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NEWS: Knute Buehler campaigns at OSU 4 • FORUM: School support needed for fighting hunger 14 • SPORTS: Beavers fall to USC 10

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR MONDAY,NOV.5 First Meal

Autzen House 4 - 5 p.m.

First Meal is artist Julie Green’s new series of colorful egg tempera paintings dedicated to exonerated and innocent individuals. Green is collecting stories and illustrating exonerees’ first meal on the outside after release from prison.

Through First Meal, the exhibit hopes to spark conversation on the uses, abuses and inequities of the criminal justice system.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 7 Student Flu Shot Clinic

Memorial Union, Multipurpose Room 109 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Stay healthy and stay in class. Vaccines are available from SHS and the OSU Pharmacy, so bring your student ID and your insurance card or a $35 charge will be posted to your student account.

Grunt Film Showing

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LaSells Stewart Center, Engineering Hall 7 p.m.

Stories of coming home from the “Forever War” about Oregon State student veterans by an OSU veteran.

THURSDAY, NOV. 8 Breaking the Silence

LaSells Stewart Center, Engineering Hall 7 p.m.

This groundbreaking film explores the lives of five LGBTQIA+ Oregon veterans who not only served their country honorably, but were forced to serve in silence and at a great risk to themselves, their careers and their families.

The Passion of Dracula

Withycombe Hall, Main Stage 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Literature Comes to Life begins with the Passion of Dracula by David Richmond and Bob Hall. This inventive adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Gothic tale will run on the Withycombe Hall Main Stage during the month of November.

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COURTESY OF REBECCA STEINBERG The Beit Am community enjoys their fall community picnic on Aug. 19. Rabbi Phil Bressler of Beit Am is determined not to let fear keep him from openly practicing his faith.

Corvallis Jewish community resolute in spite of recent shooting

Consistent discussion of anti-Semitic hate crimes, community engagement encouraged

By DELANEY SHEA News Editor Grieving the shooting of a Jewish synagogue in Pittsburgh, Penn. a Corvallis rabbi and student, now focused on anti-Semitism’s reach, encouraged community solidarity.

The shooting on Saturday caused the Jewish community in Corvallis to become hyper-aware of their identity, according to Rabbi Phil Bressler.

He says this tragedy, and the fear that comes with it, will not stop them from expressing their faith.

He has also taken time to reflect on the strong support of the Corvallis community, and what they can do moving forward.

Lou Griffel, the founding president of Oregon State University’s Jewish college fraternity, Alpha Epsilon Pi, emphasized the Jewish community’s resilience and determination to rise above the hate and violence leveled at Jews. He related the sense of unity at a vigil led by Bressler, where there were so many people in attendance that there was only standing room left. At the vigil, Bressler emphasized moving forward from the tragedy with the mindset that there is an opportunity to do good acts and strengthen the community, according to Griffel.

“We are unified and strong, and we must remain unified and strong. This horrible act

only brought Jews together in the end,” Griffel said via email.

Despite optimism regarding the future, the Jewish community is currently grieving the loss of people they considered brothers and sisters as well as a loss of confidence, according to Bressler.

He says that the shooting shook the sense of safety that synagogues, as sacred spaces, are supposed to bring.

“When the killer attacked a synagogue on Shabbat during prayer services, he not only invaded our sacred space but our sacred time as well,” Bressler said via email. “Those ideals of rest and sanctuary were shattered.”

The attack on Tree of Life brought the danger of being Jewish in America to the forefront of Bressler’s mind.

“There is no doubt that gun violence has reached epidemic proportions, that anti-Semitism is on the rise, and that hatred and racism are alive and well in America,” Bressler said.

“The precarious position of Jewish Americans as a minority population remains unchanged -- what’s different now is our hyperawareness of that position.”

Griffel believes anti-Semitism is not going away and is creeping further into the public eye.

“I and almost any other Jewish-American could probably recount to you an act of anti-

Semitism that we have personally encountered,” Griffel said via email. “Increase or not, there’s never a time or a place for it.”

Bressler believes that Corvallis Jews, although aware of the presence of anti-Semitism in their community, are not letting it keep them silent or in the shadows.

“I’ve had people tell me that anti-Semitic agitation in and around Corvallis has been troubling for them, but no one has told me they felt unsafe expressing their Judaism(…) For what it’s worth, I still wear my kippah around town,” Bressler said via email.

Solidarity is a community’s greatest strength, according to Griffel, especially in combating antiSemitism, and direct day-to-day communication and a willingness to talk through difficult topics will help stop acts of hate.

“Tell your friend that their stereotypeperpetuating humor isn’t funny. Talk seriously about the Holocaust and domestic hate crimes against Jews,” Griffel said. “Seriously, sit down and talk about it. I think in the big-picture. One dramatic act of selflessness and solidarity won’t solve anti-Semitism.”

Eliza Young Barstow, Ph.D, an instructor in Religious Studies and History, said that while Americans generally see Jews of European descent to be white, many white nationalists see

Jewish people as dangerous outsiders in their own racial category. She attributes the increasing boldness of white nationalists in part to the Trump administration turning a blind eye to racism in America and their perpetuation of stereotypes.

“And as racists and conspiracy theorists have become braver, their reach has spread and their number has grown,” Barstow said via email.

“And thus you have someone like Robert Bowers thinking that he was engaged in a patriotic act when murdered Jews in an effort to protect what he called ‘my people.’”

Robert Bowers, the gunman in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, yelled “they’re committing genocide to my people. I just want to kill Jews,” according to an FBI affidavit.

According to the Anti-Defamation league, the shooting is believed to be the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in the United States’ history, and comes at a time in which reported incidents of anti-Semitic acts are on the rise.

