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MONDAY, JUNE 5 Beautiful Science, Useful Art: Data Visualization Through History Hosted in room 121 of the Valley Library, this workshop will analyze the rare book collections of the Special Collections and Archives Research Center, exploring the history of data visualization. This event takes place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
TUESDAY, JUNE 6 OSU Low Brass Studio Ensembles The chamber ensembles from the OSU low-brass studios present a year-end recital in room 303 in Benton Hall at 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7 Biochemistry and biophysics seminar series
Speaker Michael Parra will be presenting the seminar “The influence of Structural Diversity on Chromatin Dynamics” in the Agricultural and Life Sciences building room 4001 from 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Fourth Annual CIA (Chemistry is Awesome) Party
The Chemistry Department is presenting this party to change the public’s perception that chemistry is hard and boring. Current students who have ever taken a chemistry class, as well as faculty, staff and alumni, are invited to attend. The party will be held in Gilbert Hall room 153.
FRIDAY, JUNE 9 LFA Seminar Series
The Oregon State University Sesquicentennial Oral History Profect is the largest oral history initiative ever undertaken at OSU. This presentation will explain the origins of the project and how it evolved over time. Held by Senior Faculty Research Assistant Chris Peterson, this series will be held in the Willamette East and West seminar rooms of the Valley Library from
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An OSU student poses in a helmet with a mock-up of an X-ray revealing the brain. The OSU Alumni Association partnered with the Alzheimer’s Association to play in a flag football game to raise awareness of the effects Alzheimer’s disease has on the brain.
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SATURDAY, JUNE 10 This work party and free writing workshop will feature award-winning writer and humorist Michael Branch. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., attendees will work on trail maintenance, riparian habitat restoration and other manual tasks. After lunch, participants will gather for a free writing workshop from 2-5 p.m. This event will be held at the Cabin at Shotpouch Creek.
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By Joe Wolf, News Contributor What began with farewells ended with a look toward the future, as over two dozen new members of the Associated Students of Oregon State University were sworn into office, including the president and vice president. While the official end of the previous presidential administration’s term was June 1 at noon, the ceremonial transfer of power took place on June 2 in the Memorial Union Lounge. Beyond the 2017-18 president, vice president, speaker of the house and student fees chair, members of the ASOSU Cabinet, Senate, House of Representatives, Judicial Council and Student Fees Committee were sworn in by next year’s leadership team. After speeches from outgoing President Rachel Grisham and Vice President Brett Morgan highlighting their biggest accomplishments in office—a restructured-shared governance agreement with the university administration, the articulation of a Student Bill of Rights and the expansion of the ASOSU Office of Advocacy—incoming President Simon Brundage and Vice President Radhika Shah promised to represent all students and work to make ASOSU as accessible as possible. According to Brundage, a junior studying
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2017-18 Vice President Radhika Shah makes a speech after being sworn in at the inauguration.
radiation health physics, the inauguration was an emotional experience for him. “(I felt) exhilarated,” Brundage said. “Nervous, but at the same time and perhaps paradoxically, confident.” Brundage’s vice president, Radhika Shah, is a second-year environmental sciences major entering her first role in student government. According to Shah, she had felt overwhelmed by all that was left to do in the transition, but the team she and Brundage have assembled gives her confidence for the future. Despite their optimism for the year ahead, Oregon State and the state of Oregon’s budget deficits may prove to be challenges for the new administration, according to Brundage. “You can say college affordability in your platform, but realistically college affordability is the same as being fiscally responsible, and so we’re going to have a fiscally responsible administration, but it’s going to have to be an incremental approach to resolving the issues of today,” Brundage said. To better prepare the new president and vice president for the challenges ahead, the ASOSU elections were held in winter term instead of spring term as in years past. “I’m very thankful for the transition that we had, Brett and Rachel were fantastic,”Brundage said. “We also got a lot of insight from Josh Kaufman, the speaker of the house, and it really turned into a very productive transition period and I feel like now that we’re in office, we’re going to have a very productive summer and hopefully be able to get a lot of things on the agenda.” Kaufman, along with Grisham and Morgan, ended his time in office at the June 2 inauguration. As Peter Halajian, an agricultural sciences major, takes over as speaker of the house, Kaufman will join the ASOSU Judicial Council for next year. “It’s hard to walk away from that, but it’s also nice to regain a certain degree of freedom, and to know that I’m a stronger person for having gone through the experience,” Kaufman said in an email. “I hope that any student reading this will consider getting involved in ASOSU. It’s an organization that has changed my life for the better.”
For students looking to get involved within student government next year, during their campaign and in their speeches at the inauguration, Brundage and Shah highlighted transparency and accessibility as important themes for their administration. “I think while information is out in the open, students don’t necessarily know where to look or there’s an oversaturation of information, and so we want to work on updating the website this summer,” Shah said. “Within the office our chief of staff is going to do a great job making sure that our atmosphere with everyone is inclusive.” With their variety of goals and campaign promises, having an effective, productive and scandalfree term in office is the legacy the pair wants to leave, according to Brundage. “I wrote a bill to improve the strictness of Congressional attendance regulation, so now they have more incentive to be there, basically,” Brundage said. “So now, hopefully, we can increase legislative efficiency by ensuring that representatives and senators are there more often.” According to former President Grisham, in her four years in ASOSU and her final year as the most visible member of the organization, she tried as much as possible to not assume what concerns and issues students wanted to see addressed. “The most important thing to me this whole year has been serving students as authentically as we could, and not just assuming what people needed, but trying to remember to constantly check in with folks about what it is they are feeling and experiencing and needing, because when you get into a position like this you don’t live a normal student life anymore,” Grisham said. The Grisham-Morgan ticket led as a team and the incoming pair intends to carry on this tradition, according to Shah. “I 100 percent trust Simon, I 100 percent think that we balance each other out in every way possible and that we tell each other everything. We’re friends before we’re president and vice president, and I definitely see that continuing in our administration,” Shah said.
