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“I don’t know how I would stay alive if not for their support.”

“I feel safe, accepted and grateful.”

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NEWS: OSU cheese program continues to grow 6 • FORUM: Cartoons 14 • SPORTS: Women’s Basketball is family under Rueck 7

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BRITTNEE BARRY | ORANGE MED I A NETWORK Terran Walker works to make Beaver Cheese in the Oregon State University Dairy Center. Read more on page 6.

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Sports: OSU beats Utah in PAC12 home opener

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NEWS

OSU students with history of addiction find solidarity, support in Collegiate Recovery Community Services offered include sober lodging, support groups, counseling, more

By MORGAN MAWN News Contributor

Editor’s Note: The following article discusses substance addiction. The article uses an anonymous source. Names with an asterisk are pseudonyms.

The Collegiate Recovery Community, based out of Dixon Lodge, opens its doors to students seeking a sober lifestyle during their collegiate career and, according to two Oregon State University students, has been a significant help in avoiding relapse.

According to Oregon State University Student Health Services, the significant life changes and stress associated with transitioning to college threaten many students in the substance abuse recovery process. After its launch in 2013, the community continues to expand and provide helpful resources and sober lodging to its members.

Taylor Milam, the collegiate recovery coordinator, said societal stigmas regarding addiction and those who suffer from it can trickle down to the on-campus culture surrounding addiction.

Those without an understanding or history of addiction may place negative stigmas upon those in recovery or still struggling with addiction, causing those afflicted students to possibly internalize and believe these negative stigmas.

Additionally, Milam said the prevalence of substance abuse in student parties or other social get-togethers creates a difficult decision for students in recovery. Attending these get-togethers could put their recovery in peril, while not attending could hinder their ability to socialize.

“The primary consequence for the person struggling with addiction is shame and isolation,” Milam said.

Milam said the CRC aims to change the mindset of substance abuse on campus by normalizing refraining from drugs and alcohol.

To accomplish this, the CRC provides many resources to community members, including drug and alcohol free spaces, support groups, optional counseling, academic advising and a tight-knit fellowship of other individuals facing similar challenges.

Jamie King, a third-year human development and family science student living in the recovery community, has a history of driving under the influence, misdemeanors and mental illness.

For these reasons, King said she knew she would need additional support during her college career to live a happy and progressive life.

According to King, hearing students on campus discussing and even bragging about substance abuse left her feeling uncomfortable and misplaced. King said she can’t expect these students to be aware of her history, but nonetheless is still affected by these conversations.

“I do feel invisible, and hurt,” King said.

King turned to the OSU website to seek an

JACOB LE | ORANGE MED I A NETWORK The Dixon Lodge houses the Collegiate Recovery Community on the OSU Corvallis campus. The CRC Clubhouse is located on the east side of Dixon Lodge and through the glass door labeled “Clubhouse.” The Clubhouse is open to the public for coffee hours.

on-campus culture that could accommodate her. There, she found CRC. She was particularly interested in the Clubhouse, an alcohol and drug-free place for sober students to hang out. At one month sober, King applied and was accepted into CRC. Now, at four months sober, King said she feels confident in her progress with the CRC backing her up. Although the benefits of CRC are vast, King said she’s particularly grateful to have participated in CRC meetings that allowed her to further understand concepts such as equanimity.

“I feel safe, accepted and grateful,” King said.

Another member of the CRC community and fourth-year public health student, Riley*, grew up surrounded by substance abuse. Right before returning to OSU for the school year, Riley* found themself relapsing into a heroin and meth addiction. Riley* decided to delay their return to school to attend rehab. Upon deciding to return to classes, they worried over the possible challenges they may face.

“I thought there was no way I was going to make it in college without relapsing and without

any support,” Riley* said.

Before returning to OSU, Riley* said they discovered the CRC and found a group they could relate to, seek comfort from and live in solidarity with. Riley* said the recovery group meetings hosted at Dixon Lodge were more beneficial than others since they were geared toward college students specifically.

According to Riley*, CRC at Dixon Lodge is the only recovery program in the state that offers housing along with membership. The CRC Clubhouse also places emphasis on being a community open to members of the LGBTQIA+ community and people of color, two groups disproportionately affected by addiction, Riley* said.

Riley* said the 24-hour access to a safe space with many accommodations and constant community support was pivotal in their experience.

Even after relapsing into addiction, they were met with compassion, support and resources.

“I don’t know how I would stay alive if not for their support,” Riley* said.

Use Snapchat or a QR code scanner to view the Collegiate Recovery Community website.

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NEWS

OSU files lawsuit against former athletic director Todd Stansbury allegedly owes $1,471,888.78 plus $41,374.19 in interest fees to university

By ADRIANA GUTIERREZ News Contributor

In a statement released on Dec. 18 by Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP, a firm backing Oregon State University, attorney Teresa H. Pearson solidified a lawsuit being placed against former Athletic Director Todd Stansbury after he terminated his contract with OSU before his allowed date to do so.

Stansbury’s contract as the athletic director was originally put in effect from Jul. 31, 2015 to Jun. 30, 2020, but was terminated by Stansbury himself on Dec. 4, 2016. Due to the breach in contract, Stansbury was required to pay liquidated damages of his base salary until the date in which the contract determined to be the end of his term as director.

The amount of $2,107,778 was to be paid starting exactly one month after his termination, with an interest of 9% incruing each year.

Stansbury made payments from October 2017 to July 2019 at a total amount of $620,000, leaving a balance of $1,471,888.78 plus $41,374.19 in interest fees.