Bressler appreciates support that Beit Am, his Jewish congregation, has received from the larger Corvallis community, including letters and flowers left at their door. He encourages giving back to organizations like the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, as well as voting, as ways to make tangible differences.

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LOGAN HOWELL | ORANGE MED I A NETWORK Oregon Republican candidate for governor Knute Buehler shakes hands with Peter Halajian, the president of OSU College Republicans, during a campaign stop Friday.

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With the midterm election just four days away, the College Republicans of Oregon State University hosted Republican candidate for governor Knute Buehler on Friday afternoon in the Memorial Union Quad.

Buehler is not the only gubernatorial hopeful to visit campus this cycle. Current Oregon Gov. Kate Brown visited campus this past Saturday in a final push before the general election.

Like his Democratic opponent, Buehler posed for photos with a crowd mainly made up of supporters. He said his main goal for the campaign stop was to meet with civically engaged students.

“It is important that the millennial generation votes,” Buehler said. “In travelling across the state I’ve made it a point of this campaign to talk to people from all walks of life.”

Buehler believes he can offer a different kind of message than other Republicans, including President Donald Trump. One issue that separates the two politicians is climate change.

Buehler noted his opposition to the Trump administration’s views on the environment during his time in the state legislature, as one of the few Republicans to support a bill moving away from coal power in Oregon. In contrast, the president has been an enthusiastic supporter of continued use of coal.

Another issue on which Buehler diverges from many Republicans is abortion, with the candidate describing himself as pro-choice in a largely pro-life party.

“I’m more than willing to stand up to the party, even my friends, if I think they are wrong,” Buehler said.

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LOGAN HOWELL | ORANGE MED I A NETWORK Oregon Republican candidate for governor Knute Buehler chats with supporters in the Memorial Union Quad.

Buehler’s campaign emphasizes his independent streak.

This independent streak appeals to Peter Halajian, the president of College Republicans, a moderate who hopes conservatives nationwide follow Buehler’s lead.

“If we continue to appeal to everybody, even non-affiliated voters, we will survive some of the divisiveness we’re seeing now.”

With nearly 30 students and community members showing up to meet Buehler, Halajian said the event had the highest turnout his organization had seen in recent memory. Despite the perception that younger voters only support liberal candidates, Halajian believes OSU students will not support Brown’s re-election bid.

“I think with Buehler there’s something for everybody,” Halajian said.

If Buehler is able to defeat Brown, he will be the first Republican governor of Oregon in over 30 years. A poll released Wednesday by

the Hoffman Research Group suggests Buehler, who opened the event saying he expects to win the close race, is still behind Brown by three percentage points among likely voters.

One of the major issues the candidate believes can push him over the edge is public education, from primary school performance to the cost of tuition at colleges and universities. Buehler hopes to expand the practice of dual enrollment for high school students to receive college credits for certain classes.

“I would be an independent-minded governor who will solve problems for you no matter who you are, who you love or how you’re registered to vote,” Buehler said.

The deadline to drop off a ballot is next Tuesday at 8 p.m.

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Oregon State not on track to meet 2025 carbon neutral goal

Lagging progress attributed to school growth, electricity use, transportation

By NOAH NELSON News Contributor Brandon Trelstad, Oregon State University’s sustainability officer, put it bluntly. OSU will not meet its goal.

In 2007, Ed Ray, the president of Oregon State University, signed the college onto what was then called the President’s Climate Commitment. Now simply called the Climate commitment, this is a document with around 600 signatories that all made the commitment for their respective colleges and universities to be carbon neutral by 2025. Trelstad said that attaining this goal is unrealistic for OSU for a few reasons.

“In short, no, we are not going to make the goal. We’ve done a lot since we’ve set the goal in 2007 and it’s an incredibly ambitious goal. In absolute terms, and even more when you account for the growth of the school, we have decreased carbon emissions, though.” Trelstad said.

John Gentile is a member of 350 Corvallis, and commented on the importance of figuring out why OSU will not meet its environmental goals.

“Institutions such as OSU and other large public, private, and corporate entities have a huge impact. Understanding why such institutions failed to meet their own goals and then can perhaps do better is informative and important.” Gentile said via email.

One of the reasons OSU will not be making the goal is the size of the school, and how much it has grown in the past years. Since around the year 2000 the school has nearly doubled in size. According to Trelstad, the potential growth of the school was not accounted for in 2007 when the commitment was signed.

That doesn’t mean that the school hasn’t made any progress, however.

“We invested a couple million dollars in light upgrades and about a million dollars in thermal upgrades like steam traps,” Trelstad said.

A steam trap is a device used to discharge condensates and non-condensable gases with a negligible consumption or loss of live steam, meaning that they help to reduce loss of energy and help save on energy costs.

Steve Clark, the vice president of university relations and marketing, mentioned another upgrade for the school.

“We have dramatically changed energy consumption on campus. In 2010, we opened the OSU Energy Center, which produces 40 percent of the electricity consumed on the Corvallis campus.” Clark said. “That center is powered by natural gas, which is a cleaner source of fuel and produces fewer greenhouse gas emissions

CLAI RE NELSON | ORANGE MED I A NETWORK Oregon State University is aiming to become carbon neutral by 2025 to help protect the environment. However, the school is currently not on track to do so.

than the coal-fired plants that produce a large share of the electricity that OSU purchases externally.”

Both of these upgrades helped decrease the carbon emissions from the use of electricity, which accounts for around 75 percent of the university’s carbon emissions, according to Trelstad.

An example Trelstad gave of wasting electric energy has to do with heating and cooling. In the hot months of spring and summer, opening a window in a building with a non automated heating and cooling system will cause the air conditioning to keep firing as the cool air flows right out of the window, wasting both energy and money. This same effect occurs during the cold months with a window being opened and warm air flowing out. An automatic heating and cooling system would be able to sense that a window is open and stop pumping hot or cold air into that room, saving on money and energy.

