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‘Opening a window’ to education

Oregon State University’s High School Equivalency Program helps migrant, farmworker students obtain GED through personalized teaching, assistance

ISABEL SCHOLZ | ORANGE MED I A NETWORK Marcelo Peralta, a teacher with Oregon State University’s High School Equivalency Program, teaches students during a class session. Paralta believes in the power of more personal, one-on-one style teaching.

By JADA KRENING News Reporter Editor’s note: Some quotes in this story have been translated from Spanish to English. Each year, Oregon State University’s federally funded High School Equivalency Program serves a total of 38 students from migrant or seasonal farm working backgrounds, providing individuals from these traditionally-marginalized communities the opportunity to obtain their GED and attend college. There are two main objectives that OSU HEP must meet, according to guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Education. The first is that 69 percent of students graduate from the program, and the second is that 80 percent of those graduated students transition into post-secondary education, job training or military enlistment. OSU’s full-time HEP instructor, Marcelo Peralta, a teacher beloved by his students for his dedication, said that OSU’s HEP graduated around 77 percent of their students last year. Peralta has worked for OSU HEP for a year and a half. However, he has about twenty years of teaching experience combined, working in the public education system and at Chemeketa Community College. Originally from Argentina, Peralta came to the United States 22 years ago with his wife and

children. He obtained his master’s in education in the U.S. and specializes in science, mathematics, reading and writing. In addition to teaching HEP classes at OSU, he currently teaches night classes at Chemeketa. As a bilingual teacher, Peralta teaches HEP classes in both English and Spanish. Classes start at 8 a.m. and conclude around 8:30 p.m. each day. Although it is a 10 week program, Peralta says some students have passed their exams and graduated in six weeks. In addition to his classes on the OSU campus and at Chemeketa, Peralta also has a Youtube channel and has gone to great lengths to teach his students, traveling to Eugene to teach at Lane

The teacher, Marcelo, gives it his all dedications, experience and his heart to teach me and the group. Ana Maria Rodriguez Villafranco High School Equivalency Program Student

Community College, as well as teaching students in their resident homes and even once teaching in a restaurant. “I am showing them what I would like to see from education. A different kind of teaching — more personal, more one-on-one,” Peralta said. OSU’s HEP is currently in its third year, yet the program has existed nationally since the 1960s. It is an adult program, serving students 18 years and older. Peralta explained that his classes often consist of a variety of age ranges — twenties, thirties and forties. The program is funded to run three different cohorts each year, and each cohort participates in a 10 week term, similar to the university. Yet, unlike many programs nationwide, OSU’s HEP has 12 residential students from each cohort who are housed in the OSU dorms during their time in the program. There are only four residential HEP programs in the country, including OSU. “The housing component is covered through the grant,” OSU’s HEP Student Program Coordinator, Bartolo Marquez, said. “That way, we try to minimize the barriers for students trying to access their education.” Prospective students must meet several requirements to be considered for the program. They must have completed at least 75 days of agricultural or farm work within the last 24 months, must have a Certificate of Eligibility through the Migrant Education Program, or must be enrolled in the

National Farmworker Jobs Program. OSU’s HEP Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator, Gabriela Santos, spends much of her time recruiting students for the program, visiting community fairs, parent meetings, and college nights across the state. With the permission of farm owners, Santos even recruits students while they are working in the fields. “We want to make sure students continue to receive and have formal access to education, that’s why it’s important,” Marquez said. “Our program is not specifically for one ethnicity. We serve any student that meets the requirements.” Ana Maria Rodriguez Villafranco, a student from Boardman, Ore., is a member of the winter 2019 cohort. She received information about HEP through the Migrant Education Program, and is now a residential student, living in the OSU dorms. “I am receiving great support that is paired with great motivation and role models such as the teachers and the tutors,” Rodriguez Villafranco said via email. “I am very happy with the staff from the classroom to the administrative personnel. The environment is excellent. You feel the support.” Rodriguez Villafranco said her teacher, Peralta, goes above and beyond to help his students.

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ISABEL SCHOLZ | ORANGE MED I A NETWORK Students work on their assignments in a High School Equivalency Program class in Cascade Hall, under the supervision of their teacher, Marcelo Peralta.

HEP, Continued from page 3 “The teacher, Marcelo, gives it his all, dedications, experience and his heart to teach me and the group,” Rodriguez Villafranco said via email. “He is an excellent teacher.” Peralta said one of the most exciting aspects of the program is seeing his students continuing their education at OSU upon graduating from HEP. Santos also expressed this excitement, attributing the students’ transition into OSU to the residential program and the unique experience students have while living on-campus. “They’re living in the dorms, around other college students, so they really get inspired and say, ‘I want to go here. I want

to go to Oregon State,’” Santos said. Aldair Abel Acosta Juarez is one of these students. He completed HEP as a residential student in 2017 and is now in his second year at OSU, studying biochemistry and molecular biology. Originally from Acaxochitlan, Hidalgo, Mexico, Acosta Juarez said the resources and opportunities the program provided him were invaluable. “In my case, HEP is not just a program. Throughout the months and now years, the HEP staff has made me feel like part of a family. They helped me since the first day, not only in the program, even in personal problems,” Acosta Juarez said via email. “The HEP program opened doors for me to be a student at Oregon State University and apply to the College Assistance Migrant Program at OSU.” Santos stated that one benefit OSU