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Alumni Civil War OSU Alumni Association supports Alzheimer’s Association fundraiser By Katie Darke, News Contributor
More than five million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s. The disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S., and deaths due to Alzheimer’s increased by 89 percent between 2000 and 2014. By 2050, the number of Americans living with Alzheimer’s could rise as high as 16 million, according the Alzheimer’s Association. Because of the large impact of Alzheimer’s disease, the Alzheimer’s Association strives to raise awareness and funds for resources and research. The Alzheimer’s Association Oregon Chapter held a flag football game in Portland on June 3, kicking off the organization’s Alzheimer’s Awareness month. During this month, the Alzheimer’s Association raises awareness in a variety of ways, including their“Go Purple”campaign in which participants can wear purple, change their Facebook profile and share their story to spread awareness for Alzheimer’s. The flag football game—centered on the age-old rivalry of Oregon State University and University of Oregon—is part of the Alzheimer’s Association’s RivALZ fundraising campaign, and also serves to raise awareness about the disease and the efforts of the Alzheimer’s Awareness organization. According to the OSU team captain, Erica Knepper, networking and raising awareness are goals the OSU team strive toward so the fundraiser can continue to grow. Raising as much money as they can to support the cause is also an important and primary focus of the team. “It’s just an added bonus if we win,” Knepper said. The RivALZ fundraiser’s growth has been evident, according to Matt Gibson, a RivALZ organizer and staff head for the Alzheimer’s Association Oregon Chapter. RivALZ began in Washington, D.C. in 2005 and has since spread to more than 40 cities nationwide. The fundraiser held its second Portland game this year. Support from the community is an important part of the fundraiser, according to Knepper. The OSU Alumni Association was the first of the two teams participating in the RivALZ game to show their support. “It’s great to have that connection with the school,” Knepper said. According to Suzanne Phillips, OSUAA regional network director and alumni diver-
sity coordinator, the organization provides giveaways to the OSU RivALZ team, in addition to highlighting the opportunity to get involved in regional newsletters. “We feel it is important to support our alumni when they are representing OSU in their local communities or supporting causes where there is an OSU connection,” Phillips said. “Much like other rivalry opportunities hosted in the Portland COURTESY OF THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION OREGON CHAPTER metro area, we find that we can connect with (BOTH) Two all-women teams of OSU and U of O alumni and fans play a game alumni, students and families in ways we might not otherwise, and it helps to offer more diverse of flag football to raise awareness and funds for the Alzheimer’s Association programming options for Beavers to connect during the organization’s Alzheimer’s Awareness month. The game plays on the rivalry between Ducks and Beavers to get more people interested in the cause. with fellow Beavers.” According to Gibson, the RivALZ fundraiser is growing, but still needs support to continue paign is not a gender exclusive event, how- ness serves a large role in ensuring quality of life for raising awareness and funds for the cure of ever. Many men are also involved in coaching or people with Alzheimer’s. “It is important to bring awareness to the disAlzheimer’s. The campaign welcomes dona- helping players fundraise. The community of her all-women team, ease but also bring awareness to how you care for tions for an individual player or the event as a whole. Donations drive research dollars for better though, is a meaningful aspect of the fundraiser, someone with Alzheimer’s,” Knepper said. “They can live a full life.” chances of finding a cure. However, if no cure is according to Anderson. “It’s a fun bonding opportunity,”Anderson said. found, management of the disease is the costliest, According to Knepper, she is affected both “I appreciate the value of women going through professionally and personally by Alzheimer’s and only, option. the same issues togeth- disease. Knepper works as the director of Nursing “Our hope is that er and having that tapping into the long Services and In-Home Care Administrator for Rose group for support and standing Duck vs. Villa Senior Living in Portland, Ore. motivation.” Beaver rivalry will tap “I enjoy meeting (those who have Alzheimer’s) It is important to bring Anderson’s grandinto people’s competiwhere they are and helping them live out their father passed away awareness to the tive spirit,” Gibson said. from Alzheimer’s lives to the fullest,” Knepper said. The teams in the flag disease but also bring In addition to working closely with residents when she was a baby. football game are comAccording to Anderson, with Alzheimer’s, Knepper experienced the awareness to how you prised of all women, a the disease runs in care and deaths of two family members with deliberate move made care for someone with her family and could Alzheimer’s—her grandmother and the grandfaby the Alzheimer’s Alzheimer’s. even be a possibility ther of her children. According to Knepper, though Association meant her family was able to care for her grandmother for her mother. to highlight the ways Erica Knepper “I would have liked to at home, her children’s grandfather suffered from in which Alzheimer’s have known my grand- drastic personality changes, making care difficult disease disproportionOSU Team Captain pa,” Anderson said. and the situation a tough one to bear. ately affects women According to over men, according This fundraiser is a great way to inform Anderson, these person- the community about these issues of care, to Knepper. Almost two-thirds of those living with al reasons motivate her to take part in the RivALZ flag according to Knepper. Alzheimer’s are women, according to the football game and fundraising campaign in order “It brings a great deal of recognition to Alzheimer’s Association. The disease also impacts to spread awareness. Alzheimer’s for all different types of people in “People don’t realize how many older people caregivers significantly—a majority of which the community,” Knepper said. “(It) lets more than are affected by this disease,” Anderson said. are also women. just healthcare workers know about