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Know Your Roles seeks to educate allies of immigrant communities Training open to up to 70 participants, requires reserved meal ticket by Dec. 4 By The Baro Staff
Community members seeking to educate themselves about issues surrounding the immigrant community have the option of attending the event Know Your Roles. Held Dec. 9 at Albany First Christian Church, Know Your Roles is a two-hour-long training which intends to educate up to 70 allies of immigrants, according to Yazmin Brambila, Executive Director of Casa Latinos Unidos in Benton County. “The Know Your Roles is for people who want to know more about what they can do for the immigrant community,” Brambila said. “There’s usually people coming in here and asking, ‘We want to help, how can we do that?’” The event is a joint effort between Albany First Christian Church, Casa Latinos Unidos de Benton County, Community Action for Racial Equity, Corvallis Multicultural Literacy Center, Corvallis-area NAACP. Linn County Democrats, Linn Benton Health Equity Alliance and Showing Up For Racial Justice. The event will kick off at noon with a lunch prepared by Taqueria Alonzo of beans, rice and chile verde. Although the lunch is free, participants need to obtain a ticket by 10 a.m. Dec. 4. After lunch, Benton County
District Attorney John Haroldson will speak in Spanish with English interpretation. The event will then transition into the training portion at 1 p.m., presented by the Rural Organizing Project. According to Brambila, attendees will be provided with information to better equip them to support the immigrant community. The inspiration for hosting the event came from community members wanting to educate themselves on the needs and rights of the immigrant community. “These types of workshops give you more information if you want to help out what things you can do and understanding more of the immigrant community: what’s happening, how the immigration laws are affecting them and what can you do if you want to support,” Brambila said. Stemming from the election, Brambila has noticed a change in the community through her work with Casa Latinos Unidos. “People are just feeling unsafe and afraid. We’ve seen an increase of people at first coming to us for help and getting documentation for their kids to travel,” Brambila said. “There’s been an increase in getting their American passports, their birth
certificates and everything for their children because they don’t know what might happen.” “And then it died down,” Brambila added. “It’s not because they don’t have the need anymore, but I feel like there’s more fear of identifying yourself and since most of the families have mixed statuses, you can’t really say because this person is undocumented, their whole family is undocumented. It’s just hard.” Casa Latinos Unidos, commonly referred to as Casa, is an organization located in the Multicultural Literacy Center in Corvallis on 9th Street. According to Brambila, Casa works to facilitate the integration of Latinos into the broader community and provide education. “Our main goal is to help the Latino community learn and empower them so they can advocate for their needs and rights, whether it be for education or health,” Brambila said. Casa Latinos Unidos and other organizations hope to partner for more community engagement events in the future, according to Brambila. More information about the event can be provided by Graham Kislingbury at 541-974-2075.
After Student Fee Committee recommendations, ASOSU Congress looks to resume student fee meetings in January By The Baro Staff In an open hearing, the Oregon State University Student Fee Committee discussed budget levels, heard public comments and unanimously made their recommendations for next year’s student fee levels. The SFC, under the Associated Students of OSU executive branch, allocates funding for programs such as Diversity and Cultural Engagement, student tickets to Athletic events and the ASOSU itself. Membership includes liaisons from each unit as well as at-large members elected to represent the entire student body. On Monday, Nov. 27, all fee levels were approved by the entire committee, with the liaisons and members involved with from each unit abstaining from that organization’s vote due to conflicts of interest. With the recommendations finalized, the next step is a joint session of the ASOSU Congress. Once budgets are voted on by both chambers of Congress in that meeting, they will be sent to ASOSU President Simon Brundage for his signature or rejection. Then, OSU President Ed Ray and the
OSU Board of Trustees have the authority to approve or reject the students’ proposed budgets, before the fee level is sent to the Oregon state legislature for final approval. While students will likely pay a higher overall fee than last year, many of the units did not ask for an increase in funding to provide more services, according to SFC Chair Peter Schwartz. These increases in cost, known as current service level increases, cover expenses that units must pay outside of their control, such as utilities or higher wages. A number of units were able to internally restructure costs, so these additional expenditures will not be passed along to students. According to Schwartz, he is proud of his committee’s work so far during the process. “I know the joint bodies will do their due diligence to check and balance us to ensure we are not allowed to run rampant, but I think they will see our asks were fiscally responsible,” Schwartz said. For a full recap of the hearings, visit dailybarometer.com. WEEK OF MONDAY, DEC. 4, 2017 • DAILYBAROMETER.COM • 3
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OSU researchers work to restore, conserve wetlands
Freshwater, saltwater wetland ecosystem benefits humans, surrounding wildlife By Melinda Myers, News Contributor
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The Jackson-Frazier Wetland is located northeast of Corvallis and contains 147 acres of protected land. The boardwalk loop trail allows hikers to view the local marshes. Driving around rural Corvallis, the view out the window slowly turns from agriculture to forest to bog as the distance increases. These wetlands are home to wildlife, flora and natural resources that promote biodiversity and benefit society. Oregon State University has researchers working on wetland conservation and restoration on local, national and global scales. Christopher Janousek, an OSU researcher in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, works with other OSU researchers, the United States Geological Survey and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to survey and map wetlands. Janousek’s main focus is to determine how coastal wetlands are affected by rising sea levels through observations, experiments and models. “Our goal is to understand the whole coast of the western U.S. from southern California to Washington to understand climate change impacts to the size and composition of coastal marshes,” Janousek said. According to Janousek, wetland ecosystems provide services such as water purification and storm buffering to wildlife and humans surrounding them. Wetlands such as marshes, bogs, mangroves, seagrass beds
and forested tidal swamp systems provide a multitude of services, making them integral to environmental health. “We care about coastal wetlands for a bunch of reasons,” Janousek said. “They provide a lot of ecosystem services which are important for fish and birds. They’re important because they remove carbon from the atmosphere.” Other OSU researchers, including Dennis Albert, work to conserve and restore national freshwater wetlands such as the Great Lakes. Albert’s work is primarily focused on managing invasive species such as Phragmites australis, a common reed that has taken over the Great Lakes’ system. “There is currently no effective way to eliminate most of these invasive plants, which typically degrade fish, waterfowl and shorebird habitat, although there have been millions of dollars dedicated to aerial spraying of herbicides to combat Phragmites australis in recent years,” Albert said via email. Treating freshwater habitats with herbicides presents a unique set of challenges, according to Albert. “Herbicide treatment typically results in another cycle of nutrient enrichment and
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replacement of the treated plant with either algae blooms or other invasive plants,” Albert said in an email. Additionally, these freshwater wetlands often provide some of the same ecosystem services found in the brackish wetlands that other OSU researchers work on, such as storm buffering, water purification and erosion control, according to Albert. “Another interesting project has been conducting research in the Hinsdale Wave Research lab to demonstrate some of the basic ecological services provided by wetland plants, including wave-energy attenuation, sediment accumulation, and reduced erosion,” Albert wrote in an email. Wetland plants also have the ability to provide storm-buffering services, which is useful in an environment that has cyclic heavy, wet weather, such as mangrove environments warm waters. Boone Kauffman, a professor and senior researcher in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, first began his career in Oregon temperate wetlands until he moved on to study mangroves. “The riparian zones in Oregon, for example, may only be 1 or 2 percent of the land surface in Oregon, but they provide habitat
