12 season and a 11-9 conference record.

However, even just in 2018, the team faced a losing record with a 11-21 season and a conference record of 1-19.

Beyond the actual discussion of past records, the team has had a pattern of long streaks of wins or losses. In 2018, the team had two significant streaks of losses in conference play with eight wins and 11 wins. In contrast, the 2017

season had two streaks of five wins in conference play with their longest losing streak in conference play sitting at four losses.

The strong start in conference play for the 2019 season gives hope. It gives the opportunity for the program to take steps forward from their losing season in 2018. But their success lies squarely on continuing to capitalize on the momentum to continue with a movement toward winning.

The program has a pattern of falling into a streak of wins or losses, generally with their starts to conference play. Starting off strong versus Oregon and Colorado gives the team an opportunity to start a positive streak of wins.

Additionally, playing gritty in matches such as the full five-match competition versus Oregon shows the team has the capability to continue winning, even in the face of a ranked opponent. However, the Beavers have one more weekend in Corvallis before hitting the road.

Playing on the road will prove a test in building the momentum and creating a winning streak for the OSU Volleyball team.

Starting conference play with four wins at home is the perfect opportunity for the Beavers to build mental and physical strength for a winning season.

The Oregon State Volleyball team will face California on Friday, Oct. 4 and Stanford on Saturday, Oct. 5 in Gill Coliseum to continue their conference play and work to maintain hopes for a successful season.

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ERICK BRANNER | ORANGE MED I A NETWORK OSU Volleyball junior outside hitter Haylie Bennett (#4), senior middle blocker Serena Bruin (#24) and junior libero Grace Massey (#7) celebrate a point awarded by the referee.

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SHS: Think consent first

GRAPHIC BY NATALI E LUTZ | ORANGE MED I A NETWORK

By SHS SEXUAL HEALTH TEAM

The Birds and the Beavs is a weekly column answering your questions on the topics of sexual health, consent, and relationships, written by the Oregon State University Sexual Health Team.

This week’s column is answering questions about consent. Consent is often a buzzword on college campuses, and while it’s talked about a lot here at Oregon State, especially during the start of the year, many students may still be left with questions. This week’s column is answering your questions about consent.

Consent is key in a healthy relationship, whether you’re borrowing someone’s pen, making out or having sex, it’s a step that can’t be skipped or skimmed over. Consent should always be freely and actively given, reversible, informed, mutually understandable and ongoing.

Consent should be practiced in non-sexual parts of your relationships as well. Practicing consent in all of your relationships, and in all settings of your life, will not only build stronger relationships, but will make you more comfortable asking for and negotiating consent in your romantic relationships.

Q: “How do I ask for consent? Isn’t it awkward and pretty unsexy?”

A: Consent absolutely does not have to be awkward, and in reality, it can be pretty sexy.

There are probably a lot of ways you are already

asking for consent, that you may not even realize. Phrases such as ‘Do you like that?’, ‘Do you want me to keep going?’, ‘Does that feel good?’, ‘Do you want me to (insert chosen action)?’, are all checking in with the person you are engaging with. Not only do these phrases ask for consent, they also give someone an opportunity to reinforce what they enjoy, and what would make the experience even better for them, which in turn will help make the encounter even better, and leave everyone involved happier and more satisfied.

Q: “If I’m flirting with someone, how do I know where the line is between ‘playing hard to get’ and ‘leave me alone’?

A: I generally hate to quote romantic comedies, and don’t tend to think of them as having positive or realistic relationship advice .That being said, in the movie He’s Just Not That Into You, one of the main characters shares a pretty good rule that you can apply to this situation and many more like it: ‘If a guy doesn’t call you, he doesn’t want to call you.. If a guy wants to see you, he will see you’. This doesn’t just apply to heteronormative relationships, or to male identifying folx. If the person you are flirting with seems like they aren’t in to the conversation, they probably aren’t. The idea that people play ‘hard to get’ and in particular, that folx who identify and/or present as femme/female, play ‘hard to get’ or are passive players in sex and dating is pretty outdated. If someone is interested in talking with you, or spending more

time with you, you will know. So if you’re flirting with someone, and you’re unsure if they’re into the conversation, leave them alone. If they were ‘playing hard to get’ and they really do want to talk to you, that person will seek you out and make it known.

Q: “So I know consent can’t be given when someone is drunk, but what if both people are drunk?”

A: Even if both people are drinking, and even if that makes it harder to determine who is responsible for gaining consent, it can still be determined that one person should have known that the other could not give consent. In many cases, even if both people are drunk, there tends to be one person who is much more drunk than the other.

It is the initiator who is responsible for gaining consent. If a “reasonable person” not under the influence of alcohol, would consider an individual to be intoxicated, they are too impaired to effectively give consent, no matter what they might verbalize.

But it’s also possible for the initiator to change through the course of activities…the person initiating one activity may not be initiating another activity. And if the initiator is incapacitated but the other person is not, that other person is responsible for not pursuing sexual contact with the incapacitated individual.

Being drunk is never a “legal” defense for having committed a crime (for example, being drunk would never excuse a person from mug-

ging another individual). Also, sex is something that should be mutually enjoyable and fun, so how can we ensure that to be true when alcohol is involved? Why risk the opportunity of having great sex for sloppy, unsatisfying sex that may not be mutually wanted?

Plus, if it’s someone you really like, waiting until you’re both sober means you’ll both actually remember it and be excited about it! You’ll have the rest of your mutual OSU years ahead to get there when you’re both ready, and sober.

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By LUKAS DUMESTRE

YAYS & NAYS The Barometer lists OSU’s favorite and least favorite things this week.

YAYS Up For Interpretation

By SHRIDA SHARMA

• YAY for getting the chance to take classes we’re truly curious about • YAY for the leaves turning beautiful colors • YAY for extra credit • YAY for spooky season • YAY for financial aid

NAYS • NAY to the weird Student Proved

By DEREK SNYDER

hailstorm that woke us up in the middle of the night • NAY to hearing your professor say “The test averages for this class are usually around 4050%” • NAY to terrible weather for the football game

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Photo gallery: Oregon State versus Stanford football

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ERICK BRANNER | ORANGE MED I A NETWORK (1) OSU junior wide receiver Isaiah Hodgins battles Stanford junior cornerback Paulson Adebo for the ball.

(2) OSU senior running back Artavis Pierce is congratulated by teammates for a touchdown near the end of the game.

(3) OSU redshirt senior defensive back Omar Hicks-Onu attempts to defend a Stanford receiver in the endzone.

(4) OSU junior defensive back Isaiah Dunn blocks a Stanford offensive back.

(5) OSU redshirt sophomore Tyjon Lindsey is followed by Stanford freshman safety Jonathan Mcgill.