The university said it has held up all parts

of the agreement on their side, and made the demands necessary to engage in Stansbury’s notification of his fees to OSU. In section 12.A of Stansbury’s contract, it states, “the promise to work for the University [as athletic director] for the entire term of this agreement is the essence of this agreement… that University’s investment would be lost if athletic director were to resign… before the end of the agreement term,” according to the Employment Agreement for the vice president and athletic director of Intercollegiate Athletics.

In an official letter written by Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP addressing Stansbury’s attorney Scott Zolke, the firm demanded that “Mr. Stansbury pay all past due amounts owing in full on or before June 15, 2019… failure to make such payment will result in legal action against Mr. Stansbury.”

Both Stansbury and Zolke did not respond to inquiry for comment before the publication of this story.

When requesting a comment from Pearson, she asked that all inquiries be directed to Steve Clark, vice president of University Relations and Marketing of OSU. Pearson along

with the rest of the firm is unable to comment on pending litigations.

“The decision to file this legal [complaint] was made by university leadership,” Clark said in an email statement. “As a state university, we feel that it is important to conclude the contractual obligations OSU and Todd Stansbury agreed to upon his joining Oregon State University.”

Stansbury’s position was filled by current director, Scott Barnes, who was appointed in December 2016 and began his employment with OSU in February 2017.

The money being paid by Stansbury will go directly back into OSU’s Athletic Department, according to Clark. Guided now by Barnes’ 10year plan, the department is currently making improvements to athletic facilities, including Gill Coliseum and the softball stadium.

“The university’s athletics department is enjoying significant success,” Clark said.

According to Clark, Student-athletes are earning record GPA rates, and are deeply engaged in the community with significant leadership and volunteerism, including leading Pac-12 Conference and national efforts to improve stu-

PHO T O CO U RT ES Y O F O S U AT HLET ICS Todd Stansbury ended his contract with Oregon State Athletics prematurely in 2016, resulting in over a million dollars in debt.

OSU asked that he pay his debts on or before June 15, 2019 or legal action would be taken. Since then, OSU has filed a lawsuit against Stansbury.

dent-athlete mental health. Additionally, Clark said OSU student-athletes and the OSU Athletics Department are recording national and Pac12 Conference achievements on playing fields, courts and sports arenas.

Oregon State University Baseball wins 2018 National Championship, travels to Washington D.C.

By JADE MINZLAFF News Contributor Oregon State University’s 2018 men’s baseball team traveled to Washington D.C. on Nov. 22, 2019 to meet with President Donald Trump in a ceremony in honor of their success in the 2018 NCAA national championship.

Of the 35 members of the winning team, 34 traveled to Washington D.C., as well as Pat Casey, the retired 2018 baseball coach. This is the second time an OSU men’s baseball team has traveled to Washington D.C, following the 2007 team who won the NCAA championship that year.

OSU’s 2018 men’s baseball team went in place of the 2019 national champions, the Vanderbilt University men’s baseball team after they declined to attend the ceremony. The same ceremony had not been held in 2018, so Oregon State’s invitation came on shorter notice than under regular circumstances and was held 17 months after winning the championship.

Pat Casey, former OSU men’s baseball coach, said in a Tweet on Nov. 21st, “I want to thank all the men on the 2018 championship team for rallying once again in Washington D.C.! You were WARRIORS then, now and for-

ever! Love you men! I will never forget you!”

The official Twitter page for OSU Baseball, @BeaverBaseball, received several comments online advocating a boycott, like from Robert Martinez, @RobertMtz, on Nov. 20, 2019.

“They should absolutely be honored but not by this current administration. They should boycott it. Oregon State is better than this,” Martinez tweeted.

These comments arose from the controversy around Trump, and other White House employees.

Current OSU assistant baseball coach Patrick Bailey said he felt the trip was about celebrating the team, and there was not a political stance involved in their decision to visit the U.S. capital.

“The baseball team going to Washington D.C. had nothing to do with politics and everything to do with the celebration of our 2018 National Championship,” Patrick Bailey said in a statement via email.

Several winning teams have protested or declined to attend the NCAA ceremony in Washington D.C. since the inauguration of Trump.

One of the teams that declined the invitation was the winning 2019 University of Virginia men’s basketball team. Additionally, during the

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PHO T O CO U RT ES Y O F CR EAT IVE CO MMO NS In November, the Oregon State baseball team traveled to Washington D.C. to meet with President Donald Trump following their 2018 NCAA national championship win.

Nov. 22 ceremony, students from the Colum-

team had on the trip, Bailey said, “We had an

a letter to the president, and wore large white

2018 team was a very close knit group and it was

bia University fencing team attempted to hand

lapel pins in protest of Trump’s alleged genderbased prejudice.

Speaking on behalf of the experience the

amazing time with our baseball family. The great to see them get back together and inter-

act with each other. It is an experience that our players and our coaching staff will never forget.”

NEWS

Writer Namwali Serpell to visit OSU

By JADA KRENING News Correspondent Zambian writer Namwali Serpell will visit Oregon State University on Thursday, Jan. 9 as part of the School of Writing, Literature and Film’s Visiting Writers Series, a series which brings nationally and internationally celebrated writers to OSU. Serpell, who teaches at the University of California, Berkeley, published her first novel, The Old Drift, in 2019. During her visit to OSU, Serpell will meet with graduate students for a colloquium prior to a public reading and book signing in the evening.

Serpell has won a number of awards, including the 2015 Caine Prize for African writing for her story “The Sack,” and the Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Award for women writers in 2011. She was also selected for Africa39, a 2014 Hay Festival project that identified the most promising African writers under 40 years old.

Keith Scribner, a professor in SWLF and the director of the Master of Fine Arts program in creative writing at OSU, said the goal of the Visiting Writers Series is to bring unique voices like Serpell’s to OSU. “We want to expose the OSU and Corvallis communities to the most diverse, innovative

and prominent creative writers that we can,” Scribner said via email.