for 83 to 85 percent of all wildlife,” Kauffman said. “That’s why their management and conservation and the need to focus on them is so important for preserving biodiversity.” Preserving global biodiversity in various habitats provides more opportunities to access services, if done so in a sustainable way, according to Kauffman. According to Janousek, the data that are collected from his project is compared across the west coast to identify any developing patterns. “A big collaborative project which includes two researchers at OSU and other institutions around the Pacific Northwest, involves sampling coastal sea grasses, coastal marshes and tidal swamps,” Janousek said. ”We are basically quantifying the amount of carbon these ecosystem types can hold. Another major goal is to relate that to other environmental patterns like salinity.” Some of the global data that Janousek works with is mangrove data. “Mangroves are coastal wetlands in the tropics; they’re forested wetlands that live
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Students find ways to be productive over winter break Advisors provide opportunities for students to be productive on break By Sydney Sullivan, News Contributor The documents are chosen and an index finger hovers tentatively over the mouse. This is the last piece of work to submit and then it is all complete. An index finger finally clicks ‘Submit’ and winter break has finally begun. Although winter break is just around the corner, that does not mean that academic and professional productivity must come to a halt. According to Terina McLachlain, a program coordinator and academic advisor for the Natural Resource Program, students can utilize time during breaks by conducting research on careers and scouting potential employers. “I always suggest that students find their dream job and work backward from there,” McLachlain said in an email. “Ask yourself, ‘What kind of education, skills and experience will I need to have to get my dream job?’ It is never too early to start looking to the future”. According to McLachlain, when students have a good idea of the kinds of jobs that are available to them in their field of study, they are better prepared to plan their class schedules and build their resume. “Look at job descriptions and don’t forget to check out professional organizations for your field for career-building advice,” McLachlain said in an email. Winter term specifically is a great time to look for those summer internships, according to McLachlain. During the summer, many businesses and federal and state agencies will be hiring, and gaining work
experience in the field is important for all students, McLachlain added. Richard Nafshun, a senior instructor in the Chemistry Department, suggests students read, play games, socialize, volunteer and avoid or minimize exposure to screens and antisocial games. “Stay healthy and mindful and up and not fall behind on responsibilities,” Nafshun said in an email. According to McLachlain, the worst thing to do on winter break as a student is to not check one’s OSU email. “We still send important information out over winter break and you need to check in so you don’t miss it,” McLachlain said in an email. Lauren Gibson, a senior studying civil engineering and Spanish, will be spending her winter break traveling to Quito, Ecuador and then to Cusco, Peru and to Machu Picchu. “I’m going there for the adventure and experience and to further practice my Spanish,” Gibson said in an email. Gibson is looking forward to taking in the new environment, as well as growing closer with her sister. “If I weren’t traveling I’m not sure what I would be doing for break. All my family is spread out in different areas so it’s hard to go home for break because we’re all spread out,” Gibson said in an email. “Then I always wanted to study abroad but I couldn’t make it work with my school schedule. Therefore, I thought a fun alternative would just be to travel.”
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OSU, community provides nontraditional students with support Financial, academic help opportunities available to students in need of assistance By Brock Hulse, News Contributor
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INTO OSU is housed in the International Living Learning Center on the south side of the OSU campus. INTO OSU provides international students with information and support to adapting to and living in the U.S., as well as working towards being successful OSU students. Every student attending Oregon State University has a unique and varying background compared to their peers. These backgrounds range vastly, from differences in family type to living situations to state or country of origin. Because of these differences in students, OSU provides several organizations and programs on campus to assist students in their path towards success in higher education.
Human Services Resource Center The HSRC provides students with services that assist them with the effects of hunger, poverty and other basic human needs so that students can work towards their education without such needs standing in their way, according to the Human Services Resource Center’s webpage. The HSRC works to help many different kinds of nontraditional students, including students returning to college after a prolonged absence, students who are parents, military students and students who did not begin attending college directly after high school, according to Carmen Wilson, a
graduate teaching assistant with the HSRC. of that sort.” One of the programs provided by the The HSRC also collaborates with many difHSRC is their textbook lending program, ferent offices across campus in order to make according to Wilson. sure that nontraditionThrough this proal students are able to gram, the HSRC gives get the best care they out free textbooks to can receive, including fee-paying students. We are really just trying the Family Resource Priority is given the Center, University to take the person and first week of each term Housing and Dining look at them holistically Services and TRiO SSS, to students who fit certain criteria within according to Wilson. to see what they will TRiO Student Support need to be successful Services, Educational Community no matter what you do Opportunities Outreach, Inc. Program, first genin life. eration and student There are also veterans. resources in the Kari Whitacre “You are able to rent Corvallis area outout textbooks for the Community Outreach Inc. side of campus that term and then give are able to help nonExecutive Director back to textbook once traditional students, the term is over,” Wilson said. “It is new as according to Kari Whitacre, the executive of last year, so right now it’s in the infancy director of Community Outreach, Inc. stage, but we try to cover a wide variety of COI has the goal of helping people to classes, we try to cover a majority of bacc help themselves, according to Whitacre. core classes, different departments, things The organization does this through a case
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manager-focused program, where they work with each person individually to help them identify the goals that they have for themselves, and then assist with working through the system so that they can get to the next step. “It’s that person who can do the individualized case management, or care coordination of those people experiencing that type of situation that allows them to move from what they deem as their goal, to actually implementing their goal,” Whitacre said. “Really just trying to take the person and look at them holistically to see what you will need to be successful no matter what you do in life.” According to Whitacre, the process of someone achieving their ultimate goal leads them to higher education past a GED or high school diploma. “I would probably say at least half of our clients are on some career path that includes higher education of some sort,”
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Whitacre said. “It is a collection of community partners that help move somebody into the space where we would consider them a nontraditional student.” One of the largest problems that tend to hold students in need back from achieving their goals is the belief that they are simply viewed as ordinary students, and that their needs are not acknowledged, according to Whitacre. “All of these barriers to be able to be successful lie in front of this person, those transportation barriers, the technology barriers, even the ability to study in a quiet space, those are all barriers when you’re living in a homeless shelter,” Whitacre said. “There are all these factors that play into it, but society just expects us to be like, ‘Well, yeah you’re a student, so you’re just like this person here, let’s roll with this’.” “I think before they ever even start writing their first paper they are, in my mind, successful because they have jumped through a billion different hoops just to get into that chair,” Whitacre added. “I would say that’s their biggest barrier, is the preconceived notion that they have the same criteria that everyone else does, when really they’re starting way back here, while the rest of us would start (up) here.” According to Whitacre, one of reasons that the case manager program works so well is the wealth of opportunity that exists in Corvallis. “Here (at COI), we have on-site daycare, our daycare is a sliding fee daycare, so we’re able to take a lot of nontraditional foreign students who are going to OSU, and helping them to meet that funding gap so their kids can be in a safe and structured environment while they’re going to school,”Whitacre said. “Taking it back to the care coordinators and case managers, that’s their job, is to know off the top of their head, ‘Oh, this person needs this, how do we get them to that?’”