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HEP provides is motivation and support for students who may have lacked it in past academic endeavours. “I think that our students just need encouragement in general. They need that understanding of what they’re going through,” Santos said. “Getting to know a student for 10 weeks so closely, they start to disclose their life story. And it really does make sense why they’re falling behind.” Peralta said he has noticed, throughout his years of teaching, that students are dropping out of the regular system because they feel unsupported by peers and teachers, and because they “don’t fit in the machine.” “I think we are opening a window for those students that have never had the opportunity before,” Peralta said.

I SABEL SCHOLZ | ORANGE MED I A NETWORK Marcelo Peralta, a teacher with Oregon State University’s High School Equivalency Program, uses nontraditional methods to ensure all his students get the best, most comprehensive education possible.

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Preparing OSU Portland Center opens for snow By JAYCEE KALAMA News Contributor

By JAYCEE KALAMA News Contributor Those checking the weather forecast this past week may have seen on-and-off forecasts of snowin Corvallis, Ore. for the upcoming week and beyond. Though Oregon State University has yet to see snow this school year, there is a slight possibility that showers could occur. In the case of potential inclement weather, OSU takes precautions to prepare for expected snow. There is a university leadership team that monitors inclement weather forecasts potentially affecting the OSU community. The university makes weather-related decisions based on the most accurate and available weather forecast information. Steve Clark, vice president of university relations and marketing at OSU, said, “We seek to provide for the safety of our faculty, staff and students in being able to commute safely to and from campus and, once on campus, to be able to safely get around.” Systems of communication stand by to inform OSU community members about any weatherrelated delayed openings. “If severe weather was to produce ice or snow, we have staffing who provide for clearing priority pathways, safety patrols and assistance,” Clark said. “Several streets throughout the campus are owned and maintained by the city of Corvallis, including removing snow by snow plows.” According to the Office of Human Resources, the University will make every effort to announce a closure or curtailment decision before the start of the work day. The information will be posted by 6:30 a.m. During an emergency or campus closure, The alert portal on OSU’s website will be a primary source of information. Weather-related closure alerts can also be found on the university’s Facebook and Twitter accounts. If classes are to resume during any inclement weather, students should stay in communication with their professors to avoid falling behind with their coursework. During closures of academic or research buildings, residence halls and residential dining centers remain open.

On Jan. 14, the Oregon State University Portland Center launched operations, with a focus on hybrid-learning, aiming to create a hub of innovative education in the Portland area. OSU is expanding its well-established services to Portland, Ore. to give students more flexibility in their learning options. The OSU Portland Center occupies the entire second floor of the historic Meier & Frank Building and houses state of the art classrooms, conference rooms, project rooms, an IT helpdesk and printing stations, as well as touchdown desks for faculty and staff. The OSU Portland Center has four large classrooms and settings that were especially designed for student discussion and collaboration with faculty and peers. Students that are enrolled in hybrid courses engage in both online and scheduled classroom sessions with professors at the OSU Portland Center. This fall term, the center began offering undergraduate hybrid academic programs. Those programs include B.A./B.S. in psychology and business administration and a B.S. in Human development and family sciences. “As we continue to deliver innovative and forward-thinking business education for our undergraduate students in Austin Hall, we are committed to providing access to an excellent business education for students outside of Corvallis, too,” said Mitzi Montoya, dean of the College of Business, who has led the university’s academic effort in Portland. “The new hybrid program at the Portland center is doing just that – providing Portland-area students who prefer to live and learn in the city convenient access to our business degree. The hybrid program is a 50/50 blend of online learning and face-to-face sessions built for transfer students who start out at a community college.” The OSU Portland Center near Pioneer Square offers a hybrid learning experience, meaning that students take part in both online and face-to-face education. “Students taking hybrid learning at our new OSU Portland Center or any other Oregon State courses can expect the same high quality education and student support as we offer in Corvallis and in Bend,” said Steve Clark, the vice president