the issue.” According to Gibson, another important aspect “It makes a prominent and profound statement Whether motivated by personal reasons or by having women play a sport predominantly of raising awareness is erasing stigma. the importance of the cause, there are many “For years and years there have been sucplayed by men,” Knepper said. According to Casey Anderson, a player for cessful public campaigns for things like AIDS, ways in which people can participate in the OSU team, the RivALZ fundraising cam- diabetes and cancer to end stigma and raise the RivALZ campaign. “(RivALZ) is an awesome opportunity for everyawareness,” Gibson said. However, addressing Alzheimer’s can become one to be involved in and we’re always looking for new players,” Anderson said. complicated by stigma, according to Gibson. The Alzheimer’s Association offers many “People thought for years and years that memory loss and confusion were normal parts other ways to get involved during Alzheimer’s of aging,” Gibson said. “They’re not. Alzheimer’s Awareness month, including in “The Longest is a brain disease. It robs someone of who they Day,” a fundraising event on June 21, 2017. are—their personality. It can be difficult to talk Simple steps to spread awareness, such as sharabout in families because of the stigma.” ing a Facebook post, are also available and can According to Gibson, one way to end this stig- be found online at the Alzheimer’s Association ma is by getting younger communities involved. website, along with resources for and information “It can be difficult to engage young audiences about Alzheimer’s disease. with this disease because it seems like a disease Use a QR code that only affects older people,” Gibson said. reader or Snapchat “But these are our grandparents, our parents, for more inforamtion and if we don’t find a cure, then it will be the regarding the 10 younger generation’s disease.” early warning signs for Alzheimer’s In addition to letting more people know about Disease. the disease and erasing its stigmas, spreading aware-
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From Left: Jessica DuPont, OSU Ecampus director of marketing, discusses the OSU partnership with Peet’s Coffee and Tea, with Lisa Templeton, OSU Ecampus associate provost. OSU is the exclusive provider for the “Peetnik Pathway to College Program.”
‘Peetniks’ will earn degrees while serving coffee OSU announces exclusive scholarship collaboration with Peet’s Coffee and Tea By Jessica Boyd, Practicum Contributor The smell of fresh-brewed coffee fills the air as the door opens, and friendly workers are hard at work behind the bar. The cozy shop is filled with customers, adding to the welcoming atmosphere. An Oregon State University poster hangs on the wall at the local Peet’s Coffee and Tea bar promoting the “Peetnik Pathway to College Program.” On May 9, Oregon State University announced a new, exclusive collaboration with Peet’s Coffee. The “Peetnik Pathway to College Program” gives Peet’s employees the opportunity to gain a college education. According to the Peet’s Coffee and Tea website, the company was founded in 1966 and has spread across the nation. Peet’s Coffee now has roughly 5,000 employees and about 270 coffee bars around the country, according to Jessica DuPont, OSU Ecampus director of marketing. According to Lisa Templeton, OSU Ecampus associate provost, Peet’s recognized a need for higher education for their employees after they noticed some of their workers, or “Peetniks” as the company refers to them, would leave the company to pursue an education. Their goal is to better their employees with this opportunity. “They were very interested in our retail management track, which we’re developing with the College of Business. People who start off in Peet’s retail shops could earn this degree and potentially get promoted and stay at the company. It was a real win-win,” Templeton said. “They felt like they could educate their workforce which was important to them, and
create ways to retain and advance employees and that really matches what we do.” Over the last year, OSU and Peet’s Coffee have worked together to create this program, according to DuPont. OSU is the exclusive provider for this program. “They were looking for a quality provider in online education for their employees,” DuPont said. “That was really exciting because they basically picked us and had done their research and looked at other universities and other models and were really impressed with the quality and the rigor of the instruction and our institution as well.” The Peetnik Pathway to College Program is a tuition reimbursement plan. “Peetniks”can get reimbursed a significant amount of money for taking online courses through OSU, according to Jane Marvin, senior vice president of people and culture at Peet’s Coffee. “Peet’s will reimburse each eligible employee up to $5,250 in tuition and fees annually,” Marvin said in an email. “This means that our Peet’s employees can pay as little as $15 per credit. That’s pretty incredible when you think about what a degree costs today in other places.” For a Peetnik to qualify for this program, they need is to be pursuing a first-time bachelor’s degree and be working for Peet’s Coffee, according to Marvin. “We are very excited to be launching this program that has the potential to change lives and provide career advancement possibilities for our 5,000 Peetniks across the country,” Marvin said in an email. “All benefits-eligible
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Student employee Jonathan Gonzalez makes a drink for a customer at Peet’s Coffee and Tea on OSU’s campus. Peet’s Coffee and Tea refers to employees as ‘Peetniks.’ Peet’s Coffee employees (21+ hours per week) who meet the program’s registration requirements and who do not already have an undergraduate degree are eligible for the program.” According to Templeton, Peetniks also need to meet OSU requirements to be a part of the program. “They have to meet the exact same criteria that any OSU student would have to,” Templeton said. “So they go through the exact same application, admissions and financial aid process. They are treated just like any other prospective OSU student.” Peetniks can study a range of degrees through OSU online. OSU offers a variety of classes within 20 different degree programs, according to Templeton. “We want to grow enrollment in our online degree programs as a university, so this is a strategy to help us grow,” Templeton said. “(Peet’s is) interested in offering their employees access to a variety of different degree programs, but the business administration, is very exciting for Peet’s because, again, one of their hopes is that their employees then would be able to advance and grow within their business.” In a short amount of time since the launch, many Peetniks have shown interest in the program. According to DuPont, OSU Ecampus has received over 100 inquiries from Peetniks across the nation. According to Marvin, Peet’s Coffee has high expectations for the future of the program. “We hope to produce hundreds in the first few years of the program with a myriad