INTO OSU INTO OSU is the combination of OSU and INTO University Partnerships, which is an organization that provides vast market knowledge and student recruitment, as well as contributes to the overall student experience. INTO OSU is currently partnered with 20 universities in the U.K., U.S. and China, with OSU being the first and currently largest of all 20, according to the INTO OSU website. According to Julianna Betjemann, the director of student experience at INTO OSU, they work with international students in a variety of ways in order to acquaint them with living in the U.S. and being successful students. “It starts with a Pre-Departure Guide document sent to students pre-arrival, prearrival online modules and then on-campus orientation and the Student Handbook,” Betjemann said via email. “We have staff in-center whose roles are designed to assist students with these issues. And we have ongoing programming throughout the year, including a required course, to provide continual education to students during their time at INTO OSU.” There are many things offered by INTO OSU to help students become more
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Community Outreach, Inc. is an organization that works case-by-case with their clients to assist individuals in achieving their goals. COI is located at 865 NW Reiman Ave. in Corvallis and is open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.. acquainted with living in the U.S., according to Betjemann. These include the program’s welcome desk and many advisors that can both direct students to resources, as well as help them better understand the U.S. and specific topics that students may run into. Multiple events and workshops are also offered throughout the year to help students with their English and academics, and exploring Corvallis and Oregon, Betjemann added. Another resource students have access to is the INTO OSU Learning Center students are able to access writing and pronunciation tutors, according to Betjemann. These tutors assist students within the Academic English program with writing, grammar, reading, vocabulary, pronunciation and listening skills. Additionally, Pathway Tutors for those in the Pathway programs are able to assist with these skills, and subject-based tutors are available for students in subjects such as chemistry, math, anthropology, biology, engineering, computer science, business and health, Betjemann added. “There are also many resources in the Learning Center for students to use. We have a DVD library, a library of books for check out—the books are sorted into level so students can find a book suitable for their language level,” Vetjemann said via email. “Conversants attend certain classes once per week and work in small groups with students under the direction of the instructor. They often have particular topics to discuss such as weather, food, travel, etc.,” “We provide a collection of languagebased games for student to play either in their conversation groups or during their free time,” Betjemann added in an email. “We have three computer labs available to students, they can use the installed software to practice pronunciation skills and print and scan documents.”
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University administrators, student activists explore the bounds of freedom of speech on campus OSU’s Freedom of Expression document outlines rules, regulations of campus protests By Joe Wolf, ASOSU Beat Reporter
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(ABOVE) Students and community members make their way through campus in protest of the election of Donald Trump in January 2017. (TOP LEFT) A group of students and community members form a circle in the middle of the Board of Directors meeting concerning tuition increase. The meeting was promptly adjourned. From tuition increases to immigration policies to the last election, Oregon State University students who exercise their right to free speech are restricted by university rules. According to Jonathan Stoll, OSU’s interim assistant dean of student life, he has tried to engage students in conversations around civil rights and civil liberties, including the freedom of expression. This includes informing students of their rights, as well as the university’s free speech policies. “I like to think that activism is really rooted in one’s love for their community,” Stoll said. “My role is to support students, regardless of what their ideology or agenda might be.” Oregon State University is bound by the free speech protections enshrined in both the Oregon Constitution and the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, according to Dan Larson, the interim vice provost for student life. In general, students’ and community members’ rights to express their opinions, even on controversial issues or in ways considered offensive by others, cannot be denied by the university. However, Larson says that freedom of speech does not cover specific threats of
violence against individuals, and there are restrictions on speech activities that could disrupt the safety of the university as a whole. “There is no debating that speech can hurt,” Larson said. “It can also be used to communicate the impact of one’s speech on yourself or others. Speech can inform, enlighten and expose others to new ideas, values and perspectives.” In a Freedom of Expression document available on the OSU website, the university affirms its commitment to protecting individuals’ rights to freely express their ideas, as well as the university’s right to respond to speech that is deemed threatening to OSU’s status as an inclusive institution. According to Larson, he is not aware of cases when the university has engaged in this kind of counter speech opposing student protests. However, the administration has clarified its position on larger issues such as the university’s continued status as a sanctuary campus for undocumented students. Under the current interpretation of the First Amendment, hate speech is protected speech, according to Christopher Nichols, an associate professor of history at OSU. The university can restrict speech activities based
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on time, place and manner restrictions, but not censor their content. “Just because something is protected, however, does not mean that it needs to be supported by the community, of course, or listened to at all,” Nichols said in an email. For Nichols, protecting speech that goes against the university’s stated values is particularly significant, showing the tension between the right to free speech and the administration’s desire to promote social justice. According to Nichols, OSU’s Freedom of Expression document should serve as a model for other universities. “(OSU) does an excellent job elaborating that university members share a responsibility to treat each other with respect, by putting forth a robust notion of counter speech and directly noting the highly contextspecific nature of protections of speech on and around campus,” Nichols said in an email. These specific details can be found in OSU’s Time, Place and Manner rules, available on the University Policies and Standards Website. According to the restrictions, university grounds and buildings are open to speech activities during business hours, including demonstrations, gathering signa-