Older buildings, like Waldo Hall, were not originally built with an automatic system, and the university is working on upgrading them, according to Trelstad.

Newer buildings, like the Student Experience Center, were built with this in mind. The SEC has an automatic heating and cooling system as well as a roof completely covered in so-

lar panels. However, these solar panels only account for about five percent of the SECs energy.

The other 95 percent must be found elsewhere.

Technological issues like this one regarding the ineffectiveness of solar panels are difficult to address. According to Trelstad, new advancements in renewable technologies may come out very soon, but they also might not. This is difficult to predict and contributes to the university not reaching its original environmental goals.

Most of the other 25 percent of carbon emissions is caused by transportation, according to Trelstad.

“There’s a lot of faculty and staff driving single occupancy vehicles to campus, and many of them are not coming from very far away. We have got to get people out of single occupancy vehicles as much as possible.” Trelstad said.

However, decreasing the carbon emissions from transportation is more difficult than decreasing the emissions from electricity due to the fact that changing an individual’s method of transportation is a “behavioral change.”

It’s one thing to install hardware that create less carbon emissions, but changing people’s personal behavior is a different challenge, according to Trelstad.

Despite the setbacks, the university has taken action to deal with this issue. In 2016, the

Carbon Planning Toolkit was implemented for the entire school. “This is an attempt to have different departments across campus create their own planning process to reduce carbon emissions and document what their contribution is to our goal.” Trelstad said.

Part of the challenge implementing carbon neutral goals is that no one wants to take part in someone else’s planning process. This issue is being addressed with the Carbon Planning Toolkit, according to Trelstad.

“What we’re trying to advocate for now is that departments build into their own strategic plans some sort of carbon reduction goal.” Trelstad said.

This also includes bringing discussion and studies related to carbon neutrality into the curriculum.

“We’re talking about getting climate change and carbon reduction in the curriculum so it’s in the classroom.” Trelstad said. “Our biggest contribution to society could be graduates who go out and get jobs and in their own organizations, reduce carbon emissions. It has this domino effect.”

According to Gentile, the purpose of these environmental goals is “To leave future generations with a world as good or better than we had the privilege to enjoy.”

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Corvallis seeking long-term solution to homelessness

By CHLOE STEWART News Contributor

“The longer we stay in this mode of the recent battle, for lack of a better term, the longer we argue about it, the worse the problem is going to be by the time we can agree to deal with it,” Shawn Collins, project manager for the Housing Opportunities Action Council said.

The recent conflict over the location of Corvallis’ men’s cold weather shelter and the future of this dilemma has drawn a great deal of input from the community.

“We certainly have everyone’s attention,” Anne Schuster, Benton County commissioner and co-chair of HOAC, said in an email.

According to Biff Traber, mayor of Corvallis and co-chair of HOAC, one of the major points of improvement on this debacle is ensuring a more inclusive process.

“In many ways, my role in all of this has been trying to help pull people together to work out some of these solutions—and clearly, this past spring, that didn’t happen adequately enough,” Traber said.

Among the folks who felt excluded by this process is Catherine Mater, president of Mater Engineering (housed in the Mater Building on the Corvallis riverfront) and city council candidate. Mater and her colleagues expressed concern about the safety of the shelter and other services located at the Second St. venue, as well as the circumstances of the site’s acquisition.

They argued that locating a low-barrier shelter could pose a threat to nearby businesses and homeowners and that the governing board of HOAC should have been more involved in the acquisition and approval of the site.

Ultimately, before any of the proposed injunctions were filed, it was decided that the

shelter would relocate to the old Hanson Tire Factory, again, and the other services would work to find temporary locations.

“If we’re going to do this, let’s do this right,” Mater said.

Mater believes that the best solution would be a large site holding comprehensive services funded by private investors.

“Relying on government funding to solve the homelessness issue is just not—and you can talk to anyone across the United States—we’re never going to get there unless, I think, private enterprise kind of steps to the plate to assist with that,” Mater said.

However, the members of HOAC are less certain what a long-term solution will look like.

The biggest problem, according to Collins, Schuster and Traber, is locating and procuring a site that everyone can agree on. Without a specific location in mind, delving into the details of services located on site and funding is difficult.

“Until you start really getting into the specifics of a location, it’s pretty hard to sort out how it’s going to work,” Collins said.

According to Collins, the most immediate goals are getting through this shelter season, providing the best service possible and continuing dialogue in the community for a long-term solution.

Part of the continued community dialogue is the hiring of a facilitator by the county and city. The facilitator, Ari Basil Wagner, has been contracted to reach out to stakeholders as well as aiding the HOAC itself in some reflection and possible re-structuring. According to Schuster, reevaluation within the HOAC will be a critical step in moving forward.

“We are regrouping with the help of Ari Basil Wagner,” Schuster said in an email.

AKSHAY PAWAR | ORANGE MED IA NETWORK Shawn Collins, project manager for the Housing Opportunities Action Council stands outside of the Corvallis Cold Weather Men’s Shelter.

“I think all of us who were involved had feelings hurt, felt chastised and judged. Our integrity was questioned.”

Another point of ongoing consideration is how to involve the homeless population and ensure that their voices are heard throughout this process that is meant to help them.

According to Collins, Schuster and Traber, discussions with homeless individuals have been taken into consideration in the past, but not enough.

“There’s definitely a need for more productive conversation with the folks experiencing homelessness, to understand their perspective and their needs,” Collins said.

Moving forward, members of HOAC and the community hope to collaboratively move toward more effective solutions.

“It’s a challenge,” Traber said. “But it’s one we have to go through. We have to have that discussion and be as open as we can about it.”