OSU’s Visiting Writers Series typically hosts three writers a year in fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Previous Visiting Writers include Jia Tolentino, Ilya Kaminsky, Melissa Febos, Chang-rae Lee and Ross Gay. OSU SWLF will host the next Visiting Writer in the spring, poet and essayist Hanif Abdurraqib.

“In Oregon, there’s no other series outside Portland I know of that hosts so many diverse creative voices,” Scribner said via email. “Now more than ever, we need the close contact and exposure to these artists.”

Scribner ultimately encourages students to attend Serpell’s reading, in addition to other events hosted by OSU SWLF, such as the Literary Northwest Series.

“Hearing a writer present her own work always illuminates aspects of writing that you otherwise don’t get,” Scribner said via email.

“Whether or not you’re a creative writer, hearing about the creative process, hearing how a great artist accesses imagination, can benefit you.”

Serpell’s reading will take place in the Valley Library Rotunda at 7:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public. More information can be found on the OSU Liberal Arts website.

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Taiwanese Culture Night aims to educate through food, performances, games

By ZOË SANDVIGEN News Contributor

Taiwanese Culture Night, coming up next month, is a free event aiming to simultaneously entertain and educate.

This annual event is scheduled to take place Feb.16 in the Memorial Union Ballroom at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are free but will cap out at 400 to ensure there is enough seating and food for the guests.

Sharon Chen, vice president of the Taiwanese Student Association, said she is working to create a fun and culturally-focused evening.

There will be free food, drinks and a show put on by Taiwanese Association members and their families, according to Chen.

“We will have fried cabbage just like last year, and boba tea, a must, and winter melon boba tea,” Chen said. “The other dishes will be adjusted and decided upon closer to the event.”

Charlene Wang, president of the Taiwanese Student Association, said to look especially at the performances, which will be “the most special part of the event … This is where we will have some singing, dancing, and possibly more” said Wang.

After the doors open, there will be a period of time to mingle and catch up with friends or meet new ones. Dinner will be served, while, at the same time, the Taiwanese Association performs. After dinner and the show, a game booth will open in the back of the ballroom, allowing guests to play games and socialize.

“Half of the event will be people singing and dancing and half will be some kids performing traditional dance with traditional clothes,” Chen said. “The theme is lanterns, Chinese lanterns. So we will put up a lot of red and pretty ones.”

“We put on this event in hopes to spread Taiwanese culture and show everyone what it means to us. Our theme this year is Lanterns, but more specifically the lantern that we release into the sky in Taiwan during Chinese New Year,” Wang said. “We hope to decorate the Ballroom with lots of Chinese Lanterns and host an activity where attendees can make their own or write on lanterns their hopes and wishes for the new year.”

The event is open to the whole community of Corvallis and is put on to share their culture and educate people of the country of Taiwan, according to Chen.

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NEWS

Future of Elliott State Forest still undetermined

By ALEX GAUB News Contributor Members of Oregon State University and the Oregon Department of State Lands met with the State Land Board on Dec.10 to present plans to transfer the Elliott State Forest to the OSU College of Forestry.

The vision for the forest requires that it stay in public hands, that it decouples the forest from the Common School Fund, and that conservation is a factor accounted for along with harvests. The Common School Fund is a pool of money that pays into public schools through the use of state resources on land associated with the fund.

Decoupling the Elliott State Forest from the fund would release it from its requirement to provide for the fund.

The Elliott State Forest Advisory Committee did not come to a conclusion at the meeting, but rather, delivered a joint statement at the meeting to continue to pursue a plan for the Elliott State Research Forest.

“Our individual perspectives on the Elliott State Forest and our priorities for its future may differ.

However, we agree that OSU should be provided the opportunity to address outstanding issues and determine if terms required to address those issues are consistent with the Land Board vision for the Elliott,” the statement read.

OSU’s handling of the old-growth forest has drawn some criticism from residents of Corvallis, such as Doug Pollock, an activist who started Friends of OSU Old-Growth. The group works to protect old-growth managed by the College of Forestry.

Pollock believes the plan put forth calls for too much harvesting of older forests.

“By proposing to cut large amounts of mature timber, OSU will be drastically diminishing the carbon storage capacity of the forest,” Pollock said.

Ali Ryan Hansen, Communications Manager for the Oregon Department of State Lands, said that with no plan yet decided upon, “determinations about [harvesting] acreage and age are still outstanding.”

The Department of State Lands and OSU plan to present a proposal to the State Land Board in the fall of 2020.

BRITTNEE BARRY | ORANGE MED I A NETWORK Aidan Long (left) and Terran Walker (right) show the milk that they are fermenting to make cheese. The cheese is being made in the Dairy Center located in Withycombe Hall.

OSU cheese program continues to grow after its reopening in 2010 University is 1 of just 2 schools in the nation with completely student-run creameries

By ZOË SANDVIGEN News Contributor Oregon State University has been in the cheese business for over a hundred years. Right on the Corvallis campus, cows are milked and the cheese is processed and packaged, ready to be sold.

The creamery was reopened in 2010 after being closed for 50 years, said Robin Frojen, Creamery & Cheese Plant manager. Before it was closed down, the creamery produced all dairy products for the university.

Much of the Oregon dairy and cheese industry was upset that the state was funding the OSU dairy operation and allegedly supplying dairy at a lesser price. The department decided a decade ago that it was time to bring OSU Cheese back into business.

Robin Frojen attended OSU and graduated back in 2009. She said she remembers looking at the dusty, forgotten rooms in the back of Withycombe Hall wondering what it would take to get it going again.