tures for petitions and making speeches, with some exceptions. Classrooms, research facilities, the Valley Library, the Plageman Student Health Center and any building designated for authorized access only are off-limits to these activities, according to the standards. Speech activities are also not meant to interrupt normal classroom activities with excess noise or physically block traffic or access to entrances, exits and roadways. If students violate these restrictions, they go through the Student Conduct and Community Standards sanction process, but specific consequences can depend on whether or not a crime took place, or if classrooms are disrupted, according to Stoll. Disciplinary actions can range from a simple conversation to more severe penalties. Stoll has met with students to work on building trust between the university administration and activists. He encouraged those who are interested in expressing their views on campus to meet with the Office of Student Life to better understand OSU’s policies regarding speech. “By no means is a student required to meet with us, a student can demonstrate and do
as they wish,” Stoll said. “But whether it is our Democrats, explained that the group has office or staff on campus, I think it is help- engaged in activities ranging from canvassful for students to have somebody to turn ing—knocking on doors and calling voters to to with questions.” promote Democratic candidates—to attendProtests are nothing new at American uni- ing protests and rallies held on campus. The versities, according to Nichols. Even before group does not feel limited by the restrictions the Revolutionary War, students demon- the university places on free speech whatsostrated on issues such as course offerings and ever, Damitio added. the quality of food. Over the last half of the “I have never felt any threats to my free20th century, the issues prompting students dom of speech, or seen anything other than to speak up became increasingly political, a warm heart from OSU,” Damitio said. beginning with widespread campus protests Damitio cited an example of this supin favor of civil rights, Nichols added. port—in his mind—from last year, when “Compared students protestto the height of ed the names of campus activism, several university including protests, buildings tied to during the late white suprem1960s and into acy. Recently, the 1970s, current this resulted in universities are OSU President not confronting as Ed Ray’s decimuch overall activsion to rename ity,” Nichols said in Aver y Lodge, an email. Benton Hall and Nicholas was the Benton Annex echoed by Steve because of their Clark, OSU’s vice namesakes’ supp re s i d e nt fo r port of slavery. Patrick Storment University Relations “I think OSU A political science and Marketing, President Ed Ray student associated with who remembered has been very the protests he witamenable to prothe renaming protests nessed as an OSU test,” Damitio said. student from 1971 “He responded to 1975 being larger than demonstrations very visibly to those protesters and I think seen today. he has shown a respect to activists.” “They were about important social and One student who was associated with national issues, such as the Vietnam War, the renaming protests, Patrick Storment, a racial issues, environmental protection and political science major, does not feel that agricultural worker rights,” Clark said in an OSU effectively advocates on behalf of stuemail. “While large and likely included con- dents who are targeted by hateful messages. tentious opinions, to my recollection none of Storment is a member of Allied Students the protests conducted at OSU at that time for Another Politics, an anti-capitalist, antiresulted in violence, although that was not authoritarian group with no leaders. the case at other universities or nationally.” “By going down this road of allowing freeThis past year, a number of campus dom of speech for all beliefs, we allow corroprotests have sparked violence and drawn sive and really hateful beliefs to be expressed,” national attention, such as the white nation- Storment said. “It is more important that alist march on the University of Virginia’s we are minimizing that than protecting the campus in August. According to Clark, the overall value of freedom of speech.” safety of the OSU community is a constant Storment pointed to an event put on by priority, and he has no knowledge of violent the campus conservative and libertarian clashes on campus. group Turning Point USA, in which a large A variety of student political groups beach ball was made available to students engage in peaceful activism at OSU. Andrew to write any message they wanted. He Damitio, the vice president of College noted that some students choose to express
I still think the value of free speech is important, but when you are putting people’s lives in danger in any capacity, there is no room for that.
racist and sexist beliefs when given the opportunity. Even if statements are not made against individuals, for Storment, allowing the expression of bigoted views is a tacit endorsement of those views on the part of that group, as well as the university itself, Storment added. “I still think the value of free speech is important, but when you are putting people’s lives in danger in any capacity, there is no room for that,” Storment said. “That speech ball gives people the ability to say more hateful stuff.” Beyond the free speech ball, Turning Point also drew controversy last year by holding an anti-affirmative action bake sale, demonstrating against these policies by charging white students more for baked goods than students of color. According to Mitchell York, the president of the OSU chapter, the event prompted productive conversations in addition to criticism. OSU’s policies surrounding free speech are entirely reasonable and the expression of all views, no matter how controversial, contributes to the educational environment at OSU. “I am really happy to see that they have decided to go that route, instead of caving like we have seen in recent history—there are a lot of universities that are kind of folding underneath the pressure from students to get rid of hate speech,”York said. “How are you going to learn about the awful things that have happened in history unless people are willing to talk about it? If you are not willing to talk about the things that happened in the past, there is a good chance that it could easily repeat itself.” According to York, he tends to disregard other students who accuse Turning Point of promoting hate speech as immature. “If they want to sit down and discuss with me, I would be more than happy, but if they are just going to say ‘Oh, this is hate speech, this is not right,’ you have to explain to me why,” York said. “They may not like what we are doing, but if we sit down and show them why we are doing what we are doing, maybe they can take something from it.” According to Clark, despite the controversy, the principle of free expression is a fundamental part of the institution. “Oregon State is a university,” Clark said in an email. “This is where learning, sharing of facts and opinions, discussion and debate are part of the educational process.”
OMN ARCHIVES
(TOP RIGHT) Students walk past Kerr Administration Building during a protest against the repeal of DACA Nov. 9, 2017. (MIDDLE RIGHT) Demonstrators marching in favor of love and unity in the wake of Donald Trump’s election November 2016. (BOTTOM RIGHT) The march in favor of changing Oregon State University building names makes their way past Kerr Administration Building March 2017..
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Changing of the guard
Beaver football announces former player Jonathan Smith as new head coach By Riley Youngman, Sports Chief
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Jonathan Smith introduces himself to the OSU community Nov. 30 in a press conference. Smith played at OSU from 1998 to 2001 and was the MVP of the Fiesta Bowl.