of college graduates from coast to coast who otherwise may not have the opportunity to pursue a college degree,” Marvin said in an email. According to DuPont, OSU has been able to use this as a marketing tool to further the public’s interest in the university. “I think one of the exciting parts for us is that with those 270 locations around the country. They have agreed to put different postcards, posters in the store about this opportunity, so it’s a great way to further the brand and the awareness of this institution in all of those different locations,” DuPont said. “In California, especially, they have a large concentration, in Chicago, Boston and D.C. as well. So we’re excited about just being able to leverage the Oregon State name and access to an OSU education through this collaboration with Peet’s. I think that’s a really exciting portion of it.” OSU, as a community, is excited about this collaboration as well, according to Templeton. “Our mission is to provide educational access to learners worldwide,” Templeton said. “We serve many campus-based students, but we really do focus on reaching out to adult learners, place-bound adults, working adults, parents, people who can’t get to Corvallis for an 8 a.m. class on a Tuesday. So this collaboration is helping us with our mission to provide access to a high-quality education.” For more information and inquiries visit Peetnik Pathway to College Program on the OSU website.
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College Student Services Administration master’s degree comes to OSU Ecampus Program focuses on working in higher education, provides emphasis on social justice By Erin Dose, News Contributor
College can be a chaotic and difficult time for students. Some seek help throughout their undergraduate years from instructors and administrators. These students may be so inspired by these influences that they decide to attend graduate school and become one of them. This decision may be easier than ever with the College Student Services Administration master’s degree at OSU. This master’s degree of education is specialized for those interested in working in higher education, and provides a focus on social justice. The CSSA degree is becoming an Ecampusaccessible program beginning fall term 2017. The degree places a large emphasis on social justice. Ali Duerfeldt, the OSU summer session marketing program manager, completed the degree at OSU. “I think the CSSA program stands out because it is so rooted in social justice. That was something that was really important to me,” Duerfeldt said. According to Lisa Templeton, the associate provost for OSU Ecampus, the social justice aspect of CSSA is unique. “This group of learners will gain the knowledge and tools needed to successfully deliver accessible and equitable student services programs, promote learning and facilitate community development in higher education settings,” Templeton said in an email. Jacqueline Balzer is the program coordinator for the new online program. “CSSA provides the breadth and depth of knowledge, skills and perspectives essential for the student affairs professional,” Balzer said in an email. “The CSSA experience is rooted
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to social justice.” Balzer built a career working in student affairs after completing the degree at OSU in 1992. “I have been working in the field of student affairs for over 30 years and I love it,” Balzer said in an email. “I have enjoyed almost every minute of my career.” As for Duerfeldt, she decided to pursue the CSSA degree while she was an undergrad. “When I was an undergrad, I had a lot of amazing mentors and individuals who I had the opportunity to work with on my road to graduation,” Duerfeldt said. “And that sparked a passion in me and I wanted to facilitate those opportunities for students.” Duerfeldt took the CSSA classes on campus. “I think that this degree is going to be more accessible to working professionals across the U.S. or internationally,” Duerfeldt said. “This degree is taught by renowned faculty and practitioners. They’re going to be able to give their expertise. It’s facilitated through OSU Ecampus, which is a national leader in online education.” While the online degree will differ in some ways from the on-campus one, the objectives will be the same, according to Templeton. “All Ecampus degree programs and courses have identical learning outcomes as OSU’s on-campus degree programs, so there is no difference in the time commitment for Ecampus students and on-campus students,” Templeton said in an email. “The future is providing more options, including partially or fully-online programs, so learners can choose what
works best for them.” Balzer will teach the online version of the degree. “This fall with be my first time to teach online, and I am very excited,” Balzer said in an email. “The Ecampus staff is great and they have been preparing instructors and supporting the online curriculum development.” Shannon Riggs, the OSU Ecampus director of course development and training, said in an email that the process of creating an online degree takes two years. “Faculty members are paired with Ecampus instructional designers to design and develop their online courses. The Ecampus instructional designers help guide faculty through a required training called the ‘Developing an Online Course Workshop,’ which is a six-week online training,” Riggs said in an email. According to Riggs, the instructors have their course plans drawn out by the end of the program. “Once the training is complete, the faculty members continue to work with their instructional designers, who also bring in other team members from Ecampus as needed,” Riggs said in an email. “Students in online courses should expect to engage with the content, with other students and with faculty, all in active ways.” For more information on the CSSA degree, visit the Liberal Arts webpage on OSU’s website. For more information on Ecampus degrees and options, visit the Ecampus webpage on OSU’s website.