She was a chef for 20 years prior to coming to OSU and has always had

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an interest in food. In 2013 she began working for the creamery and hasn’t looked back since.

Frojen said the creamery now produces 12 different cheeses including cheddar, smoked swiss, guada, provolone and their 2016 award winning smoked cheddar.

OSU took home a third place prize in the 2016 American Cheese Society’s Annual Competition for their smoked cheddar.

Currently, 16 students work in the creamery. Aidan Long, a thirdyear food science major with a fermentation option, has been working in the creamery for two years. Terran Walker, also a food science major with a fermentation option, has been working at the creamery for about a year. They both got introduced to the cheese industry through a dairy processing class offered at OSU. Student’s are recruited out of the class to work on the cheese production. Since beginning his work, Long said his perspective of the dairy industry has changed drastically.

“Since working here, it definitely makes me want to speak up when a lot of people talk about dairy cows being treated bad, or that people

have a perspective of livestock being unhappy. Even just being in the class, it demonstrated to me that livestock live a really happy life,” Long said.

“If you want good quality milk, you have to have happy cows. They are fed quite well and have a lot of roam around space.”

Walker said that there are a lot of misconceptions about the dairy industry and how it is bad for the environment, but that isn’t the case.

The beef industry is what has created that stigma, being worlds away from the dairy industry, according to Walker.

On the mornings that the creamery makes cheese, students will go out to the farm around 6 a.m. and gather two-thousand pounds of milk from the cows, Frojen said. At 6:30 a.m. cleaning and set-up begins.

This is the beginning of a long day ahead.

“Everything gets sanitized every day before we start processing, and then throughout the day there are students who are licenced pasteurizers and will pasteurize milk,” Frojen said. “Then a crew will put the cultures in, then ferment the milk and cut the curds, then another set with come in and do a lot of the work in between 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.”

Most of the day is spent waiting on the cheese to be ready before much of the work happens in the evening. One wrong measurement or ingredient could lead to students spending hours correcting the mistakes, so the staff rely on one another greatly.

“There were over 200 dairy processors in Oregon, and now there’s 12,” Frojen said.

The cows need to be milked and tended to twice a day by students with hands-on experience. “The dairy world is a 24-7 job. I always say that cows don’t take vacations. If they got themselves a union rep, I’m sure they would work that out,” Frojen joked.

Long and Walker both said they love working at the creamery and have thoroughly enjoyed experimenting and trying the cheeses. They spend most of their time cleaning and sanitizing, but are happy to do so to help the process.

“I would eat my breakfast off the floor of the creamery, it’s a lot of cleaning,” Long said.

OSU’s cheese can be found at Corvallis’ local Market of Choice and McMenamins.

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OSU Women’s Basketball is family under Rueck Head coach Scott Rueck continues to find success ten years after starting position

By MATTHEW BROOKS Sports Contributor Family and sports have followed Oregon State head coach Scott Rueck for many years, including into his team’s historic success with their 13-0 start this season.

Years before now, the ball is far behind the three-point line in a driveway basketball matchup. Brother versus sister battle head to head. A younger Scott Rueck is early in his coaching career. Lining up against Rueck and handling the ball is his younger sister, Heidi Newkirk, who is playing college basketball at George Fox. For this matchup, the pair had a rule in place that stated the siblings couldn’t guard each other in a specific zone, located far behind the three-point line. Newkirk saw an opportunity.

Her shot went up from the un-guardable zone, and she nailed it, winning the game. At three and a half years difference in age, the siblings had competed their entire childhood, and Rueck had just lost for the first time.

“He blames it on that rule, but that’s the one time that I beat him,” Newkirk said. “Otherwise, he’s always beat me every single time.”

Rueck, who was still an assistant coach at the time, was early into what would become a career of coaching basketball. He began his start as a coach while completing his undergraduate studies at Oregon State by working as an

MAL IK DE SHON HARDY | ORANGE MED IA NETWORK OSU Women’s Basketball head coach Rueck has been in his position since 2010 and has coached the team to continued success. Rueck coaches the team from the sideline versus Utah State.

assistant men’s basketball coach at a nearby high school. Eventually, he moved on to be an assistant with the women’s basketball program at George Fox University in Newberg, Ore. After several years as an assistant, Rueck was promoted to head coach for the George Fox Bruins and found tremendous success,

compiling a 288-88 record that included a Division-III national championship in 2009.

His winning record at George Fox led to his induction into the George Fox Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.

While he was enjoying his time at GFU, Rueck says there was only one way he ever

considered leaving: if he got the job at Oregon State. His mom attended OSU and he admitted that he has been an Oregon State fan his entire life. That dream became a reality when OSU announced on June 30, 2010 that Rueck was hired to lead the Women’s Basketball program.

“I would joke with the few people that I would ever say this to when I was in Newberg at George Fox that Oregon State was the only job I’d ever leave George Fox for,” Rueck said. “I didn’t think a PAC-10 school at the time would ever consider hiring me...because it’s not the norm and had only happened one time before me.”

Now at Oregon State, Rueck’s success has continued. In the last decade, he has led the team to five-straight NCAA tournaments, including a run to the Final Four in 2016. He won the PAC-12 Coach of the Year award on multiple occasions and has won three PAC-12 championships.

While he quickly proved he was the right hire for OSU, Rueck admits he never dreamt of having this sort of success when he accepted the position.

“I didn’t know if it was possible to win at that level at Oregon State,” Rueck said. “The thought of being here ten years, I never really imagined that. I hoped, of course, but I’m like ‘if we don’t win, this is a job you can get fired from.’”