Coaching History
2014-2017 Washington: Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 2012-2013 Boise State: Quarterbacks 2010-2011 Montana: Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks 2004-2009 Idaho: Quarterbacks 2002-2003 Oregon State: Graduate Assistant 1998-2001 Oregon State: Quarterback (Player)
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“Now I’m sitting here in front of you guys, at my dream Beavers finish the year 1-11. job, in my dream town, at my dream school.” With the news from OSU athletics this week that all Oregon State has their man. The university announced assistant coaches except for Hall have been relieved of their that Jonathan Smith has been named as the new Beaver duties going forward, Smith will be tasked with bringing in football head coach. a completely new coaching staff. Smith, a former player at OSU, most recently served as “I’m in the process of putting together a coaching staff the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the that will share the same vision and goals that I have for this University of Washington. At Washington, Smith was able program,” Smith added. “I’m looking forward to working to assist the Huskies to a Pac-12 conference championship with the young men we currently have in the program and and an appearance in the College Football Playoff in 2016. solidifying a recruiting class.” “Well, it is great to be home,” Smith announced to a full After graduation, Smith was a graduate assistant coach in auditorium in his introductory press 2002 and 2003 under both Dennis conference. Erickson and Mike Riley. Smith’s first With roots at OSU, Smith has full-time coaching position came immediately garnered the support at the University of Idaho in 2004, and backing of many past teamwhere he was the quarterbacks mates, coaches and other Beaver coach through 2009. From 2010-11, greats including Dennis Erickson, he was the offensive coordinator Derek Anderson, Wayne Tinkle, Pat and quarterbacks coach for Football Casey and many more. Championship Subdivision (FCS) “We are very excited about havpowerhouse University of Montana, ing Coach Smith lead our program,” leading the Grizzlies to the NCAA Jonathan Smith OSU Vice President and Director of Division I semifinals in 2011. Smith OSU Head Coach Athletics Scott Barnes said. “We interjoined Boise State University for viewed several qualified candidates the 2012 and 2013 seasons as the and Coach Smith emerged as our top choice. He brings Broncos’ quarterbacks coach and helped guide the team to to Oregon State football an impressive plan to build our the 2012 Mountain West Conference co-championship and program. He has a unique perspective on what it means to a victory over the Washington Huskies in the Las Vegas to be a part of Beaver Nation and to be successful for our Bowl. Following the 2013 regular season at Boise State, student-athletes on and off the field.” Smith was a four-year letterman quarterback at Oregon Smith followed head coach Chris Petersen to the University State from 1998 to 2001 and ranks third all-time in school of Washington to serve as the Huskies’ offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. history for total passing yards. In all of Smith’s roles, the offenses he has been associ“I want to thank President Ray and Scott Barnes for their ated with have all ranked high nationally and produced confidence in presenting me this opportunity to return to several well-known players. Oregon State University to be the head coach,” Smith said. “I “Oregon State University is a special place and I have also want to express my gratitude to Coach (Chris) Petersen for providing me a path to realize my dream as a head coach.” many memories of being a part of Beaver Nation,” Smith said. “I played for some of the best coaches I have ever Following Gary Andersen’s departure midway through the 2017 season, the team was led by interim coach Cory been around and learned many of the qualities I have Hall through the remainder of the campaign that saw the utilized in my coaching career.”
Well, it is great to be home.
SPORTS
‘Mr. Wheel Your Girl’ rolls to IM championship Team defeats Lambda Wheelchair A2 in wheelchair basketball final By Stephanie Purkey, Multimedia Contributor
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Outside hitter Haylie Bennet goes for a kill against Oregon on Nov. 23 in Gill.
One and done
Beavers bow out of NCAA tournament with first round loss to NC State By The Baro Staff
Beaver volleyball’s hot season came to an end Friday as they lost to North Carolina State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Oregon State took the match to five sets, but ultimately came up short in the fifth. Set scores were 18-25, 25-19, 21-25, 25-21 and 13-15. “I’m proud of what the team accomplished this year,” head coach Mark Barnard said. “We have had a fantastic 12 months. Twelve months ago, we were sitting at home watching this tournament. That’s a big difference.” Barnard was named the Pac-12 coach of the year last week leading into the matchup. In his second year in charge of the Beaver squad, the team finished the regular season with a record of 21-11, a nine-match improvement from his first year record. “It’s always hard to lose, but today we were beaten by a better team. (NC State) deserved to win. There’s no doubt. They played the way we wanted to play. They didn’t allow us to play that way. We tried as hard as we possibly could. Unfortunately, we just didn’t match up to them physically. ” NC State started the first set with a 13-6 lead, and despite OSU closing the gap to 14-10, the Beavers lost 25-18. Kayla Ellis helped propel the Beavers to a 9-6 lead in the second set, but after NC State brought the gap to 22-19, OSU called a timeout. The Beavers came out of the break to finish off the set 25-19 with kills from Marshall and Haylie Bennett, who recorded five kills in the period. In the third set, OSU and the Wolfpack went back and forth, with the set tied at 15-15 at one point. The runs continued with
NC State scoring a pair and then another 4-0 run. The Beavers answered with three in a row and closed the Wolfpack lead to 22-21, but an NC State timeout effectively settled their squad to take the final three points and take the third set, 25-21. The Beavers came out strong in the fourth set with their season on the line. OSU led throughout the set but never by more than three points until a kill from Shekinah Clarke gave the Beavers a fourpoint lead at 15-11. Still leading 18-14, the Wolfpack inched back to tie the score at 20-20 and again at 21-21. However, the Beavers posted three blocks in the last four points with by Serena Bruin and Maddie Goings and then back-to-back blocks by Kory Cheshire and Bennett secure the fourth set for the Beavers 25-21. In the fifth set, Cheshire and Marshall each served up an ace and Bennett and Bruin added a block to give the Beavers the 8-5 advantage when the teams switched sides of the court. A series of sideouts left OSU ahead 10-7 until the Wolfpack came with another run scoring four in a row to take the lead at 11-10. A kill by Marshall evened things up at 11-11, but again NC State tacked on two to gain the 13-11, which the Beavers were unable to overcome dropping the set 15-13. This was OSU’s first appearance in the NCAA tournament since 2014, and Mark Barnard’s first as the head coach of the Beavers. This also marks the final collegiate match for senior Mary-Kate Marshall, who posted a team-high 19 kills to go with a pair of aces, eight digs and three blocks. It also marks the end of OSU careers for McKenna Hollingsworth and Lanesha Reagan, each of whom suffered seasonending injuries earlier this season.
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Fourteen teams battled for the IM wheelchair basketball championship this fall. As fall term wraps up at Oregon State University and varsity sports are coming to an end, so too are intramurals, and with that comes wheelchair basketball. According to Megan Guilfoyle, the sports programs graduate assistant at Recreational Sports, wheelchair basketball is one of the two unique adaptive intramural sports held every year that give every student the opportunity to be involved in more than just the regular sports they see every day. The season started off with 14 teams. After five rounds of playoffs, including the championship game that took place at Dixon last week, one team now reigns the ultimate victor. With a final score of 31 to 25, Mr. Wheel Your Girl held on to defeat Lambda Wheelchair A2 for this year’s title. Connor Rooney, a second-year student and captain of team Lambda Wheelchair A1—the other Lambda team that was knocked out in the semifinals by Mr. Wheel Your Girl, said his role on the team is to bring spirit and morale. “The sport has definitely brought competition into my life, I’ve never really gotten into any championship games before this, so this is big. I hope to keep it going,” Rooney said. But with every sport, Rooney recognizes this is more than just a game. “It means bringing together guys to have some fun on the courts, play some basketball. There’s lots of sportsmanship which is great and the competition is always fun,” Rooney said. Team player Kyle Leliefeld, a second-year student, said that playing the sport has helped his life in more ways than one.