University sees increase in reported sexual assaults Increase in reports linked to change in how data is collected by OSU

By LAUREN SLUSS News Contributor Data released by Oregon State University shows that the number of reported sexual assaults on or near campus more than doubled from 2016 to 2017, as published by the 2018 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report.

Reported on-campus sexual assaults totaled 19, 16 of which took place in on-campus student housing. This marks a stark increase in data from 2016, with six on-campus total sexual assaults reported, four of which fell into the oncampus student housing category.

The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report provides information about crimes and fire safety which occurred on the OSU Corvallis campus and nearby. The report is a federal requirement in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, otherwise known as the Clery Act. A portion of the increase in reported sexual assaults—eight cases—is directly attributed to the way the data is gathered and reported,

according to Steve Clark, vice president of University Relations and Marketing. In 2017, OSU adopted the use of a digital recording system, which affected the Clery data.

“In 2017, crime reporting by the university was consolidated into one comprehensive system, which resulted in three additional cases of rape being reported,” Clark said via email.

“As well, in 2017, one reported case involved three separate incidents and resulted in three rapes being reported in the annual report.”

Clark also noted that two cases in the 2016 data were reported for the first time and were also included in the 2017 annual report.

Additionally, all reported 2017 cases involved acquaintances or intimate partner violence.

Suzy Tannenbaum, chief of OSU Public Safety, clarified that these statistics do not report the outcomes of the individual cases. For example, crimes may be published in the Clery Report in which the suspects were not found guilty of the crime.

“Our responsibility in this annual report is to report crimes that we are made aware of,” Tannenbaum said via email.

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Beyond the eight cases which can be accounted for the change in reporting, the hike in reports may not necessarily reflect an overall increase in sexual assault, however.

According to Judy Neighbours, Director of the OSU Survivor Advocacy and Resource Center, the increase may mirror effectiveness in the reporting process.

“Typically when reporting goes up it is seen as an indication that the system is working better,” Neighbours said via email. “The policies are more transparent and students understand the reporting process better. We usually interpret that as improving a student’s ability to voice their story.”

National studies offer that very few sexual assaults are actually reported to a university or the police. According to the U.S. Department of Justice’s research report “The Sexual Victimization of College Women”, fewer than five percent of completed or attempted rapes are reported to law enforcement.

Tannenbaum believes the increase in reported sexual assaults may lead to a positive trend in years to come.

“I am hopeful that more survivors are apt to report an incident due to the increased awareness within Oregon State and nationally of sexual misconduct, and due to greater knowledge of the many confidential services, safety and support programs that we provide within the university,” Tannenbaum said in an email.

The Clery Act The Clery Act requires federally-funded universities to annually gather and publicly publish all reported sexual violence which took place on or near campus. Each year, OSU releases its Clery data within the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report.

The data reflects the reported crimes from the previous year.

“It contains not only statistics, but also information about current policies, resources and education programs for students and employees at Oregon State University,” Tannenbaum said in an email. including murder, hate crimes, robbery and

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We Have Work to Do campaign to ‘articulate OSU’s values’

Office of Institutional Diversity says campaign acknowledges effort is needed to be truly inclusive acknowledge and recognize that while we have made great strides at Oregon State to In 2017, there were only 7,660 students of build a culture of inclusion and to ensure that students and faculty from underrepresented color out of the 25,838 undergraduate students backgrounds can be successful, we also have attending Oregon State University. In an effort a long way to go to realize a truly inclusive to promote diversity at OSU, the university,” Vignos said.

Office of Institutional Diversity According to the We Have was created in 2015, along with Work To Do website, the a newfound campaign for the campaign has five themes: 2018-19 school year: We Have building equitable learning Work To Do. environments, establishing a “The Office of Institutional sense of belonging, creating Diversity was created to provide coalitions, transforming our a greater focus to diversity future and confronting bias. initiatives throughout the “Aside from the stated university,” Vice President and themes, one of the campaign’s Chief Diversity Officer in the main goals is to orient Oregon Office of Institutional Diversity State community members CH A RLENE ALEXANDER | Charlene Alexander said. “The CH IEF DIVERSITY OF FIC ER, to the idea that we all have an We Have Work To Do campaign OFFICE OF integral role to play in creating was designed to proactively INS TITU T IONAL DIVERSITY equity and inclusion at OSU,” articulate OSU’s values and Vignos said. “This work does help set the tone for the climate of the university not live in a single office or program, but for this year.” rests with all of us to take action in our own Director of Strategic Initiatives in the Office spheres of influence.” of Institutional Diversity, Scott Vignos, also Vignos stated that other organizations stated the purpose of the campaign along with leading efforts toward a more inclusive its importance to the OSU community. university include Diversity and Cultural “We Have Work To Do was created to Engagement, the Division of Student Affairs

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and the Division of Faculty Affairs.

The campaign is also closely tied to OSU’s first comprehensive diversity strategic plan, which was also launched in 2018, called Innovate & Integrate: Plan for Inclusive Excellence. The plan was developed in coordination with a Strategic Plan Committee, which included a diverse range of university students, faculty and staff. Vignos stated that this plan includes some of the concrete actions OSU is taking to improve items like education and recruitment in the areas of diversity, equity and inclusion.

One member of the Strategic Plan Committee involved in developing the goals of the plan was Sastry G. Pantula. Pantula is the former dean of the College of Science, is currently the Dean of Natural Sciences at CSU-San Bernardino.

“My role in the committee was to brainstorm with other committee members and bring my experience and commitment to my core values to the table,” Pantula said. “[The committee] met several times, including a daylong brainstorming session with an external facilitator. We did several group activities to brainstorm ideas and prioritize the list to develop a draft of strategic goals.”

According to the Office of Institutional Diversity website, Innovate & Integrate is organized around five key goals. They include integrating and advancing excellence within all

aspects of the university. From improving the recruitment of students and employees from underrepresented communities, to creating an inclusive university climate supporting the success of all students and employees.