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OSU Men’s Basketball’s cold shooting leads to PAC-12 loss

Struggles from bench and Tinkle’s lack of consistency give Beavers’ first conference loss to Utah

By SOREN CARR Sports Contributor The Oregon State Beavers finished an off-season with 10 of 12 wins before losing 81-69 to the Utah Utes in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 3 in their first PAC-12 game of the season.

The Beavers got off to a hot start, holding an 11-4 lead before relinquishing it once both teams reached 20 points where the host Utes never looked back.

The opening PAC-12 win for the Utes was largely helped by the conference’s leading scorer and sophomore from Arizona, Timmy Allen. Allen held his season high a year ago against the Beavers with 25 points.

Allen notched a double-double with 25 points and 10 rebounds and was almost able to score at will during the game. A double-double is achieved when a player reaches double digits for two stat lines.

When the Beavers’ defense was able to hold him from driving to the paint, Allen utilized his teammates by kicking the ball out or finding an open cutter. He also played all 40 minutes of this game, proving his durability.

While Allen was crucial to the team’s success, Utah sophomore Both Gach also scored 17 points along with multiple

impressive dunks that sent the Utah crowd to its feet. Sharpshooting freshman Rylan Jones also scored 14 points, secured a team high five assists and contributing to the lopsided win in three-point percentage with the Utes shooting 47% and the Beavers shooting 14%.

OSU would chip at their deficit, bringing the score to within a couple of points at times in the second half, but team leader and early favorite for PAC-12 Player of the Year in senior Tres Tinkle was unable to find his rhythm. Junior guard Zach Reichle shined in the second half in the gaps that Tinkle was unable to fill with multiple off hand drives for layups that kept the visiting Beavers within striking distance.

OSU junior guard Ethan Thompson was effective at times in penetrating the defense but failed convert on some crucial attempts. Senior forward Kylor Kelley also struggled all game and only scored 4 total points.

Oregon State showed moments of skill and stuck around in a tough road environment. However, the uphill battle ERICK BRANNER | ORANGE MED I A NETWORK continues with the rest of a talented 2020 PAC-12 Men’s Basketball conference. The OSU senior forward Tres Tinkle works to get around a defender in a home game on Nov. 20, 2019 in Gill ColiBeavers played Colorado in Boulder on seum. Tinkle struggled in the loss versus Utah on Jan. 3. His three-point percentage was at 20% compared to his season stat averaging over 60%.

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OSU beats Utah in PAC-12 home opener

Beavers improve record to 13-0, win first conference game of the season

By BRADY AKINS Sports Contributor The Oregon State Beavers started off PAC-12 play with a home win against the Utah Utes 7748 on Friday, Jan. 3 to continue their best start in program history.

The Beavers opened up the game playing strong basketball on both sides of the court, forcing turnovers on defense and creating good shots on offense to start the first quarter on a 9-0 run. The fast start led to a dominant opening period from Oregon State that ended with the Beavers up 24-10.

Despite racing off to a 14 point lead, the Utes hung with Oregon State through most of the second quarter. The Utah defense gained momentum in the second period, holding the Beavers to four field goals on 15 attempts after shooting eight for 14 in the first quarter.

OSU head coach Scott Rueck commended his team’s ability to get off to a strong start, complimenting both the offensive and defensive effort in the early minutes of the game in his post game press conference.

“Defensively, we were stingy to start with and then offensively we got out in transition. We had a great focus to us right off the bat,” Rueck said. “We scored early and separated early.”

With a strong defensive effort from Utah, the game remained competitive in the first half.

The Utes cut the Beavers’ lead back down to single digits during the second quarter for the first time since the 4:10 mark in the first quarter.

Oregon State managed the Utes’ momentum, forcing three straight Utah turnovers in the final two minutes of the second quarter to build up a 37-24 lead going into halftime. The half ended with the Beavers breaking past the Utah defense and reclaiming their double digit lead.

Much like they did to start the first half, Oregon State began the third quarter playing well on both offense and defense, leading to a 13-0 run to start a third period that ended in favor of the Beavers 25-9. From there, Utah was unable to close the gap, and the Beavers held a lead of over 20 points for the entire fourth quarter.

Oregon State received contribution and support from the players coming off the bench,

MALI K D ESHON HARD Y | ORANGE MED I A NETWORK LEFT: OSU senior guard and forward Madison Washington goes up for a shot against Utah Utes sophomore forward Andrea Torres on Jan. 3 in Gill.

RIGHT: OSU senior guard Mikayla Pivec looks to teammates for help in scoring a basket against the Utah Utes in their first PAC-12 game of the season.

a pattern that has followed them from their preseason games and success. The Beavers went into their game against Utah averaging 19.5 points per game from their bench, and ended with 25 against the Utes.

Beaver senior forward Maddie Washington ended the game with six points and eight rebounds, her highest single game rebounding total of the season, and was a key asset from the Beavers’ bench. When asked if she takes pride in having a big contribution off the bench, Washington emphasized the importance she places on taking advantage of each moment she gets in her role.

“Once we step on that court, we’re gonna give it everything that we have in that moment,” Washington said. “No matter what your role is, small or big, just take advantage of it. And I think that’s exactly what I did.”

Washington’s eight rebounds, along with

eight more from senior guard Mikayla Pivec and a game-high nine from freshman forward Kennedy Brown, contributed to a successful showing of rebounding for Oregon State.

The Beavers entered the game against Utah as one of the nation’s top rebounding teams, averaging the second best rebounding margin in the country at 14.2 more per game than their competition. Against the Utes, Oregon State proved they could carry their rebounding skill into conference play, coming away with 44 total rebounds compared to Utah’s 28.

The Beavers showcased similar strengths against a PAC-12 opponent compared to those that they had during their out of conference schedule.