“It really got me motivated to get a leadership role as like the captain of the team and some confidence on the court,” Leliefeld said. “Last year me and a group of guys just tried it out just for fun basically and ended up really liking it.” According to Rooney, the game is much different than what people are used to with traditional basketball. “Well it’s different from regular basketball because you’re using wheelchairs, obviously, it makes it so you can’t walk at all and you’re using your arm strength for every shot every pass. It makes it a lot more difficult and the flow of the game is completely different, it’s a different strategy completely,” Rooney said. Wheelchair basketball may seem easier than regular basketball, as the teams are required to sit instead of running cross court, but there is much more to that. According to those involved with the sport, the games actually have gotten more intense and competitive throughout the years, becoming more successful and well known each season. “The sport has had its ups and flows throughout the years,” Guilfoyle said. “When it first started we had many teams out here, the past couple of years it’s been wavering about 10 teams per league, this year we actually jacked it up to 14 teams.” Guilfoyle encourages students to get involved in intramural sports even if they’re just on the sidelines supporting. The winter term session for intramural sports includes basketball, bowling, water polo, a soccer tournament and much more. More information on registration will be available at the start of the term.
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Co-rec champions Total Flag Football poses following their overtime victory against Varsity House to close out the fall 2017 intramural flag football season.
Intramural flag football champions crowned Four teams emerge victorious following fall 2017 seasons By Gunnar Boag, Sports Contributor
For the culmination of the 2017 intramural flag football season, teams made their way to Reser Stadium for a cold, crisp night of championship games. The sellout crowds packed the sidelines, hoping to catch a glimpse of the finest flag football talent Oregon State has to offer. The atmosphere was electric. At the end of the regular season, teams with a 2-2 record or better advance to a single-elimination playoff bracket, leaving two teams standing at the end. Those teams would meet in Reser Stadium to compete for their respective division title. The women kicked off championship week in Reser with a showdown between The Ultimate Flag Football Team and Rule #5. Rule #5 opened the the scoring with a 30-yard touchdown run involving three laterals. The Ultimate Flag Football team answered with a 35-yard throw and catch, but would never take the lead in the game. Rule #5, composed of members of the OSU women’s club rugby team, used timely turnovers and a pounding run game to secure a 26-12 victory. Their quarterback, Mel Bristow, threw for two touchdowns and was able to avoid disaster after throwing five interceptions. “I believe that the thing that brought us such success against the other teams were the backward pitches down the field,” team member Addie Miller said. “It’s an uncommon tactic used in football that us rugby players idolize.”
The Men’s championship involved Team Lovos and Bunch of Dudes. Both teams heavily relied on deep passes, picking up large chunks of yards through the air. They would trade scores throughout the first half. Bunch of Dudes came out of halftime ahead 18-13, and used an early interception to build a 24-13 lead late in the third quarter. But Team Lovos wasn’t done yet. After a 50-yard drive, a 1-yard touchdown pass would bring them within one score. Bunch of Dudes got the ball back looking to run out the rest of the time, but their drive stalled out. Team Lovos received the ball from a turnover on downs, and proceeded to go the length of the field in seconds to take a 26-24 lead. Bunch of Dudes would throw an interception on their next play, securing the comeback victory for Team Lovos. Sigma Chi and Varsity House squared off for a chance at the Greek champion title. Varsity House would score first, going 35 yards on their first possession for a touchdown. The game would never be closer than that, as Varsity House used efficient offense and a heady defense to cap off a 40-0 victory. The win marks the second championship in a row for Varsity House, after winning the 2016 title. “The season was a blast,” said wide receiver and team captain Josh Baugh. “We play well together on the field because of our close friendships off the field. We truly want to see each other succeed and it shows in how we play.”
Varsity House would be named All-Campus Champions after a forfeit by Team Lovos. Championship week was capped off with the Co-Rec final, a 39-33 overtime thriller between Varsity House and Total Flag Football Move. A close game from start to finish, both teams would go score-for-score through four quarters. Total Flag Football Move got on the board first with a steady drive and short touchdown pass. Varsity House would answer on their next drive with a 30-yard touchdown pass. The score would be 20-19 at half, in favor of Total Flag Football Move. With less than a minute in the fourth quarter, Varsity House took over down by a touchdown. They would engineer a 40-second touchdown drive to tie the game. With the score 33-33 at the end of regulation, the players were met with overtime. On their second play, Varsity House threw a pass to the corner of the endzone, but was picked off. Total Flag Football Move would win the game with a touchdown, and they did just that with a short pass over the middle to the center. With that, the 2017 flag football season comes to a close. It was just another example of the talent that the Oregon State student body has to offer. As for the off-season, expect daily practices, film sessions, and a lot of strength training as teams prepare for the 2018 season. Or they might just go back to studying.
Beaver women’s basketball closes out play at Maui Classic By The Baro Staff
The No. 19 Oregon State women’s basketball team closed out the Maui Jim Maui Classic with a win over Utah State Saturday evening, as the Beavers topped the Aggies 94-55. “We did a great job of executing this weekend,” said Oregon State head
coach Scott Rueck. “We maintained our intensity the whole time, and adapted well over the course of the two games. Today we were extremely unselfish, and we moved the ball well. When you pass the ball well, you tend to shoot the ball well, and that’s what happened.” Mikayla Pivec led the Beavers with 20 points, four rebounds and four assists on her way to all-tournament honors.
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Marie Gulich joined Pivec on the alltournament team, after going for 17 points and nine rebounds. Freshman Aleah Goodman scored 16 points in the contest and Maddie Washington set a career high with 10 points on 5-for-6 from the floor. Freshman Taya Corosdale finished with nine points, while junior Joanna Grymek ended the evening with nine points.
In their first game against Nevada, the Beavers were able to come away with an 89-49 victory. The team was led by junior Katie Williams who finished the game with 12 points, five rebounds and two assists. The Beavers will return home for six consecutive games before Jan. 1, with the first coming against San Jose State on Dec. 10.