of university relations and marketing at OSU. You can also find Public Health & Human services, OSU Outreach and Engagement, student affairs, Beaver sports properties, the OSU Alumni Association, the OSU Foundation, College of Business, College of Engineering and the School of Psychological Science in the new Portland location. Clark said that while the OSU Portland Center is important, is not an exclusive part of Oregon State’s service in the Portland area. “For example, OSU pharmacy students complete their course work at the Collaborative Life Sciences Building in the South Waterfront, which is shared by OSU, Portland State University and OHSU,” said Clark. “That facility has dedicated labs and classrooms used by our pharmacy professors and students.” Oregon State has been involved with the Portland region for many decades. This engagement includes research partnerships with universities, businesses and health care providers. Students in the Portland area have access to OSU Extension and 4-H services throughout the region. In fact, for approximately 30 years the College of Business has offered Masters, Bachelors and Associates courses in Portland. Pharmacy students can complete their third and fourth year studies at the Oregon Health & Science University. In partnership with the Beaverton School District and Portland Public Schools, the College of Education offers a Masters of Arts in teaching. “With more than 1,000 OSU distance students already in the Portland area, Ecampus has a long history of delivering innovative educational pathways that meet the needs of adult learners in the region,” said Lisa L. Templeton, associate provost for OSU Ecampus. “Our expanded presence at the OSU Portland Center allows us to serve even more people with hybrid programming and inperson access to student services.” As OSU’s presence in the Portland region grows, Oregon State students already involved in education in Portland, will have even more members of Beaver Nation to engage with, through volunteer service, meetings and learning at the OSU Portland Center. According to Strategic Plan 4.0, Oregon State’s new and on-going services in Portland, Corvallis,

NYJAH GOBERT | ORANGE MED IA NETWORK The Oregon State University Portland Center is housed on the second floor of the Meier and Frank Building, in downtown Portland, Ore.

Bend and throughout Oregon, are part of the university’s roadmap for the next five years. “Our strategic plans affirms that the education OSU provides is and will be accessible to all learners,” Clark said. “By this plan, we seek success for all people regardless of their race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or identity, or economic circumstances.” The OSU Portland Center is different from the Corvallis and Bend locations in that it is not a true campus, but instead is a hub for multiple OSU programs. Students are in a large academic medical center, in Portland, with all kinds of other healthcare students, including medical, dental, nursing and more. It is a completely different learning experience than what can be found on the Corvallis and Bend campuses. “I hope that the Center evolves to be a hub of innovative education in the Portland area,” said Mark Leid, interim dean of pharmacy, whose college has extensive academic programs and research in Portland. “Our goal is to provide students with the best possible clinical experience.”

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OSU employee arraigned for filming in library bathroom Attorney alleges incident is related to gay cruising By VADA SHELBY News Contributor On Jan. 14, an Oregon State University employee was arraigned on one felony charge of the first-degree invasion of privacy and two misdemeanor charges of second-degree invasion of privacy. Andres Lopez was arrested after allegedly making a small hole in a men’s bathroom stall in the Valley Library and filming a man in the stall without consent, after meeting him there in a cruising situation. According to Attorney Josh Hunking, Lopez’s representative, the case is more complicated and delicate than may appear at first glance. The incident allegedly involved gay cruising, which is defined as seeking a public place for sexual acts, and carrying out those acts, without being caught. Lopez had allegedly been secretly using the camera in the library bathroom as a method of cruising leading up to this incident. Multiple Facebook pages, blog sites and news articles have referenced The Valley Library’s sixth floor bathroom as a frequented place for cruising. Chief of Public Safety Suzy Tannenbaum said OSU has not seen an incident like this in the years that she has been here on campus. “When crimes like this are reported, Oregon State Police troopers respond and investigate,” Tannenbaum said, via email. “In response and as needed, campus safety officers and OSP troopers conduct additional safety patrols.” The Department of Public Safety collaborates with building managers and other OSU staff members to make extra plans and protocols to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future. In cases like this one, the extra protocols could be checking surrounding buildings for hidden cameras while searching and securing the public bathrooms. “When the report of this crime occurred, DPS and other partners conducted a security evaluation of other areas and bathrooms on campus and mitigation measures were taken to prevent other cases of this occurring,” Tannenbaum said, “OSU is among the nation’s safest campuses and we constantly work to improve our public safety efforts.” The Valley Library has had incidents similar to this happen before and aims to address them quickly. The library bathrooms have now been checked for holes in the walls, and all that were found have been filled. Because of the locations chosen for cruising

ORANGE MED I A NETWORK ARCHI VES OSU employee, Andres Lopez, was arrested and arrainged for first-degree invasion of privacy for filming in a Valley Library bathroom.

around Corvallis, some OSU students have noticed it on campus. An example of potential cruising could be witnessing two people going into a single-user restroom. First-year physics major Kirsya Morris said she’s noticed situations that seem to be cruising on campus before. She doesn’t see much of a problem with cruising itself, but

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the problems begin when any part of the cruising is nonconsensual. Hunking says he has worked on cases similar to this and it will be hard to tell how long the case may be active. Cases like this are complex, and according to Hunking, it could take anywhere from a month to multiple years to resolve.