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Oregon State University addresses power outages on campus University developing an Electrical Energy Sustainability Plan focused on reliability, safety, efficiency By Garrett Taylor, Practicum Contributor It is an early-morning chemistry lab and barely anyone is awake. You are finally in the middle of your assignment for the day when suddenly the room goes dark. The students around you nervously look to one another. The power is out. Class is canceled. Your schoolwork will have to wait. Over the past year, several power outages have affected the Oregon State University campus. In an email sent to the entire OSU student body on May 30, the university acknowledged that these power outages are more than just a minor inconvenience to many students. The most recent outage was on May 11 and affected 20 buildings on campus, according to Steve Clark, OSU vice president of university relations and marketing. According to Clark, OSU is served by a private utilities company called Pacific Power, so when a problem happens with Pacific Power it usually affects OSU as well. The May 11 outage was caused by an equipment issue at a substation on 26th Street and Grant Street, affecting 3,000 customers in addition to campus. “One issue is the high ground water present in the Corvallis area and the problems that occur when water from heavy rainfall enters power substation vaults. We have worked with Pacific Power to improve systems to pump out these waters, but sometimes the influx of water due to heavy rainfall is overwhelming,” Clark said in an email. According to Tom Gauntt, a Pacific Power
media spokesperson, some of the power outages in the past year were heavily influenced by the weather. Pacific Power is also doing what they can to limit these kinds of outages and the disturbances they cause. “We plan to install sump pumps to pump the water out of the substations,” Gauntt said. According to Gauntt, a sump pump is an automatic pump that senses when water levels get too high and subsequently pumps the water out of the station. When an outage happens, OSU works directly with Oregon State Facilities Services to find out everything they can about the outage and what can be done about it, according to Clark. “Those crews work to forecast the expected duration of the outage, and we immediately communicate to students, faculty and staff the outage and its expected duration by e-mails, social media and updates on the OSU Home Page,” Clark said in an email. Many of the cancelled classes had projects, assignments, lectures and even midterms cancelled and pushed back to later dates, according to Clark. “Power outages are not something we want to occur as they provide interruption to the typical operation and safety of the campus, including teaching, research, and other operations, including our residence halls,” Clark said in an email. According to Clark, many labs and research areas have backup power generators so that
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A Pacific Power warning sign hangs on a fence. Pacific Power is the company responsible for serving Oregon State University’s power needs. valuable research is not ruined and potentially dangerous materials released. “In response we continue to expand back-up power generating systems for campus buildings and make improvements when problems with on-campus power grid facilities are identified,” Clark said in an email. David Baugh is a third-year applied computer science major and was supposed to have a class, CS 381: Programming Language Fundamentals, in Gilbert Hall. “We were supposed to have a midterm and we got an email from the professor rescheduling the midterm,” Baugh said. For Baugh, the cancellation led to the rescheduling of a midterm and the whole class over the next two weeks. Kevin McGill is a fifth-year mechanical
engineering student who also had a cancelled class, ME 499: Welding and Metallurgy, in Kearney Hall. “Homework was still due that day since it was due online,” McGill said. McGill said that study sessions for the following midterm were cancelled, possibly affecting the scores that would follow. Pacific Power and OSU are working together to solve these problems, including a planned power outage on June 18 in order to study and fix any problems that may lie in the power grid in the university, according to Gauntt. “We continue to expand our notification systems to best and immediately inform our students and employees when a problem occurs,” Clark said in an email.
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Aminé, Marc E. Bassy, Smallpools, GRIM play at annual OSU concert By The Baro Staff
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Big, white tents, food carts and a stage equipped with speakers loud enough for thousands of people to hear graced the Memorial Union Quad. People lined the sidewalk from the MU Quad to the Student Experience Center Plaza, where tickets were still being sold for the annual event: DAM JAM. On Saturday, June 3 at 6 p.m., OSU hosted DAM JAM, a concert open to students and community members. Prior to the event, nonstudent tickets were sold out, according to the event Facebook page. However, student tickets were still available for purchase, according to Zach Simmons, a music and concerts coordinator for the OSU Program Council. Although the exact total attendance of the event is unknown, around 7,000 plus students and nonstudents attended. During the event, four musical artists performed: Marc E. Bassy, Smallpools, GRIM and headliner Aminé. “We LOVED Aminé coming. He put on a great show and we were super excited he played new music,” Simmons said in a Facebook message. “We also were super happy the students loved Marc E. Bassy and Smallpools and GRIM performances as well!” According to Simmons, many differences between this year’s DAM JAM compared to previous years were present. Such differences included the artist lineup, overall event rules and the infrastructure of the event. “Even amongst all these changes, the student body responded really well to the event and thousands of students had a blast,” Simmons said via email. Also during the event, an attendee, Kai Lewers, was invited on stage under the rouse of being a contest winner. Lewers’ girlfriend, Kelsey Visser, joined him on stage. Lewers took the microphone, revealing to Visser that he hadn’t actually won anything, and knelt down on one knee. Lewers then proposed to Visser, who immediately said, “Yes.” At approximately 10:30 p.m., DAM JAM came to an end as Aminé closed his set and the crowd dispersed.