The office aims to provide innovative and transformative learning experiences to advance inclusive excellence, as well as demonstrating OSU’s accomplishments, initiatives and innovations.

The Office of Institutional Diversity website acknowledges that “these goals are ambitious, but attainable.”

“OSU has a long way to go in enhancing diversity,” Pantula said. “Recruiting diverse faculty, staff and students is one big step. Having a culture that makes everyone feel welcome and included is a much bigger step. Retention gets harder without an inclusive excellence culture.”

Although the campaign We Have Work To Do is scheduled for the 2018-19 school year, Vignos hopes to see its themes and goals implemented for years to come.

“The whole point of the campaign is to recognize that making progress requires consistent, creative and iterative efforts,” Vignos said. “So, even if the campaign ends, the work itself will go on.”

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From farm

Ash Sigl and Eden Olsen at their Luck Crow Farm stand at the Corvallis Farmers’ Market, which is currently only

Local farmers detail life of agricultural

By JAMES TROTTER News Contributor

It’s early morning, and a warm fog has rolled in over 1st Street. Damp, bright leaves are blown off the trees by the light wind, and early rising farmers start to set up their stands for the weekly market.

In the summer and fall seasons, the Corvallis farming community gathers every Saturday morning downtown to sell their harvest and give back to the community.

One of those farmers, Tom Thieme, runs a booth for his farm at the market.

He sells a wide variety of apples, pears and other apple products like apple cider. He and his wife have been running the booth for many years now.

“It’s been easily 20 years, you know.

We used to do Albany and then we started to do Corvallis, all under the same organization,” Thieme said.

“Previously I’d been in Tigard and Beaverton and other markets, but we’re getting old, so we decided to consolidate to the Corvallis/Albany area.”

Thieme’s farm is 20 miles north of Corvallis, just south of Independence, Thieme said.

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peaches and apples,” Thieme said.

“And pears, and plums and a lot of other minor crops.”

Thieme said that he and his wife enjoy the sociability and the excitement of the fair, until it gets too hectic.

Regardless, they enjoy meeting people and talking about fruit and food with their customers.

“We’re probably making less than a dollar an hour. All the work we do on our farm, the work my wife does drying apples, making cider, all that,” Thieme said. “We have to do it for some other motivation that I can’t quite define right at the moment. It’s a hard way to make a living.”

Across the street from Thieme’s stand, Ash Sigl and Eden Olsen ran the Lucky Crow Farms booth, selling a variety of assorted produce.

“The market is amazing in Corvallis.

It’s really farmer centric, you have to grow what you’re selling at the market,” Olsen said. “A lot of farmer’s markets are craft-based, but this market is really hyper-local and really supportive of small farmers.”

The Lucky Crow Farms booth is relatively new to the market, as Olsen and Sigl said this year was their second

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work and the seasonal farmers’ market

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vegetable and flower seeds, but we’ve sort of branched out into multiple areas,” DiBenedetto said. “Obviously we’ve got fresh flowers, but we also specialize in root crops and rare South American root crops.”

DiBenedetto went on to talk about Peace Seedling’s transition from seeds to flowers as their main focus.

“When you’re breeding, especially flower breeding, there’s certain things you want to grow a lot. It can take thousands of plants to see one unique one. When you see that, you want to chop out everything else so you don’t cross-pollinate,” DiBenedetto said.

“Then you end up saying ‘Oh, I have all of these flowers to cut out. Well, let’s start selling fresh flowers.’”

According to Kapuler, the pair’s business is very small scale, operating out of two and half acres of land off of Highway 34.

“It’s a fun niche, no one’s selling organic flowers. You can make decent money,” DiBenedetto said. “And yeah, compared to organic produce and fruits and vegetables, there wasn’t as much competition. We do full time for the both of us.”

Additionally, DiBenedetto and

Kapuler run a mail order seed company where they offer unique flower and vegetable seed.

“We love selling fresh organic flowers at the market, but seed production and breeding for the public domain are the most important things we do,” they said via email.

The agricultural work that DiBenedetto and Kapuler do with Peace Seedlings not only provides a living for them, but also happiness, they said.

“We get a lot of comments about just how beautiful they are or how they just uplift people. That’s sort of a good aspect. We’re really passionate about representing organic agriculture and making sure people realize that their flowers and their food don’t have excessive chemicals and poison sprayed on them,” DiBenedetto said. “That’s probably the most important part, just representing what agriculture should be, you know. I feel it should be natural.”

The 2018 Corvallis farmer’s market is every Wednesday and Saturday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. and will continue until Nov. 21.

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Oregon State’s home struggles continue

Beavers’ comeback squandered as Trojans run away with victory in the final quarter, 38-21

By JARRED BIERBRAUER OMN Sports Chief

Oregon State Football returned to Reser Stadium this past weekend to take on the Southern California Trojans in what resulted in a 21-38 loss for the Beavers. OSU’s overall record has now fallen to 2-7 and 1-5 in Pac-12 play.

In the game, the Trojans jumped out to an early 21-0 lead by the middle of the second quarter when USC quarterback JT Daniels connected with wide receiver Devon Williams for a 47-yard touchdown.

Oregon State fought back however, as OSU senior quarterback Jake Luton linked with tight end Noah Togiai for an 11-yard touchdown with four seconds left in the second quarter, leaving the score 14-21 at halftime.

“I thought we were rolling pretty well, but USC made some good adjustments and we just weren’t able to execute in the game,” Luton said.

Luton, who has been established as the official starter for OSU, threw for 301 yards and one touchdown. However, the signal caller was also sacked six times by the USC defense.