OSU is among the nation’s safest campuses and we constantly work to improve our public safety efforts. Suzy Tannenbaum Chief of Public Safety

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OSU Global Opportunities provides chance for personal development, travel By JACKSON PLATT Practicum Contributor

Oregon State University Global Opportunities allows OSU students to do much more than just study abroad. It provides the opportunity for personal growth in a multitude of areas, according to program advisers and former study abroad students. OSU is very proud of its mission to be “out there” and OSU GO is putting this motto to action. They provide a multitude of experiences allowing students to travel outside of the United States. OSU GO believes their programs give students a beneficial experience wherever they may travel. The program allows students to become educated on intercultural skills as well as gain experience in their desired area of study, while learning more about themselves internally. Zach Lewis is a student who studied abroad in Barcelona, Spain during 2017. “When there I was forced to come out of my shell,” Lewis said. Lewis stayed in Barcelona for five weeks in the summer of 2017. Lewis has a minor in Spanish, so he used his experience to develop his Spanish speaking and understanding of the culture. While there, he was able to explore the city as well as further his placement on a path towards a degree. Lewis stressed the importance of this experience in his personal development, saying it helped him discover more about himself, as well as helped prepare him for potentially receiving a job. “OSU GO handles a lot of international opportunities that are available for Oregon State students,” Jake Sawyer, a peer adviser for OSU GO, said. Jake Sawyer assists in organizing prospective students applications for the program of their choice within OSU GO. OSU GO is primarily focused with providing students the ability to gain experience in an international setting. Sawyer explained that they do so by providing students with three different programs; study abroad, international internships and faculty-led trips. “As students of Oregon State, it is focused around furthering our cultural awareness,” Sawyer said. OSU GO currently allows students to travel to more than 70 countries within nearly 200 different programs. This is where Sawyer said the real opportunity lies in their programs. He said the opportunity rises to immerse oneself in a foreign culture, where they are furthest from the familiar. Sawyer said many students in their program are able to learn a lot about themselves when this happens as well. “After I left (Spain), I felt more prepared for the real world,” Lewis said. Lewis said he developed many professional and social skills throughout his experience in Spain and he thinks that his experience will result in an advantage in the job market for when he graduates. Statistically speaking, there is truth to Lewis’

COURTESY OF NATALIE BRYANT A group of Oregon State University students stand in front of the Palace of Versailles in France. The trip was organized through the students’ study abroad program.

statement. According to the International Education of Students Study Abroad Studies, students who participate in international travels have a better chance of finding a job. The study found that about 90 percent of study abroad alumni found a job within 12 months, while only about 49 percent of college graduates could find a job. This could possibly be partly due to the opportunities that come with various international programs. Sawyer said this advantage exists because their programs provide the ability to develop skills that are useful when competing in a global market. Some students looking to study abroad, however, may be at a loss as to how to start. “I actually don’t even exactly know how to start planning (study abroad),” said Jordan Anderson, a student interested in OSU GO. As a peer adviser, Sawyer explained that many students struggle with the planning aspect of OSU GO with their graduation schedule. In order to utilize their services, students must be proactive with planning and looking into applicable programs for their major. He advised that students begin planning with OSU GO, as well as their student adviser, as soon as they can. OSU GO offers a unique learning experience for OSU students. Those who participate are able to explore themselves and gain real world experience for the job market. While this program exists, it requires students to be proactive about their own involvement. The Oregon State program has a website where students can begin their process of finding an opportunity. For this information students are advised to visit and explore the OSU GO website.

COURTESY OF NATALI E BRYANT Third-year microbiology student Natalie Bryant stands in front of the Alps in Aosta, Italy. Bryant studied abroad in Sevilla, Spain for four months in 2017.

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Students desire more religious food accommodations throughout campus By JAYCEE KALAMA News Contributor

Oregon State is a university that strongly emphasizes diversity. The dining halls on campus should reflect OSU’s efforts to becoming inclusive. The large array of religion represented on campus requires a variety of food accommodations for those who follow a strict religious diet. OSU has three main dining halls as well as dining services in the Memorial Union, Cascadia Market and the various cafes scattered around campus. First year students are required to live on campus their freshman year, meaning that they are limited to eating on campus. For those who follow a specific diet, it is important that the university dining services meets, and even exceeds their needs. Kerry Paterson, the director of residential dining and catering at OSU said, “We offer a range of foods that meet a number the of dietary needs of our guest. Some menu items are featured daily and others during special times of year or holiday periods to help accommodate the needs of our guests and residents.” One example of a religious diet is Halal. Halal refers to what is a permissible or lawful food in traditional Muslim law. For example, those practicing Halal cannot eat pork, bacon, ham or anything from pigs. Instead, they eat Halal beef and chicken. These meats are made Halal by the way the animal is slaughtered, in that the fatal cut must be made at the neck, and the blood allowed to drain completely from the animal. Khawater Hussein, an Muslim fourth year mechanical engineering student, said, “It is easier on the animal when its eyes are closed at that time so it’s not afraid. The whole point is that we are being humane and respectful to the animal while also choosing the healthier option.” Hussein appreciates that Arnold and West Dining Hall provides Halal beef, chicken and lamb, but wishes there were more options. “You have to respect a person’s health and choices they make. If the school wants to show students that they value our presence, they need to give us options, whether that be gluten free, vegan, Halal or Kosher, it needs to be available and accessible,” Hussein said. Hussein would like to see each of the vendors at the dining halls offering at least one nonveggie halal option. She said that having halal meat options makes her feel like her beliefs are being respected and her freedom of religion is being honored, which contributes to feeling like she belongs on this campus. Paterson said the dining halls label Halal foods on a daily basis due to a large number of students following that diet. They also highlight various other faith based foods throughout the year as demand increases. For example, Lent, various celebrations that occur over winter break and Ramadan increase demand for religious food accommodations. However, some students feel that the university could be providing more options. Nafiz Azam, a fourth year business major added, “We give a lot of money to other businesses because we have to dine out to try and find better options outside of campus. I feel that if they had a restaurant that had consistent 8 • DAILYBAROMETER.COM •FEBRUARY 4, 2019

CANON WRIGHT | ORANGE MED IA NETWORK The chicken pita is one of University Housing and Dining Services’ halal-certified meals.