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Beavers Baseball sweeps the Corvallis Regional, advances to the Super Regional By Brian Rathbone, News/Sports Chief and Mitchell Monge, Multimedia Contributor
If there was any doubt who the best college baseball team in the country was entering the postseason was, Oregon State put all the questions to rest with a dominant showing to advance one step closer to a trip to Omaha. The top-seeded Beavers swept their regional by beating Holy Cross, then knocking off Yale 8-1 to win the Corvallis Regional. The Beavers not only advanced out of the regional round for the first time since 2013—the last time they played in the College World Series—they steamrolled the competition, outscoring their opponents 27-3 in three games. Oregon State trailed for half an inning throughout the regional, falling behind Yale 1-0 in the first inning Sunday. The Beavers would immediately respond in their half of the first, and tack on eight more runs to clinch the win. Yale’s head coach, John Stuper, perfectly summed up what it’s like to face a team who is on pace to have one the greatest seasons in college baseball season history. “It’s a little different when you play Oregon State, huh?” Stuper said. Oregon State was passed for the tournament a year ago, lost two of three games in 2015, then was upset when they were the No. 1 overall seed in 2014 by UC Irvine. This weekend was a three-game muscle flex, showing the nation why they’ve been the unanimous No.1 team since March 27. The Yale Bulldogs came into the regional as one of the 10 • DAILYBAROMETER.COM • WEEK OF MONDAY, JUNE 5, 2017
hottest teams in baseball, winning 16 of 19 games to end the season and ranked in the top-50 in the RPI. The Orange and Black Machine that has become the Oregon State baseball team rolled over Holy Cross 8-2 on Friday, shutout Yale 11-0 Saturday before Sunday’s victory to win their 19th straight game, while tying a school record with 52 wins in a season. Michael Gretler went yard twice, Harrison broke a car window parked behind the left field fence and Steven Kwan (the Regional’s Most Outstanding Player) finished with eight of the team’s 41 hits on the weekend. “If you put good swings on it, it’s always got a chance,” Gretler said. While the ball was launching of the Beavers’ bats, the OSU pitching staff kept up their historic pace and didn’t allow any chance for teams to make a comeback. Jake Thompson and Luke Heimlich set the tone for the team on the mound. Thompson would Thompson struck out 10 Holy Cross batters. “Jake kept us there, and we stayed with it, and were able to get on the board,” head coach Pat Casey said after Friday’s victory. But it was Heimlich who sent Stupers—a former major league pitcher—into a trance. Calling Heimlich the best college pitcher he has seen, and putting the nation’s leader in ERA in a category of some of the game’s all-time great pitchers.
“I think he has a real good chance to be a top of the rotation guy in the big leagues,” Stuper said. “And I’m hard to impress. If you asked me if I had seen a better-left hander, I’d say yeah I have: [Clayton] Kershaw, [Steve] Carlton, Sandy Koufax...but seriously he’s just outstanding.” The one time Heimlich ran into trouble in the fourth inning when he issued a four-pitch, leadoff walk. Yale’s Alex Stiegler would break up Heimlich’s no-hit bid with a ground-rule double into the right field corner. The Bulldogs had runners on second and third with no outs. But Heimlich would do what he did all yearkeeping runners from scoring. Heimlich maneuvered his way out of the jam, sitting down the next three Yale batter by way of a groundout, strikeout and fly out without scoring a run. “I’m sure this joke has been used before, but I feel like I need a Heimlich maneuver right now,” The kid is legitimate. I’ve been here 25 years, I pitched in the big leagues, he’s the best pitcher I’ve seen in college baseball.” Oregon State will now play the winner of the Clemson Regional, which will be either Clemson or Vanderbilt who play their final game on Friday. The winner of the three-game series will punch their ticket to the College World Series. After being outscored by OSU 19-1, Stuper sees big things ahead for the Beavers. “I think they’re destined for Omaha,” he said.