In the second half, the Beavers came within a one-score deficit after junior running back Artavis Pierce rushed for a 6-yard touchdown, adjusting the score 21-28. Things fell apart in the fourth quarter however, as USC running back Aca’Cedri Ware broke out for a 62-yard rushing touchdown.

One thing that helped USC bring home a win was their lockdown running defense, holding the Beavers’ backfield to just 31 yards in the game. In addition to their offense, Oregon State entered USC territory twice late in the second half, but failed to gain any points in both drives. OSU star freshman running back Jermar Jefferson was held to just 3.2 yards per rush off of 18 attempts and never found the endzone.

“We had a couple of opportunities there,” OSU Head Coach Jonathan Smith said. “We got the turnover but did nothing with it, tried the fake field goal and got nothing out of it. We had some opportunities.”

Early in the fourth quarter, OSU freshman linebacker Matthew Tago forced a fumble which was recovered by junior safety Jalen Moore. The Beavers offense was unable to capitalize on the turnover however, as USC’s defense tightened.

Defensively, the Beavers are allowing an average of 44.8 points per game and 13 points per game in the fourth quarter, the highest amount in the Pac-12. Additionally, the OSU defense has allowed 540.4 yards per game this season to the opponent.

“We just missed a lot of tackles, but we’re just looking forward to next week,” OSU junior linebacker Shemar Smith said, who had eight tackles on the night. “It’ll be a new day.”

Oregon State will be traveling to California next Saturday to take on the 5-4 Stanford Cardinal, with game time set for 6 p.m.

SIERRA JOYNER | ORANGE MED I A NETWORK Oregon State defensive end Lamone Williams looks on from the bench as the Trojans pull away in the second half and defeat the Beavers, 38-21.

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Football Power Rankings: Cougars stay in command

By Jarred Bierbrauer, OMN Sports Chief 1. Washington State (8-1)

7. California (5-4)

2. Washington (7-3)

8. Arizona (5-5)

If Washington State Football had a team slogan, it would be ‘taking care of business’. The Cougars had a close battle with the California Golden Bears, but WSU came out victorious once again, 19-13. For the first time since 2002, Washington State has started their season 8-1 overall and it’s all thanks to their quarterback, Gardner Minshew. Next week, WSU will head to Boulder, Colo. to take on the fallen Buffaloes. The Cougars should let their healthy starters rest in this one.

Talk about a much-needed win. Although it was close, the Huskies were able to fend off the Stanford Cardinal 27-23 with star quarterback Jake Browning regaining his rhythm. In the first half, Browning helped UW gain a 21-0 lead with a passing touchdown and a score of his own on the ground. Though Stanford did have a successful second half, all that matters is the win. With no game next weekend, Washington will have plenty of time to rest up before hosting Oregon State.

3. Oregon (6-3)

For the first time in weeks, Oregon looked like themselves again as they dominated UCLA 42-21. The Ducks went up 21-0 early in the second quarter and kept UCLA out of the conversation defensively. In the game, UO quarterback Justin Herbert threw for 264 yards and two touchdowns, and three different running backs scored to help the Ducks spoil the Chip Kelly’s return to Autzen Stadium. Next week, Oregon will travel to Utah to face the No. 15 Utes.

4. Utah (6-3)

Of all the games Utah needed to win, this one was the most important. Not only did they lose 20-38, but they allowed 538 yards of total offense to Arizona State. Even worse, their star quarterback, Tyler Huntley, went down with a broken collarbone. If Utah wants to keep up in the rankings, their defense will need to come up big, unlike against ASU. Next weekend, the Utes will be taking on a revived Oregon offense needing a win to stay in the race.

5. Stanford (5-4)

Even with star running back Bryce Love in the game, the Cardinal are still having difficulty finding a win. After this 23-27 loss to Washington, Stanford has now fallen in four of their last five games. Offensively, quarterback K.J. Castello and Love were involved with all three Stanford touchdowns in the game, and the game did come down to the final play. If Stanford wants to regain their momentum, they have a great opportunity to do so next week against Oregon State.

6. Arizona State (5-4)

What a huge win for ASU. Putting up 38 points on the No. 15 Utah Utes is exactly what the Sun Devils needed to get back into the championship conversation. If you missed the game, ASU’s offense was electric. Wide receiver N’Keal Harry went for 161 receiving yards and all three of quarterback Manny Wilkins’ touchdowns passes while running back Eno Benjamin rushed for 175 yards rushing and two scores. ASU will need this momentum next week against UCLA.

Despite the fact that they lost, California actually played very well against the No. 8 Washington State Cougars.

Though no player truly stood out for the Golden Bears, their defense was able to hold one of the most powerful offenses in the country to just 19 points. Currently 2-4 in-conference, it’ll be interesting to see how the Golden Bears close out their season with their upcoming three games against USC, Stanford and Colorado.

The Wildcats have bounced back very well after their onepoint loss against UCLA a couple of weeks ago. In their last three games, the Arizona offense has averaged 38.7 points per game, a huge jump from the start of their season. Wildcats quarterback Khalil Tate went absolutely wild in their 42-34 win against Colorado this past weekend. He threw for a careerhigh 350 yards and five touchdowns. Next week the Wildcats will face the Cougars, which should be a high scoring game.

9. USC (5-4)

The Southern California Trojans were not looking for any upsets last Saturday as they took care of business against Oregon State, claiming the win 38-21. USC running back Aca’Cedri Ware had a career day by rushing for 205 yards and three touchdowns while quarterback JT Daniels threw for 177 yards and one score to help USC get the win. With their rushing and passing game looking alive, USC could use this win to catapult them back to the top of the Pac-12 South.

10. Colorado (5-4)

It has been heartbreaking watching the Buffaloes fall this far down in our rankings, but that’s how football works. A onescore loss has sent the buffaloes to 2-4 in the Pac-12, which ties them with UCLA at the bottom of the Pac-12 South division.