Halal options, we would definitely go there. The school is missing out on an opportunity by not accommodating our needs as well as they could be.” Azam feels that the dining halls should implement more halal proteins into the menus so those who follow Halal don’t have to constantly rely on tofu and fish. He also suggested better advertising for halal options in dining halls as a lot of students may not know what options exist for them. Judaism is another religion following a specific diet. Kosher foods conform to the Jewish dietary regulations of kashrut or Jewish law. Jews are prohibited from consuming animals with hooves, shellfish and also eating meat and dairy together. Thousands of years ago, it was common for many hooved animals like pigs to have ringworm which could hurt the person consuming the meat. Shellfish were considered to be bottom feeders and therefore unsanitary to eat. While these sort of health risks are rare now, many Jews still practice these laws for the sake of tradition more than anything else. Abby Cohen is a Jewish first year music major who does not actively following kosher laws, but practices a kosher diet. From this experience, Kosher said, “Personally, I believe that OSU does not represent Kosher dietary restrictions in their dining halls. It is a very common misconception that Halal and Kosher are the same, however, they are actually very different.” One of the biggest differences between these two laws is that unlike the Halal laws, Kosher laws do not allow the consumption of meat and dairy together. “I believe that the dining halls could improve on their accommodations toward people who follow the kosher laws, such as providing purely meat or dairy meals,” Cohen said. “I also understand how complex that procedure can be. Overall I think the dining halls do a good job including people with many dietary restrictions.” There are a very large number of students who live at OSU and a limited number of shared kitchens. Paterson explained that students with other faith-based dietary needs are encouraged to contact the on-staff registered dietitian, Tara Sanders, who will work one on one with that student to see how Dining Services can improve. As Patterson puts it, all students have a right to access well balanced foods that meet their dietary needs.

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‘Everything in life is like a birth’ Doula training program prepares care providers for social and pyschological needs of pregnancy By CHLOE STEWART News Contributor As evidence of her participation in and enthusiasm for her doula training program, Anastacia Karabatsos, a third-year at OSU studying biology, carries a visual aid made by a fellow doula in the program that she believed to be particularly powerful and helpful for new mothers learning to breastfeed: two wooden beads sit, hanging together on a keychain, one slightly larger than the other. The larger bead represents the size of a newborn’s stomach; the smaller bead represents the quantity of breastmilk that a newborn needs to be fed every few hours. The doula training program began in January 2018 and is funded by a grant from the Intercommunity Health Network, the medicaid provider for Benton, Linn and Lincoln counties. The grant proposal was submitted by Heart of the Valley Birth and Beyond, a local nonprofit organization that also serves as the fiscal agent for the grant. Karabatsos said that what sets doulas apart from midwives is that midwives provide medical care while doulas tend to the more social and psychological needs associated with pregnancy, birth and motherhood. To do this, doulas can help their clients make birth plans, establish their needs and serve as an advocate for them throughout the process when interacting with other services or medical practitioners. The program is part of the Reproductive Health Lab in the OSU anthropology department. This lab, according to Melissa Cheyney, associate professor and program champion, is a space devoted to investigating questions related to birth or reproductive justice. The perspective taken in this space, according to Cheyney, is largely focused on the medical anthropology portion of the human side of healthcare. “It kind of stems from the idea that we can’t all be created equal if we don’t get an equal start in life,” Cheyney said. According to Cheyney, the United States is currently the only high-income country struggling with rising maternal mortality rates. Among the factors contributing to this unsettling trend, is the United States abnormally high rate of Cesarean sections, commonly known as C-sections. A C-section is a surgical birth procedure that directly removes the baby through the mother’s abdomen. Sometimes these procedures are planned, but they can also be done when an unexpected issue takes place during birth. The World Health Organization says the rate of birth via C-section should not exceed 10-15 percent, the United States’ rate of birth via C-section is over 30 percent. This, according to Cheyney, plays into a “too much too soon,” approach to maternity care that has been adopted in the US, which overly medicalizes pregnancy and treats it as a pathology rather than a natural occurrence.

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P HOTO PROVI D ED BY HOLLY HORAN, CRED IT TO CAYLAN WAGAR Midwife Bonnie Ruder and doula Joyelle Peterson, whose arm is pictured holding the hand of the new mother, support and care for a mother who has just given birth.