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(TOP LEFT) Michael Gretler hits a three-run home run Sunday evening against Yale. (TOP RIGHT) Drew Rasmussen launches a pitch toward home plate. Rasmussen pitched for four innings and only gave up one run and five hits. (BOTTOM LEFT) Left fielder Steven Kwan celebrates as he enters the dugout after a run. Kwan had two runs and one RBI in Sunday’s game. (BOTTOM RIGHT) (left to right) OSU players Nick Madrigal, Drew Masmussen and Adley Rutschman meet at the mound to dicuss strategy after a pitch. WEEK OF MONDAY, JUNE 5, 2017 • DAILYBAROMETER.COM • 11
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World Languages and Cultures program undergoes transformation Arabic, Hebrew, Latin, Russian courses phased out due to low enrollment By Bailey Hill, Multimedia Contributor
Next year, Oregon State University will be undergoing some changes in their language department. While there are multiple different ways to say hello, there are just as many ways to say goodbye. This next academic year, OSU will be saying goodbye to a small handful of second-language course opportunities that have previously been offered either on campus or by the Ecampus. One change that will be observed pertains to Oregon State’s Italian language courses. First-year Italian instruction will be making the switch from a face-to-face classroom environment to being available only in an Ecampus setting. While this change has already occurred for the second-year Italian courses, this will be the first time that all levels of Italian courses will only be offered completely online. Oregon State will also be phasing out several Ecampus-only language courses due to their low enrollment numbers. These changes will be seen in Arabic, Hebrew, Latin and Russian courses. Hebrew and Latin have not been taught face-to-face at all in recent OSU history. In an email correspondence with Juan Antonio Trujillo, the coordinator for world languages and cultures in the School of Language, Culture and Society, he stated that some of the reasons behind these changes are attributed to a desire to make the best use of limited resources to guarantee better excellence in instruction and more reliable access to students needing to meet degree requirements. “We chose to focus on the languages that are most widely spoken in the region that are used by our most important trade partners, and that have strong enrollment trends across the country,” Trujillo said. “We will be redirecting resources from the under-enrolled languages to American Sign Language, Japanese, Chinese and Korean.” The World Languages and Cultures program has been in a transformative period for many years now, primarily in terms of becoming a part of the School of Language, Culture and Society. This has provided many opportunities for crossdisciplinary collaboration with programs like Ethnic Studies and Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies. “Implementing a new vision does require change, however, especially when resources are limited,” Trujillo stated. “The OSU administration has been encouraging us for several years to identify our potential areas of excellence and redirect our resources to those languages—in fact, we were told explicitly in 2010 that we need to cut some languages.” According to Trujillo, Spanish, German and French continue to stand as the most popular languages of study for OSU students, ensuring their continuous development as courses. Trujillo claims that the more difficult question to answer was: “How to choose from what are known as Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTLs)?” The Department of Defense maintains a list of strategic languages for national security, and UNESCO (The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) publishes a list of some of the most economically useful languages worldwide. These lists were examined to aid in these departmental-change decisions. Other factors such as the size of each language community in Oregon and the state’s leading import/export partners also had a stake in this decision. Trujillo encourages students to look at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences’ report that was recently released to gain a better perspective on the national studies that reflect a decline in these language studies. While there are some who are excited about these upcom12 • DAILYBAROMETER.COM • WEEK OF MONDAY, JUNE 5, 2017
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Spanish, German and French are the most popular language classes at OSU, according to Juan Antonia Trujillo, the coordinator for world languages and cultures in the School of Language, Culture and Society. The World Languages and Culture program will undergo many changes, such as moving several courses onto Ecampus. ing changes, there are also some who are not so excited about the changes. Marfa Levine is an OSU student who has been protesting these changes. Levine has started a petition in favor of a second-year language course in Italian on campus that has been signed by many of her fellow students, and has sent a copy to whomever might take heed of it. According to Levine, she wants to see change in regards to these classes. “There is some annoyance, and feelings of misguidance as far as how we are educating people,” Levine said. Levine expressed her frustration with online language courses, and says she enjoys learning language courses in a face-to-face environment. She feels much more relaxed working with people, as opposed to a computer and camera. She also claims that the interactions between her and the members of the classroom aid in her learning ability. “We have a campus because the interactions are valuable,” Levine said. Sebastian Heiduschke, an associate professor for the College of Liberal Arts for German courses, wanted to reiterate that these changes are not as simple as moving the langauge courses to an online-only format. He claimed that there are a multitude of reasons supporting the change in these programs.
Heiduschke said, due to the limited resources described earlier, it takes approximately 25 students in a 100-level class, 15 students in a 200-level class, and 10 students in an Ecampus class for the classes to break even financially. Heiduschke explained that the online courses—at least the courses he teaches—are structured in a way that still allow for partner activities, video recording practice and feedback on those video recording practices. Additionally, if a student is determined enough to learn a language, they will learn the language regardless of the format, according to Heiduschke. “I recommend that you take a language while you are still in school, and I guarantee you that you will land a job once you graduate,” Heiduschke said. In addition to these changes to the language courses, one of the biggest changes in the works is a brand-new language degree. Trujillo says the Bachelors of Arts in World Languages and Cultures degree will help students to broaden their comprehension of current societal communication. Some aspects of communication in today’s society include attributes such as images and sounds that are woven into speech and text, and where people’s identities and language choices don’t fit neatly into national boundaries. This degree has been created in an effort to highlight these attributes.
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Student Budget Advisory Council hiring New positions give students opportunities to help with university financial decisions By The Baro Staff For those interested in being a part of Oregon State University’s financial budgeting decisions, student positions are available alongside the University Budget Committee. The Student Budget Advisory Council is an organization that gives students the ability to voice their thoughts and provide input on university financial issues, as well as ask questions about tuition, fees, finances and budget priorities. The idea for the council was created at the Board of Trustees retreat last fall, according to Sherman Bloomer, the director of the Office of Budget and Fiscal Planning, in an email. Although the initial recruitment for the council rallied a small number of active and engaged student members, thoughts and ideas brought forward by the involved students were included in the final tuition recommendations made by the University Budget Committee. “The recruitment for the first group of Council members was possible with assistance from leadership in the colleges and student organizations,” Bloomer said via email. A leading idea from the students on the Council was to dedicate 1 percent of the 201718 tuition increase dollars to financial aid. By becoming a part of the Council, students can help create and implement ideas such as this. During the academic year, Bloomer, with instruction from the Provost and Vice President for Finance and Administration, assembles the Council. As stated in the Council job application, the Council will meet every two weeks
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Rachel Grisham and Brett Morgan will both graduate this term. Over their term, the two were able to accomplish many of the goals they had set out during their campaign, including lowering the pay the OSU president and vice president receive, as well as moving the ASOSU election from spring to winter term to allow more time for transition.