Despite a final result similar to what the Beavers have seen all year in their 13-0 start to the season, freshman forward Taylor Jones noticed a difference in the look and feel of the

game against their first conference matchup.

“I could definitely feel it in the game,” Jones said. “The pace was a little bit faster, the crowd was a lot bigger. I’m excited to see how the rest of the PAC-12 goes.”

The official attendance of 5,629 provided a home team advantage for the Beavers. Rueck, who has been the Oregon State head coach for 10 years, was not surprised by the crowd size and expressed that environments like the one against Utah are what he has come to expect from Beaver fans.

“There’s no place that cheers like Gill Coliseum, everybody that comes in here says it,” Rueck said. “It’s almost hard to explain because it’s so unique.”

The Beavers looked to extend their historic season start against the Colorado Buffaloes on Sunday, Jan. 6 in Gill Coliseum.

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MALIK DESHON HAR D Y | ORANGE ME DIA NE TWORK OSU Women’s Basketball head coach Rueck coaches senior guard Mikayla Pivec versus Utah State.

The team’s motto is “We are Family” as they work to focus on community and competitiveness.

RUECK, Continued from Page 7 Nearly ten years after his first team at OSU had just one player with Division-I experience on the roster, the Beavers are laden with veteran athletes. Of the 14 players on the current roster, seven are upperclassmen and only freshmen forwards Jelena Mitrovic, Kennedy Brown and Taylor Jones were not with the team last season.

According to Rueck, the blueprint for his success has been simple: find players with the talent to play PAC-12 basketball who are also great people and create a fun, positive environment.

“If the culture is broken or the talent is not good enough, it doesn’t matter what a coach does – you’re not going to win,” Rueck said.

“When you create an environment that is fun to be a part of every day, and the locker room is fun, the bus is fun and they learn how to problem solve together, take care of each other and then they love to compete together, you’re probably going to find success.”

The positive team culture translated to success on the recruiting trail as freshman forward Taylor Jones, once ranked by ESPN as a five-star prospect, cited the family focus as one reason for choosing OSU. “[At] the high school I came from, we were really close and that’s just what I wanted in a college program,” Jones said. “Everyone here is family, it’s not a coverup….We’re all a family.”

With his team full of talented players and a strong, team-oriented culture, Rueck’s Beavers are setting program records for their position in the national rankings. The team has reached as high as No. 3 in the nation as of Dec. 29 and a 13-0 season start as of Jan. 3.

Newkirk described how she’s “not surprised” at her brother’s achievements, citing his skill at motivating female athletes and getting the most out of them. She also added a belief in his work ethic and ability to find team-oriented players

“When you create an environment that is fun to be a part of every day... then they love to compete together, you’re probably going to find success.”

Scott Rueck OSU Women’s Basketball Head Coach

as a reason for his success.

Not only is family a focus with his basketball teams, it’s a focus in his personal life. When he’s not coaching basketball, Rueck enjoys vacationing, embracing the challenge of playing golf and wanting to be a drummer. No matter what he’s doing, Rueck wants to do anything with his family.

“He’s fun and he always brings a level of fun to our family. Always joking around, having fun, but he’s thoughtful too. He cares about his family,” Newkirk added. “He might send me a random text sometimes wondering how I’m doing, or when we see each other at the holidays he always cares about what’s going on in our lives.”

Nearly ten years after accepting his dream job, Newkirk notes that her older brother is still the same person he was before coming to Oregon State. While she is certain his coaching philosophy has changed, he is and always will be “Scott” to her and those who know him.

He may have lost one driveway matchup, but he hasn’t done much losing since then.

Rueck and the Beavers will return to Gill Coliseum on Jan. 17 for a matchup with the California Golden Bears.

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Student sues sorority over living conditions

OSU student, mother ask for $2,400 in damages from Kappa Alpha Theta

By MICHAEL EUBANKS News Contributor An OSU student and her mother have filed a lawsuit against the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, alleging that the Corvallis chapter facility provided unsafe living conditions.

The lawsuit was filed in the Benton County Circuit Court on Dec. 23 by Ruchi Vora and her mother Sanjay Vora.

According to the lawsuit paperwork, the sleeping room provided by the organization required roughly 30 females to sleep together in tightly-squeezed double and triple bunk beds.

The room was located on the third floor of the building, and was a converted attic that had ceilings that sloped down to an estimated eight feet in height at the wall. It was estimated that the room was 900 square feet.

The lawsuit paperwork states that the individual bed provided to Ruchi was the top bed of a triple bunk bed that was over 6 feet tall. A wooden, handmade ladder was left near the bed unsecured to the wall, and shook when Ruchi used it.

The bed was located at the corner of the room where the ceiling sloped down, making the space above the bed very limited. Additionally, the lawsuit also alleges that there was a pipe and emergency sprinkler directly above the bed that Ruchi was at risk of hitting while sleeping.

Despite initial concerns regarding the sleeping conditions, Ruchi still moved into the facility on Sept. 14. On the morning of the 15th, Ruchi had a difficult time breathing due to the lack of air circulation in the room and found the temperature of the room to be very high.

When she tried to get off the bunk bed in the dark room, Ruchi almost lost her footing on the unsecured ladder. She then had a panic attack, which her and her mother believe was caused by the accommodations provided by the sorority.

Approximately 24 hours after initially moving in to the facility, Ruchi returned to her home in Portland to discuss the situation with Sanjay. Both of them agreed that they felt the living conditions provided were unsafe, and the decision was made that Ruchi would move out of the facility and seek new housing.

On Sept. 17, Sanjay reached out to the chapter’s financial officer, seeking a refund for money paid in the initial agreement. Four days later, on Sept. 20, the financial officer emailed her back stating that there would be no refund.