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OSU Gymnastics nearly upsets No. 3 UCLA

Gill reaches 6505 in attendance, Ross earns 10 on bars for Bruins By JARRED BIERBRAUER OMN Sports Chief On Saturday afternoon, the Oregon State Gymnastics team was unable to close out a win against the No. 3 UCLA Bruins in a fan-packed Gill Coliseum, losing 197.900-197.450. In one of the most exciting meets of the year, the Beavers came within half of a point of taking down the defending NCAA national champions with over 6500 fans in attendance. Despite the loss, OSU scored a season-high in all four of their events. In the meet, Oregon State freshman Madi Dagen lead the team in overall points with her routines in the vault, balance beam and floor, scoring 29.725 on the night. “The last pass I got too excited and I went too fast into my dance but we fixed it,” Dagen said. “I was just so excited out there honestly, like genuine happiness. Just seeing the crowd and people in the stands being so happy and my team right there, it was incredible.” Dagen lead the team on the balance beam with a score of 9.925, just over her older sister Lacy’s score of 9.875. When Lacy stuck the landing off of her beam routine, Madi tackled her sibling into a dogpile celebration with the rest of the team. “I cried after her beam routine, I know how hard she’s been working on that and how much she deserves it so I was so happy for her,” Madi Dagen said. The second highest scoring Beaver on the night, senior Mary Jacobsen, totaled 29.7 points in her routines, including a career-best 9.95 on the vault. “This is my first time ever competing in Gill with that big of a crowd and I was almost like in shock during the meet because we got to celebrate our gymnastics with 6500 people,” Jacobsen said. “That was crazy to me. I kept looking out over the crowd and seeing how excited they were and seeing how much they cared about us, it was really kind of magical.” Although Oregon State put up a good fight, it was the Bruins who walked away victorious in the meet, all thanks to UCLA all-arounder Kyla Ross. Ross earned a total of 39.650 points in the meet and scored a perfect 10.00 for UCLA on bars. “Just basically getting into the rhythm every time before I get up, I think that helps me just really feel it and know it when I go, and to have that confidence throughout the whole routine,” Ross said. “So it was really great to be able to come out and do that for my team, it really helped build the energy throughout the meet.” UCLA Head Coach Valorie Kondos Field said she was super excited to return to Gill Coliseum and the Bruins were well received by the fans in Corvallis. “I’ve been coming up here since the early 80’s and have always really enjoyed the vibe in Gill Coliseum, because the fans are die-hard Beaver fans but they really appreciate great sports and great athletics,”Field said. “Obviously I’m extremely happy and proud of Tanya, Michael and the program that they’ve built here.”

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ERI CK BRANNER | ORANGE MED IA NETWORK UCLA junior Kyla Ross performs her floor routine as the only all-arounder in the meet. Ross earned a 9.900 on the floor, 9.850 on the vault, 9.900 on the balance beam and a 10.00 on the uneven bars.

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Swimming splits back-to-back home meets Beavers loss to Cougars, beat Vandals, winless in Pac-12 By LILLIAN NOMIE Sports Contributor On Friday evening, the Oregon State swim team took on Washington State in a Dual Meet at the Osborn Aquatic Center with a final score of 148-114. This loss puts the Beavers’ overall record at 3-7, and their Pac-12 record at 0-5. Junior Ariana Letrari, a regular at the 200m butterfly, took two wins tonight in both the 100m and 200m butterfly. “I think my races went amazing today. I was more happy about the 100 because I usually do the 200 fly and I am not really a sprinter,” Letrari said. “I just tried to go really fast and I got the seasons best time, so I am really happy about that. The 200 fly I just wanted to win and I did. I am really proud of myself and the whole team.” Freshman Cali Rowland set new personal records in two of her events on the night. For the 100m breaststroke, Rowland took her 1:06.42 time down to 1:05.79. In the 200m individual medley, she beat her previous time of 2:14.19 by a little over two seconds, setting her new career best at 2:12.77. “I set two new in season best times, which is really exciting because we are training so hard, we have another meet tomorrow so it’s exciting to go fast today and then have another opportunity to swim fast again tomorrow,” Rawland said. “I had a lot of fun. I was really excited this whole day and we were really excited this whole week leading up to this weekend. Coming here with a positive mindset and the want to swim fast and to do well are some of the biggest things that helped me be successful today.” In the meet, freshman Kristiana Schneider set two personal record in both the 200m and 100m freestyle. Despite spraining her left ankle last Tuesday, she was able to take her person best in the 200m freestyle down to 1:53.43, and her 100m freestyle from 52.87 seconds to 52.42. “I just wanted to swim really fast and be close to my past times. I wasn’t thinking I would swim my best times because I had an injury. I payed a lot more attention to small details like my turns and I think that helped lead me to success,” Schneider said. OSU Head Coach Jennifer Buffin said she was very proud of the way the team performed in the meet. Throughout the week, she had been talking with the players about arriving as a team and working together to perform well. “I thought that this was one of our best performances all season. How we came out, the way we focused and how we took what we talked about all week and put it into action tonight,” Buffin said. On Saturday morning, the Oregon State swim team beat the University of Idaho in a

JACOB LAGMAY | ORANGE MED IA NETWORK Oregon State Swimming trails just behind Washington State at Osborn Aquatic Center. The Beavers were unable to sink the Cougars, losing with a final score of 148-114.