Allowing 17 unanswered points in the second quarter never feels good, but getting 42 points scored on you hurts even more.

We’ll see how Colorado does next week when they take on No. 8 Washington State.

11. Oregon State (2-7)

Another tough loss for the Beavers results in them sitting near the bottom of out rankings once again. Allowing 10 unanswered points in the fourth quarter and 38 points overall still supports the point that OSU has serious problems on defense. Offensively, however, the Beavers have hope in quarterback Jake Luton, who threw for 301 yards and one score in the match. Oregon State will be taking on Stanford, Washington and Oregon in their final three games.

12. UCLA (2-7)

The Bruins are back at the bottom again and may remain likewise if they can’t find a win. After a two game winning streak against California and Arizona, UCLA has now lost two games in a row to both Utah and Oregon. What hurts the most is that the Bruins lost by three touchdowns and gave up three turnovers. Overall, the Bruins need to establish a rhythm on both offense and defense or else they’ll continue to be eclipsed

by Oregon State.

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Students adjust to life abroad

By STEFANIE GAMBOA News Contributor

Each year Oregon State University welcomes a new set of students to experience the Corvallis campus for the first time. According to the Office of International Services at OSU over 4,500 of these students are from over 90 different countries.

Theivina Vasudevan, third year studying chemical engineering, was born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia which is almost a third of the size of Oregon, Vasudevan said.

“I felt lost in this huge campus,” Vasudevan said in an email. “I moved into a new dorm and no one had moved in yet at that time so it was lonely. I never felt so lost but I knew that feeling would go away and get better.”

Vasudevan said her parents were prepared and always dreamt for her and her siblings to go overseas to a university for a higher education.

“It motivates me knowing that they are rooting for me and hoping for the best,” Vasudevan said via email. “My family s my world.”

Second year studying civil engineering, Paul Matipwiri moved to Corvallis from Malawi, Africa last year.

“My family was very excited for me to go to school in the US,” Matipwiri said. “They wanted me to gain experience and be exposed in a different way and as their first-born son, eventually take over their construction business in Africa.”

Matipwiri was accepted to both Penn State University and OSU and had to decide on which school to attend before even moving to the states.

“After doing a lot of research and reading about the schools online I found that OSU will give me the engineering experience I wanted,” Matipwiri said.

Nuha Zarifah, second year studying accounting and sustainability was born in one of Malaysia’s 13 states, Selangor.

Her parents were anxious about her studying in another country but she was very happy to be coming to Oregon, Zarifah said.

“Corvallis is a relatively short distance to Seattle, where many of my parent’s friends are,” Zarifah said. “Our plan was to make sure that I had extensive family aid and guidance if anything goes wrong while I am here.”

Asra Noor, third year studying biochemistry and biophysics, was born in Pakistan and lived in the city of Lahore before moving to Oregon.

Noor said the first day of classes were difficult because she did not know about the structures of the classes in the US. “It was nerve wrecking,” Noor said via email.

“I didn’t even know how to use Canvas and wasn’t aware of it.”

The transition was hard coming from the capital of Malaysia, a huge city with many skyscrapers, to a small college town like Corvallis, Vasudevan said.

“It was new and scary at first. I learned to make do with what I had and started to like the life I had here,” Vasudevan said in an email.

“From going to the farmer’s market or going to Avery Park to relax and enjoy the weather.”

The first morning after arriving in Corvallis Matipwiri wanted to explore and get to know

P HOTO IL L USTRATION BY CORAL AVE RY | ORANGE MED I A NETWORK Theivina Vasudevan, third-year studying chemical engineering, was born and raised in Kuala Lumpur and said that when she first came to Oregon State University she felt lost on such a large

the campus before classes began.

“When first walking around campus I saw people in the dorms and people sitting in front of buildings talking and all of a sudden someone said to me ‘hi how you doing?’ and that was very strange because back home a lot of people don’t do that,” Matipwiri said. “It feels great and is an amazing experience.”

Zarifah said she has found many things she loves about OSU including the trees, weather as well as the safety and convenience of campus.

“The first day of classes are almost always introductory and basic self-introduction,” Zarifah said. “Reviewing the course syllabus and what topics to be learnt throughout the term is rather exciting and terrifying.”

Matipwiri said he enjoys the teaching style of professors at OSU and how they allow their students to make connections in the class with discussions and activities.

“Back home the teachers don’t care about the students, just the money. Here the teachers have a passion and care about the class,” Matipwiri

said. “The fact that they are passionate and how they let the class interact with them makes it a good experience.”

Vasudevan said the best way to make friends is to organize group study sessions with other students and introduce yourself to the people that are in your classes.

“I made my own little family here and it will be so sad to leave this wonderful campus,” Vasudevan said via email. “It has taught me so much and I have gained so many new experiences just being here at OSU.” According to Matipwiri, to get the best experience out of OSU you must make Corvallis your home. If international students only talk to other international students there was no point in coming here, students must get out into the OSU community Matipwiri said.

“When in Rome do as the Romans do,” Matipwiri said. “If you try to live as American as possible that is the best way you can gain new experiences and meet new people, but don’t forget your home and where you came from.”

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The general location of each crime is also recorded, falling into one of three categories: on-campus, oncampus student housing facility and noncampus.

On campus c a t e g o r y STE VE CL ARK | encompasses any VICE P RE SIDE NT OF building or property UNIVE RSITY controlled by OSU RE L ATIONS AND within the area of MARKE TING campus, including student facilities. The on-campus student housing facility category includes all student dwelling areas, such as student housing facilities and family housing located on campus. Noncampus locations are any building or property which is owned or controlled by a student organization that is officially recognized

by OSU, including all fraternity and sorority housing.

The data collected not only educates students, but also informs OSU security faculty of any changes in behavior which may affect the community, Tannenbaum said.