NEWS
Oregon State University Blood Drive Association hosts one of the largest blood drives in the Pacific Northwest and has one of the most populous volunteer bases on campus. OSU has been sponsoring Red Cross blood drives for more than 60 years; once a term, the BDA hosts a blood drive that is located in the MU Ballroom on campus. According to the “Blood Drives at Oregon State University” powerpoint, the creation of the BDA started in 2002 under the efforts of several students, but the first blood drive did not actually occur until fall of 2003. In addition to working with the Red Cross, the BDA’s purpose is to facilitate the publicization of blood drives on the OSU campus (as well as off campus) in order to educate the community on blood donation and collection and reward excellent participation through donating and volunteering. The President of the BDA is Katie Fan, a senior with a double major in biology and international studies. Fan first joined the club as a way to get involved, and she became president after participating in the club for only a few terms. As a way of educating their members about blood donation and collection, they host trivia nights during their meeting times along with other interactive learning games to make the learning process more fun, according to Fan. “We do library candy and flyer passouts, classroom presentations, Greek visits and our big tabling event in the quad to get people to sign up to donate and volunteer,” Fan said. The BDA, had collected 847 pints of blood at the Civil War blood drive a few weeks ago, according to Fan. 57,637 pints of blood have been donated to the BDA in the last 20 years, as claimed by the
American Red Cross. The Vice President of the BDA is Kelsey Scully, a senior with a major in biology. Kelsey also joined the club as a way to get involved, and she with the rest of the BDA do many fun and interactive things to educate the OSU community on blood drives. “We do classroom presentations the week before. We visit Greek houses, and table the week before the drive. We take fliers to businesses and the library and pass them out in classes as well,” Scully said. “In all of these, we announce when and where the drive will be, that you can save up to three lives with one donation and answer individual questions about donating at tabling before the drive, as well as at the drive.” The BDA Publicity and Promotional Officer is Jessica Vo, a junior with a major in bio health sciences with an option in pre-optometry who has been a part of the BDA since her freshman year at OSU. Vo first started out as a Volunteer Coordinator last year in the club and later worked her way up to try other positions. As a Promotional Officer of the BDA, Vo is in charge of all social media, as well as creating buttons stating “Give Blood” and providing props for photobooths that they sometimes have at their events. “I specifically chose to join the Blood Drive because the Red Cross is in constant need of blood that will help people throughout the country and world,“ Vo said. “By hosting blood drives and promoting the event, it is an easy way and place for people to come and donate. Another reason is that I can’t always donate blood myself, so I feel like this is still a great way to be involved in the process.”
Provost’s Literary Prize
$500 AWARD
AND PUBLICATION ON CAMPUS
Ed Feser, Provost and Executive Vice President, requests submissions to the 30th Annual Provost’s Literary Prize for undergraduates at OSU. The prize consists of an award of $500 and publication for on-campus distribution. Rules. The literary work may be fiction, poetry, drama, or creative nonfiction written for a general audience. The prize is open to currently enrolled undergraduate students at Oregon State University who may submit their own work or have work nominated by faculty members. Submissions must be the student’s original work, typed, no longer than 14 double-spaced pages for prose or drama, or eight manuscript pages for poetry, and include full name, year in school, current mailing address, phone number, and student I.D. number of the author. Deadline. Submit work to Prof. Keith Scribner, Chair of the Provost’s Literary Prize Committee - School of Writing, Literature, and Film main office, Moreland 238 - by 5 pm, Tuesday, February 20, 2018. Announcement. The Provost will announce the winner in May.
Submitting letters to the editor Letters to the editor are welcomed and will be printed on a first-received basis. Letters must be 300 words or fewer and include the author’s signature, academic major, class standing or job title, department name and phone number. Authors of e-mailed letters will receive a reply for the purpose of verification. Letters are subject to editing for space and clarity. The Baro reserves the right to refuse publication of any submissions. Each reader will be allowed one published letter per month.
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LIFE
Canadian R&B singer climbs up billboard charts Daniel Caesar subverts pop music expectations, thousands of online views By Genesis Hansen, Columnist With the globalization of the 21st willing and able to put in the time century, it is now easier than ever to and effort it takes to develop the love rise to fame with the click of a button. within the relationship. Ashton Simmonds, better known We see this more clearly in the as Daniel Caesar, is a 23-year-old passage, “My blue jeans will last me Canadian rhythm and blues singer, all my life.” As any good lyricist who started sharing his work via knows, these words mean more than online mediums like SoundCloud, the direct meaning. YouTube and Spotify. Steven Zielke is the Patricia Valian “(Toronto artists) are bringing Research professor of music, the real things regular people experiassociate director of School Arts and ence,” Daniel said in an interview Communications and the director of with BuzzFeed’s Tanya Chen. “Not just choral studies at OSU. goons. That’s why people mess with it.” “Relating love to Japanese With rising prominence in America, Denim jeans creates a feeling of he recently released an album in eternal casualness, a comfortable August called “Freudian”. This album relationship,” Zielke said. bumped him up to the 25th spot on Since jeans are typically worn in the Billboard 200, and contains one a casual setting, we can understand of his more popular pieces called that Caesar is relaxed and feels at ease “Get You”. with his love. He has 3.54k plays on SoundCloud, In the first few lines of the song we and 8,285,595 see a juxviews on taposition YouTube. of things Soul in Stereo he will and describes the will not do, album as “pretwe sense ty mature song the gravity writing from of imporan artist who is tance that still finding his this pervoice.” son has in Caesar Caesar’s released a song life. The called “Japanese lyrics read,“ Steven Zielke Denim” last year I don’t like on Apple Music. to drink, I Patricia Valian Research “His breakdon’t like OSU professor of music out single ‘Get to think You’ amassed f*** that, over 10 milwoahhh. lion streams But I’ll on Apple Music since its October ponder you.” 2016 release,” according to This passage shows that Caesar Forbes Magazine. is accustomed to denying reality Born in Toronto, Canada, Caesar felt and running away from situations in empowered by Drake and influenced which he must be engaged, but in the by Chance the Rapper. instance of this individual, he accepts Ryan Biesack is an instructor of the reality that love has placed him music at Oregon State University. He in, and embraces his feelings warmly. is the director of Jazz ensembles and Zielke doesn’t actively search for also teaches drum lessons and history new music and tends to listen to of pop music classes. classic rock music like The Sticks, “Daniel paints a picture of mixed Foreigner and Kansas. But that didn’t emotion throughout the song stop him from finding a connection and doesn’t sound contrived or with Japanese Denim. clever, it just sounds sincere and “His song is relevant to my life autobiographical,” Biesack said. now,” Zielke said. Japanese denim is a selvedge mateLove has this tendency to change rial used to make jeans that can litersome aspect of who we are. ally last a lifetime, due to the way it’s “Like Tom York from Radiohead, woven. This fabric is carefully crafted [Caesar’s] music is accessible and takes artistic detail and patience. to everyone in his audience,” By alluding his feelings of his lover Zielke said. to this fabric, he is stating that he is Caesar doesn’t seem to be any
Relating love to Japanese denim jeans creates a feeling of eternal casualness, a comfortable relationship.