Dual Meet at the Osborn Aquatic Center. With a final score of 159.5-96.5. The win puts the Beavers overall record at 4-7 with their Pac-12 record remaining the same at 0-5. Junior Felicia Anderson from Portland, Ore. won both the 100m and 200m backstroke. She was also apart of the winning 200m freestyle relay. “I felt pretty good about my races, they were better than yesterday so that felt good. Two day meets are hard. Moving through them you have to stay positive and take one race at a time,” Anderson said. “We had a fun team dinner together last night which was good to go over what we did well and what we could do better today. That was really helpful. Then showing up and having a lot of fun. That’s what this meet was about and it really showed.” Lauren Yon, a freshman from Sweet Home, Ore. had the winning time of 5:09.28

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in the 500m freestyle and 4:32.2 in the 400m individual medley. “Today I felt I came in with the intention of swimming for the team today, just reminding myself that it’s not for me it’s for the team,” Yon said. “We had a team meeting earlier this week going over our goals and what our culture is as a team and keeping that focus going into this weekend.” OSU Head Coach Jennifer Buffin said she was proud of the way the girls worked together as a team today. “I think last night was a little more about race plans and how we are going to be the fastests we can be. The strategy today was just to race, can we get events, can we get our hand on the wall,” Buffin said. “It’s not just about the top person. It’s really important to me that we try and build this culture where everybody understands that they have a role. Even if they aren’t winning the event how do they support the peo-

It’s not just about the top person. It’s really important to me that we try and build this culture where everybody understands that they have a role. Jennifer Buffin OSU Swimming Head Coach

ple who are and how do they support the team’s overall goal, which was to win this week.” The Beavers will be competing at the University of Utah on Saturday Feb. 9 at 10 a.m.

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Water Battleship returns Objective of popular intramural sport is to sink opposing team’s canoe

COURTE SY OF COL BY SCHON IWITZ AND OREGON STATE UNI VERSITY RECREATI ONAL SPORTS Oregon State University students demonstrate the game of Water Battleship, the objective of which is to sink the opposing team’s canoe using buckets of water. Students can sign up to play in a two-day tournament held in Dixon.

By ALEXIS CAMPBELL News Contributor On Feb. 9 and 10, the Dixon pool will fill with canoes fighting to win Oregon State University’s second Water Battleship tournament. In Water Battleship, teams attempt to sink each other’s boats by throwing water into them. Colby Schoniwitz, a fourth-year construction engineering management and business administration student as well as the program manager at Dixon for sports and special events, came up with the idea to bring Water Battleship to OSU. He hopes that it might grow enough to eventually become a league. Schoniwitz initially began planning Water

Battleship two years ago after seeing that other schools had the event. “All I had were videos and I thought, let’s make up some rules for this,” Schoniwitz said. According to his rules, four team members sit in a canoe equipped with three buckets and one kickboard that can either be used for paddling or blocking the water thrown by opponents. Once water has gotten into a team’s canoe, they are forbidden from removing it. A team loses if their boat sinks. According to Schoniwitz, the first tournament was unexpectedly popular. “I only planned for it to be 12 teams, and then after two weeks when the 12 teams had filled up my boss was saying, figure out a way to

get more teams in because more people want to play,” Schoniwitz said. “So we moved it up to 16, then 24, then 30 teams as the cap.” According to Schoniwitz there is no cap this year on the amount of teams that can participate. Currently, eight teams have signed up ahead of the Feb. 5 deadline. Darin French, a fourth-year kinesiology student, heard about Water Battleship last year from a coworker who suggested that they form a team. Despite not knowing what to expect, French and his team went on to win the tournament. “We looked it up, and I think there was a Youtube video of it at another school so that was about all we had, an idea of what it was,” French

said. “We weren’t expecting many people, but there were a ton of people there.” According to French, there’s only a little strategy involved in Water Battleship, like stabilizing the canoe so that the team doesn’t sink themselves. Otherwise, it’s anyone’s game. “There’s not much skill involved. We’ll try to win again, but we’ll see what happens,” French said. According to Schoniwitz, the fact that teams likely can’t practice before competing makes it more fair. “It’s tough to practice for this event, because there’s not a lot of people that own canoes. I think that’s what makes it an even playing field,” Schoniwitz said.