The financial advisor then emailed back again on Oct. 1, stating that the organization would not refund the $2,400—which was the room portion of the license for a full year— but would instead issue a refund of $585.

The chapter president has not responded to request for comment.

Ruchi is seeking $2,985 in damages from

ZBYSZEK SIKORA | OMN ARCHIVES Panhellenic Council chapters at Oregon State gather in the Memorial Union Quad for their annual Bid Day event. One sorority member filed a lawsuit against Kappa Alpha Theta on Dec. 23, alleging unsafe living conditions.

the organization, and wants the organization to address the facility’s living conditions by removing the triple bunk beds from attic sleeping rooms, providing secured ladders on all beds, providing adequate ventilation in the attic

sleeping rooms, and reducing the number of occupants in those rooms.

As of publication, Ruchi has declined to speak with the Barometer regarding the lawsuit.

Corvallis is located near Oregon’s most popular snow-sport destinations

By ALEX GAUB News Contributor

There are a number of options for getting up to snow level this season and hitting the powder. While Corvallis may not be located on a slope itself, it is located relatively close to popular snow-sport destinations among Oregonians.

Hoodoo First opened in 1930, Hoodoo is located an hour and 40 minutes east of Corvallis. Hoodoo has four main lifts and a bunny slope that takes riders to a total of 34 different runs. They offer a student-priced season pass for $439. There are also individual lift tickets available starting at $56, or a bundle of five for $249. Rentals start at $35, and they have a ski and board school that offers a wide variety of private lessons and packages. Hoodoo also offers night skiing.

Additionally, Peak Sports has a bus that will take passengers up to Hoodoo for $67 starting Jan. 18. The price includes a lift ticket.

Ski Bowl Started in 1928, Ski Bowl is located a little

over two hours north of Corvallis. Ski bowl has four main lifts, and 65 total runs. 34 of those runs are completely lit, making it one of the largest night skiing lodges in the United States.

Season passes are available for students age 15-24 for $349. Tickets start at $57, and rentals at $45. Ski Bowl has a full ski and ride school that offers every level of lessons.

Willamette Pass Opened in 1941, Willamette pass is located two hours east of Corvallis. Just slightly farther than Hoodoo. There are three main lifts and a total of 29 runs. Willamette Pass does not offer night skiing.

A student season pass can be purchased for $300. Individual tickets for $60, and a five-day pass for $200. Rentals start at $20 for skiers and $30 for snowboarders. Like Hoodoo and Ski Bowl, Willamette Pass offers lessons through their respective ski and ride school.

Peak Sports offers a full lineup of services when it comes to renting gear or getting it set up prior to hitting the slopes. They offer rentals starting at $30 for 48 hours and gear tune-ups starting at $25 for skis and $35 for boards.

Joe Slagle, an employee at Peak Sports,

AARON TRASK | OMN ARCHIVES Corvallis is located a little over two hours from ski and snowboarding lodges. Peak Sports in Corvallis offers deals on passes and offers a shuttle to some locations.

said if riders want to do the best they can, he recommends that they make sure their gear is tuned and their edges are sharp before hitting

the slopes.

“So many people get deterred because they can’t turn well,” Slagle said.

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Brooks: Getting ready for the PAC-12 gauntlet

OSU Women’s Basketball has tough schedule, looks to make strong conference run

By MATTHEW BROOKS Sports Contributor This year’s Oregon State Women’s Basketball team is special. After returning ten players from last year’s team that made the Sweet Sixteen, they added two highly rated freshmen and started off with an undefeated start.

The Beavers ended non-conference play at 12-0, which included a slate of games with multiple matchups against Top-25 opponents.

The team maintains balance across the entire roster. For every one of the combined seven juniors and seniors, there is a freshman or sophomore.

While the team has a star-studded backcourt that features the likes of senior guard Mikayla Pivec and redshirt junior Destiny Slocum, it also starts two freshmen in the frontcourt who bring a level of size that can be hard to match.

The starting frontcourt duo includes freshman forwards Kennedy Brown and Taylor Jones, listed at 6’6 and 6’4 respectively. The two freshmen have combined to average 21.9 points, 14.6 rebounds and 3.75 blocks per game during non-conference play. Freshman Jelena Mitrovic and redshirt freshman Andrea Aquino are listed at 6’9, though both Mitrovic and Aquino have not yet played for the Beavers.

The team started the season ranked No. 12 in the nation. In their first 12 games, they competed with an average of 19.3 assists per game but could counter that by boasting an average of 6.2 blocks per game, which was the eighth highest in the country. They have been one of the best rebounding teams in the country as well, outrebounding opposing teams by an average of 14.2 boards per night.

“I’ve said from the beginning that I can’t see the ceiling on this group.… we’ve had a lot of people step up and it just makes us different,” Oregon State head coach Scott Rueck said.

“Weathering [injuries] with these young players, the way that they’re competing, the veteran guards that we have the experience that we have I think we’re going to be a tough out every night.”

All of this added up to a 12-0 record in non conference play, which led to ranking of No. 3 in the Dec. 30 AP poll.

The high ranking set a record for the program and illustrates how Oregon State has a legitimate shot to win their first national title. However, one big hurdle looms between OSU and that elusive championship: conference play.

In that same AP Poll, the Beavers received five first-place votes, tying the same amount as No. 2 Oregon and earning more than No. 4 South Carolina. The only team to receive

“I’ve said from the beginning that I can’t see the ceiling with this group...we’ve had a lot of people step up and it just makes us different.”

Scott Rueck OSU Women’s Basketball Head Coach

more first-place votes was UConn, who received 19 votes and took the No. 1 spot in the ranking.