exception to the trials of love, which is comforting to those who have shared his experience. Jason Kummerman is the president of the OSU Outspoken male acapella group. “The tone of his songs are very soft-spoken in conjunction with the romantic attitude he displays,” Kummerman said in an email. Caesar not only possesses the artistic skill of lyrical grace, he also makes his music accessible to his listeners by playing with traditional conventions. “Swing tone subverts the pop music expectation,” Zielke said. This subversion adds a different thread of artistic value to his work. “The way he uses gospel music keeps the tradition of R&B, and maintains it’s a classical music form,” said Zielke. “[Daniel] infuses a swing music groove with simple instruments. It makes the song timeless and creates an old-school feeling.” “Japanese Denim” is a significant song because it contains dualities. For instance, there are sections of the song that follow traditional swing instruments and deliver a groove to the song. There are also sections of the song that deflate the instrumental volume and isolate the sound of the song. “Stripping the music down to just the voice and the rhythm is a technique that changes the density of the song to amplify the lyrical message,” Biesack said. Caesar’s style may not be original, but his twist on R&B conventions is refreshing in modern music. “Japanese Denim has lyrics that are dynamically involved with his emotions and thoughts, and with what he wants romantically,” Kummerman said in an email. Kummerman refers to Caesar, in this song in particular, as a combination of Khalid, Chance the Rapper and Frank Ocean, for he embodies a “modern blues” vibe. ”Releasing music on the internet takes away the middle man, allowing fans to actively participate in music,” Biesack said. Thanks to the internet boom of the 21st century, artists like Daniel Caesar are more accessible to listeners around the world. FROM CREATIVE COMMONS
Daniel Caesar performs on stage at “The Come Up Show.” Caesar is a Canadian R&B singer that became famous through posting his material on online platforms like SoundCloud, Youtube and Spotify. Some of his major hits include “Get You,” “Japanese Denim” and “Best Part.” 14 • DAILYBAROMETER.COM • WEEK OF MONDAY, DEC. 4, 2017
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Alan Herlihy, a senior research professor associated with the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife works in the EPA Continued from page 4 with wetland researchers to turn raw data in the intertidal zone between high tide into meaningful analysis. and low tide throughout the tropics. These “I do epidemiology for stream health are the nurseries of the seas, as we say,” instead of human health,” Herlihy said. “A Kauffman said. “They provide anywhere lot of what we do is like telling you, ‘Don’t between 35 and 85 percent of the commer- smoke or your risk of getting lung cancer will cial fish species in the tropics. They spend increase,’ but for streams.” part of their life in the mangroves. So we Herlihy uses statistical analysis software lose the mangroves, we lose the fisheries and to store, analyze and interpret data from therefore the sustainability of many coastal wetland researchers to answer questions and communities.” monitor health. According to Herlihy, one One aspect that Kauffman and Janousek initial challenge before conducting research collaborate on is the effects of climate is defining the boundaries of the study. change on wetland ecosystems. Climate “Where do you sample, what do you change has affected wetland ecosystems by sample, how often do you have to samincreased carbon levels and temperatures, ple?” Herlihy said. “Once you pick your according to Janousek. random set of lakes, there’s a whole lot “They are not directly related, but it’s of research questions.” another big project I’ve working on started In an age of advanced communications, recently. It’s based in the Pacific Northwest,” collaboration between researchers, stakeJanousek said. “Our goal is to understand holders and citizens is becoming more acceshow much carbon these lands are sequestersible. According ing or holding. to Herlihy, the This is related to EPA collaborates climate change with OSU to in that these share informaOur goal is to understand the habitats could tion and develbe valuable whole coast of the western op strategies. ways to reduce Collaborative U.S. from southern California additional processes in atmospheric to Washington to understand STEM projects carbon.” have shown to Sequestering, climate change impacts to improve the or taking in carthe size and composition of overall process, bon, is one of according to the leading coastal marshes. Janousek. ser vices for combating cli“I enjoy the Christopher Janousek mate change. collaboraDepartment of Fisheries and According to tive process Kauffman. The because we Wildlife researcher global average have researchof carbon as of ers from a variety of backgrounds, which October 2017 was 403.64 ppm (parts per I think always improves the quality of the million), showing an increase of 2.07 ppm project,” Janousek said. “In the carbon projsince October 2016, according to the Mauna ect in particular, we’re trying to work with Loa Observatory, an NOAA-designated atmo- policy managers and stakeholders to share spheric observatory. information. Hopefully they can develop Mangrove wetlands are important for ways to manage these resources using this conservation in terms of climate change, information.” according to Kauffman. Compared to other Citizens can do their part to reduce their global forest ecosystems, mangrove wetlands carbon footprint and conserve local, national have among the highest carbon storage, and and global wetlands through ways such as when they are deforested, aboveground being mindful of where their food comes and soil carbon are lost as greenhouse gas from, according to Kauffman. For instance, emissions. The emissions from mangrove one cause of the loss of mangroves is deforestation is among the highest of any land use on earth. Additionally, the high rates converting the land into shrimp ponds. of mangrove wetland deforestation, due to Actions such as this not only destroy the their proximity to coastlines and people, lead habitat, but eliminate positive ecosystem to a loss of many other important ecosystem services, Kauffman added. “And we have found that probably, in services, Kauffman added. terms of a carbon footprint, there’s nothOverall, mangrove wetlands aid in slowing rates of climate change, protect communi- ing in this planet you could put in your ties from storm surges during hurricanes, mouth that has a higher carbon footprint maintain fishery resources and are critical for than shrimp from a shrimp pond from a water detoxification, according to Kauffman. mangrove,” Kauffman said. According to Kauffman, one pound of “They’re also not only the nurseries of the sea, we call them the kidneys of the land- shrimp creates over 1,700 pounds of CO2 scape because they really do have an impor- through loss of mangroves alone. “What we do in our everyday lives, the tant role in water purification,” Kauffman said. “They take the toxins out of the waters and choices we make with the food, you know, provide clean water then for the seagrass and thinking globally and eating locally maybe coral reefs offshore.” would be one way (to minimize carbon Researchers can define the parameters footprints),” Kauffman said. “The other one is of a healthy system by comparing data to just being aware of our actions. Where does national standards. These standards are our food, clothing products our sources of defined by governmental agencies such as energy, even our paper products, come from? the Environmental Protection Agency. 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