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FORUM DOULA, Continued from page 8 “There’s research that suggests that, while medical interventions are sometimes really important for making sure that happens, much of what ensures a healthy birth outcome is really much more social, psychosocial and emotional, and so having an advocate, people who support you, having access to the resources you need to survive and thrive are all really important, not just access to Cesarean sections,” Cheyney said. This program prioritizes women who are belong to vulnerable or at-risk populations including underhoused or homeless women, women with little or no family support, English language learners, women who are medically high-risk, younger than average mothers, survivors of sexual violence and women with a history of mental illness, addiction, or incarceration. In order to become a doula in this program, participants must undergo vigorous training. This includes all the trainings mandated by the state of Oregon to become a doula along with a number of additional steps, many of which are specifically intended to prepare these doulas to work with the vulnerable folks this program prioritizes. The services offered by the doulas in this program include two meetings before the birth, used to build a relationship and make a birth plan, support during birth and two visits following birth used to check on the welfare of the mother and the baby. Topics covered during these postpartum visits may include breastfeeding, bonding and postpartum depression, among others. “Those are midwives and

doulas who believe that, at the core, a woman’s body is capable of giving birth if she is adequately supported,” Cheyney said. “There will certainly be some instances in which the pregnancy is pathological, there’s something complicated about the pregnancy related to some other disease condition where you need medical intervention, but it wouldn’t be every birth.” Karabatsos said that she first heard about the program through word of mouth and in some of her classes. She then decided to give the program a try. The idea of becoming a nurse midwife had been in the back of her mind for some time, but being in the program was different than she had expected. “I think you can’t plan life,” Karabatsos said. “I think everything in life is like a birth: you plan for as much as you want, you plan for no epidural, you’re like ‘I want an all-natural birth with essential oils,’ and it’s not always like that, you know. Sometimes you need an epidural and sometimes you need someone wiping the sweat off your brow. Life happens.” Karabatsos aims to become a CNA now and a nurse midwife after her Bachelor of Science. She views participating in this program as a good first step as well as a meaningful experience. “I just want to help women,” Karabatsos said. “It’s not the paycheck or whatever. It’s about being able to help people and do something positive.” The goal for the program is to ultimately become a model for other healthcare providers and to change maternal care during pregnancy, birth and after birth for the better. By demonstrating the effectiveness and importance of providing access to doulas for at-

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P HOTO P ROVIDE D BY HOL LY HORAN , CRED IT TO CAYLAN WAGAR Melissa Cheyney, associate professor and key figure in the program, supports a client through birth.

risk populations, the folks involved with the program hope that this one can be expanded and help lots of mothers and babies. According to Holly Horan, doctoral candidate and program coordinator for the Doula Program, this program has found success thus far and other programs like it have already begun to reach out for consultations. Thus far, the program has received more than 100 mother referrals and the doulas have aided in approximately 60 births, less than 10% of which have required medically necessary C-sections. Many more doulas also signed up for the trainings than were expected, according to Horan. These outcomes, according to Horan and Cheyney, indicate higher levels of interest than they expected going into the program and the C-section rate is right on par with that recommended by the WHO. According to Horan, perhaps their greatest challenge thus far has been managing the

program’s success. “I just want to recognize that all the doulas involved in this program are willing to be a part of the learning process, as beautiful and messy as that is,” Horan said. “You know, they’re not getting reimbursed enough, they’re doing hard work, they’re working harder than some of your standard doulas who are taking care of people who have more than enough resources, time and energy, and they are getting reimbursed at a fraction of the cost. So it’s just important to keep in mind that we are currently in the process of figuring this out and that the people who are standing by our sides, those doulas, we are really, really grateful for. They are the true leaders of change and improvement in maternity care.” For more information, contact Holly Horan at programs@ valleybirthandbeyond.org.

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

YAYS • YAY for making it halfway through the term • YAY for Water Battleship this Saturday at the Dixon pool • YAY for potential snow this week • YAY to caffeine for keeping us awake during the long nights

NAYS • NAY to a loss in gymnastics against UCLA • NAY to studying late and getting less sleep because of midterms • NAY to swimming for losing

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State • NAY to finding no parking spaces on campus

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SPORTS GYMNASTICS, Continued from page 11 One thing that hurt the Beavers deeply was the apparent hand injury Lena Greene suffered during her bar routine. Due to Greene’s injury, she had to cut her performance short, earning an 8.050 in the process. Had the injury not occured, the extra point could’ve hoisted OSU over UCLA on the scoreboard. OSU sophomore Kaitlyn Yanish, who took first on the floor with a 9.975, said she had a lot of fun in the meet and can feel OSU’s confidence growing overall. “I think I can feel the energy and the confidence growing in us. Not only at the meets, but like at practice. Every single day, we have been celebrating all of the routines, even if you mess up or you make it, it’s just been this growing storm rolling in. I think today will probably bring us a lot of confidence.” Oregon State Gymnastics will be traveling to Tucson next Friday to take on the Arizona Wildcats at 6 p.m.

I think I can feel the energy and the confidence growing in us. Not only at the meets, but at practice. Kaitlyn Yanish Sophomore OSU Gymnast

ERI CK BRANNER | ORANGE MED IA NETWORK OSU junior all-arounder Isis Lowery performs a straddle jump during her routine on the balance beam. Lowery scored a total of 29.65 points for Oregon State against UCLA, being the third-highest scoring Beaver on the night.