Farewell from the outgoing ASOSU administration Dear Colleagues, It is with a heavy heart that we type our last letter for the Grisham-Morgan ASOSU
Administration. At noon on June 1, 2017, we officially transitioned into the new Administration of ASOSU, which will be led by Simon Brundage, president, and Radhika
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Shah, vice president. We wanted to take a moment to convey how incredible our experience has been this past year. Through all of the projects, work groups, committees, emails, phone calls and meetings, we have seen so many students around us develop into engaged citizens. Additionally, we have been able to identify areas where the university is excelling in addressing student issues and other areas where we need to continue to work on. We certainly would not have been able to complete this year without your help, and for that we are incredible thankful. Over the year, every day has been a new opportunity to serve students in a different way. Some days were more challenging than others, but we knew we had a responsibility to the student body. Reflecting on this past year brings memories both good and bad, but overall we would not have changed anything. This past year, we have decreased the pay of the president and vice president, worked to increase accessibility to the ASOSU Elections, created new positions, worked on freespeech efforts on campus, combatted white
supremacy, written over 10 issue briefs, testified at over 15 different hearings in Salem, addressed issues with the Student Fee process and several other projects related to affordability, inclusivity and community safety (the three pillars of our platform). We are proud of the work that we have accomplished this year with and for students. We know that ASOSU is in good hands, but don’t ever forget to hold your student government accountable. ASOSU is known for receiving a lot of criticism, but oftentimes it is well-deserved. We must continue to strive for transparency, accountability and accessibility with not only the student government, but all agencies that work to serve the public. ASOSU and Oregon State University will always have a special place in our hearts and I know we will return to serve you in a different capacity some day. Kindly Yours,
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You’re letting go of relationship habits and emotional patterns that no longer suit you. Venus is urging you to keep digging. You’ll soon discover the ways that you tend to make things bad in relationships so you can finally start to make things better.
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stride within a relationship, courtesy of Venus. If you’ve been involved with someone for a while, you’ll experience greater happiness and ease with your honey. If you’re single, you’ll be having fun with casual dates and light social interactions.
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Your psychic instincts are strong now as the moon increases your overall sensitivity. You could be picking up on your partner’s stress, which will drain your own energy. Find ways to discharge negative energy. Hit the gym or go for a nice nature walk.
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Presents option to exercise while sipping beverages By Geoffrey Wildish, Columnist Mac and cheese, Batman and Robin, chips and guac; all of which are made better by their counterparts. Can the same be said for beer and yoga? Beer yoga is a fun way of experiencing the benefits of yoga in a stress-free, familiar environment. Students of drinking age and locals alike can participate in yoga classes while enjoying a cold beverage. There are many taphouses and breweries that host yoga classes all across town. Cait Gill and Amy Singh are business partners and yoga instructors at Urban Yoga Oregon. Their business offers fun, light-hearted yoga classes in unique settings within the Corvallis community, as stated on the Urban Yoga Oregon website. “We wanted students who may be intimidated by a class in a studio to experience yoga in a relaxed setting,” Gill said. Being a Southtown resident, Gill often frequented Block 15 Brewery and Taproom. After finishing her yoga teacher training in May 2016, she was inspired her to combine her two passions: beer and yoga. And thus, Corvallis beer yoga was born. “The inspiration behind the class was simply this: to bring people together through yoga and beer on a warm summer day in a beautiful setting,” Gill said. Students can easily find motivation to go to a warm afternoon class where drinking beer is welcome and encouraged, unlike early morning yoga classes at Oregon State University. This relaxed setting, Gill mentions, is made possible by the atmosphere naturally present in craft breweries. The craft beer culture is conducive to trying new things, whether 16 • DAILYBAROMETER.COM • WEEK OF MONDAY, JUNE 5, 2017
that be a new type of beer or exercise activity. So what exactly is Yoga On Tap? “(Yoga On Tap) is a relaxed, not-intense yoga, so if you wanted to grab a beer prior to starting a class, that’s the idea. It’s meant to be lower-key and less intense,” said Kristen Gaylor, Block 15 taproom manager. No need to worry about broken glass; beer yoga in Corvallis is done with plastic cups or cans that participants sip on throughout the exercises. Besides cider, 2 Towns Ciderhouse also hosts yoga sessions twice a week at their ciderhouse and have been for about two years, according to Sara Cravens, taproom manager at 2 Towns Ciderhouse. “It’s a really diverse crowd. We’ve noticed men and women, beginners and regulars, come in,” Cravens said. Unlike other locations, yoga sessions at 2 Town Ciderhouse are free to the public. This means there is no better opportunity to try yoga! “It’s an awesome opportunity to contribute to the Corvallis community,” Cravens said. Beyond beer and cider, Lumos Winery, located outside Philomath, offers yoga sessions to patrons who would prefer wine. According to Gill, Lumos Winery is one of the most picturesque settings in the Willamette valley. “I think it goes back to what’s unique to Oregon and the Willamette Valley,“ Gill said. “We’re combining yoga with the natural sense of community that Oregonian’s find in our local breweries and wineries, bringing people together who may not practice yoga, to a space where they feel comfortable enough to give it a try.”