“With that data, we consider and implement programs that can mitigate crimes and increase safety within the university’s campuses in Corvallis,” Tannenbaum said via email.

Clark added the data reflects the university’s commitment to transparency and proactiveness in addressing issues, referencing the creation and maintenance of several OSU resources dealing with sexual assault as efforts to improve the safety and support of survivors.

One of these resources, SARC, provides a confidential space for survivors to have the initial conversations about their experiences with intimate partner violence and/or sexual assault, Neighbours said.

“We advocate for the needs of the survivors as they identify them. This can include helping with interim support measures, providing emotional support, help with understanding reporting processes to the university and to law enforcement and then assistance through those processes if desired by them,” Neighbours said in an email.

Survivors are able to visit SARC, located in Plageman Hall, and talk with an advocate without formally reporting the assault to the police or the university. If a student does decide to report, OSU’s Office of Equal Access and Opportunity processes and investigates alleged assaults.

In addition to SARC, OSU is home to other programs which address and work to prevent sexual misconduct. The Beavers Give a Dam program seeks provides workshops about bystander interaction in order to prevent sexual violence. OSU also takes part in the national It’s On Us campaign, which aims to shift the way in which sexual assault is addressed on campus.

“I hope that society’s greater awareness of the problems associated with sexual misconduct nationally, as well as Oregon State’s efforts to address sexual misconduct, are granting survivors here at Oregon State a sense of support and safety to report sexual misconduct,” Clark said via email.

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Op-Ed: Building institutional support for Zero Hunger The lives of students enrolled in higher education look very different today than in previous generations. The number nontraditional students is on the rise. More than seven in 10 higher education students are considered “nontraditional,” meaning they fit into at least one of six criteria: they are independent for financial aid and do not have parental financial support, have one or more dependents, are a single caregiver, do not have a traditional high school diploma, have delayed postsecondary enrollment, attend school part time or are employed full time.

Facing rising costs in higher education and in many cases dealing with the financial strains of nontraditional status, more and more students struggle to meet their needs while earning their degree. One of the most pressing needs for students today is reliable access to nutritious food. The misconception that most students have parents who can cover all colleges expenses can contribute to an underappreciation of hunger on campus.

Thankfully, there is growing awareness about student food insecurity on campus. More studies are being published on student hunger and there is more news coverage of students struggling to learn while on campus. However, this is not enough. We need to implement long lasting solutions to this problem, and those solutions should be institutionalized.

Already we see student, faculty, staff and administrators working to provide for students’ needs. Thanks to these efforts, students in need have a place to turn for help. But it’s time college and university administrations provide institutional support for these initiatives. Individually, student groups and faculty members have neither the time nor the resources necessary to end campus hunger. However, with institutional support, they can together address food insecurity efficiently and systematically.

At Oregon State University, solutions have been truly collaborative. Campus dining halls have nutritionally balanced “Makes Cents” meals that cost a very affordable $3-$4

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

YAYS • YAY to enjoying time with family during Fall Family Weekend.

• Yay for being more than N E O GOBE RT | ORAN GE ME DIA N E TWORK ARCHI VE Champinefeu Lodge houses the Human Services and Resource Center, a campus organization which provides services such as the food pantry and Mealbux.

depending on discounts available to students.

Student government representatives have used the student fee processes for over a decade to provide funds directly to students so they can buy meals on campus, well over $1.6 million dollars total. Students passionate about sustainability help tend a garden that feeds the campus food pantry. A twitter account (@ EatFreeOSU) helps students find events on campus with free food, helping reduce food waste and increase involvement.

Administrators have the ability to address rampant food waste by supporting campuswide food recovery programs. They can support efforts of students with unused meal plan value give meal swipes to those that go hungry. They can support donation programs that collect rescued food and leftover monetary meal plan

value and donate those resources to a campus food pantry. There are plenty of resources that go to waste on campuses that, with the help of administration and a well-thought-out plan, can be redirected to students in need.

U.S. PIRG is advocating for campuses across the country to commit to Zero Hunger.

We are calling on administrations to institute systematic and comprehensive plans to end student hunger by cutting waste. With institutional support and collaboration, we can make zero hunger the norm.

Nicole Hindes Assistant Director, HSRC Damiana Dendy US PIRG Zero Hunger campaign

Letter to the Editor: Students with convictions marginalized by university disclosure policy OSU recently announced a policy requiring students to selfdisclose past convictions. The university says the policy doesn’t prevent anyone from enrolling.

However, the message to students with records is clear: you are not equal to the rest of the community.

As a student with a conviction, this policy makes it harder for me start over. I do not mind telling people that I have a record. However, I choose to

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disclose this information faceto-face, after people get to know the real me. Now I am required to disclose my information to a committee that has never met me. Based on what the committee decides, I could be restricted from activities and programs.

The reason I came to college was to show people that I am more than my past. Now the university wants to bring up my past to use against me. I feel

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like a door of opportunity is being slammed shut.

There is no evidence that selfreporting will make the community safer. Law enforcement already shares data with universities. Has it reduced crime on campus? If so, why do we need this policy? If not, how does this policy help?

Universities should avoid “policing” public domain as this is interpreted by many as an overreach and abuse of power.

If OSU cares about our past, it should offer programs to support us. I get regular emails about resources for different kinds of students. Sadly, there are no programs for students with records.

Here’s an idea: offer scholarships to students with records. Incentivize academic performance and zero police contact. That would show how much the university cares about ALL students.

half way done with Fall Term.

• Yay to the three-day break this upcoming weekend to celebrate veterans day on Nov. 12

NAYS • Nay to losing against USC in football.

• Nay to the cold and rainy weather.

• Nay to registration holds (make sure to get those fixed).

• Nay to midterms and getting closer to finals.

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