As good as the Beavers have proven to be this year, the competition in the conference is stiff. Both No. 5 Stanford and No. 2 Oregon have been the top ranked team in the country this year, and at one point in the season, three of the top-four teams were from the PAC12.

“It’s just a number for us, it’s cool recognition, a testament to this program and what it’s done in the past…. But we know we have a lot of weaknesses to work on,” Pivec said.

MALI K D ESHON HARD Y | ORANGE MED I A NETWORK “We know that we’re going to have a TOP: OSU redshirt junior guard Destiny Slocum lines up against a Utah State defender on Dec. 14, 2019 in Gill. gauntlet.”

BOTTOM RIGHT: OSU junior Aleah Goodman drives down the court versus Utah State in Gill Coliseum.

Oregon State, Stanford, and Oregon are three of the PAC-12 teams JONATHAN HOPPER | ORANGE MED I A NETWORK in recent rankings with UCLA at BOTTOM LEFT: OSU Women’s Basketball preps for their pre-season exhibition against Team USA on Nov. 4, 2019.

No. 10 and Arizona at No. 18. Almost half the conference hold spots in the Top-20 teams of Division-I Women’s Basketball.

While there may be a challenging conference schedule ahead, the Beavers have already defeated three teams in the Top-25. DePaul, currently ranked No. 16, came to Gill Coliseum and lost by 21 points on Nov. 14.

Missouri State, currently ranked No. 21, was defeated by 11 points in a Nov. 17 matchup at Gill. Miami (FL), who was ranked No. 19 at the time of the game but is now unranked, was taken down by a 22-point margin in Miami.

No matter the challenge that the PAC-12 poses, Rueck is excited to start playing conference games specifically because of the quality.

“The conference is just going to make us better and better as we go through it and get more experience, more different looks,” Rueck said.

Yes, a national title is a difficult achievement and the Beavers would have to defeat some very talented teams in the way. Yes, the likes of UConn, Baylor and South Carolina are still national powerhouses. However, Oregon State has now worked its way into that conversation.

They just need to get through the gauntlet of PAC-12 conference play.

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CRIME

Corvallis Police daily log: Dec. 28-Jan. 1

By MICHAEL EUBANKS News Contributor Dec. 28 Disorderly Conduct 2 Two officers responded to a call at a local boarding house in central Corvallis for a report of a male suspect acting aggressively. The officers learned that the male was banging on a female tenant’s door while yelling.

The male explained to the officers that he was upset because he had just sat in feces that had been on a toilet seat of a shared bathroom.

He told the officers that he did not mean to harm anyone and he was just expressing his frustration.

The officers learned that the male had damaged another tennant’s door by slamming it, however the other tenant did not wish to have anything done. One of the officers provided the male with a business card referencing the case number and then ended contact with him.

Unlawful Amplified Sound An officer arrived at a residence in south Corvallis in response to a report of minors smoking marjiuana. Upon arrival, the officer heard loud music from a speaker at least 50 feet away, as well as loud laughter.

The officer spoke with a female resident of the household, who denied smoking marjiuana. The officer then issued a special response notice for Unlawful Amplified Sound and Loud Noise. The officer then explained the notice to the resident and gave her a business card. The resident then turned the music off.

Dec. 29 Property Found Officer was dispatched to the area of SE 3rd Street and SE Chapman Place for a disturbance.

Dispatch advised there was an altercation near the onramp toward Highway 34. At the site, the officer found three individuals who appeared calm and denied being in a fight. Sitting next to them was a newer looking white Trek 7.2 bicycle with blue trim, serial number WTU114C1685K. The officer checked local databases and did not find any recent reports regarding the bicycle.

The officer then put the bicycle in evidence as found property.

Dec. 30 Theft 1 An officer contacted a theft victim by phone, in regards to a vehicle break in in south Corvallis he had previously called in to report. The victim told the officer that his work van had been broken into and that he was missing between $2,000-3,000 worth of hand tools. The victim had no suspect information, but he believed that someone with a bike and trailer was responsible, as he saw tracks in the mud nearby.

The victim was unsure if the area the theft occurred had video surveillance or not. The officer gave the victim a case number and advised him to email him a property list when he was able to put one together. The case was then disposed of as inactive due to a lack of investigative leads.

Dcc. 31 Theft I Officer contacted a citizen by telephone in regards to a vehicle break in he had called in to report. The citizen reported that sometime overnight his work van was broken into while it was parked behind SE Lilly Avenue, and he was missing between $2,000 and $3,000 worth of hand tools. The citizen had no suspect information in the theft, but believed someone with a bike and trailer was responsible for the theft as he had seen tracks in the mud.

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Non-Injury Vehicle Accident An officer responded to a call of a non-injury vehicle crash in north Corvallis. Upon arrival, the officer contacted the driver of a black 2015 Toyota Camry. There was a language barrier, but the driver indicated he was not injured or in need of medical attention.

The vehicle was off the west side of the roadway down an embankment. It appeared the vehicle had side swiped a guardrail on the west side of the road to the north of where the vehicle was when the officer arrived. There was no damage to the guardrail and the officer saw no signs of intoxication from the driver.

The officer transported the driver home and contacted his daughter, who told him that he takes medication for his thyroid and sometimes becomes dizzy. The driver’s daughter told the officer that she was going to make an appointment with his doctor. The officer then provided both with his business card with a case number.

The driver’s vehicle was towed to his residence.

Jan. 1 Aggravated Harassment An officer responded to a request for assistance from a Corvallis Fire Department unit who was on a call for service downtown.

Upon arrival to the scene, the officer learned a female who was being assisted by the fire units spit on them after becoming frustrated that they would not transport her to the hospital. The female was arrested for Aggravated Harassment.

Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle A dark blue 1997 Honda Accord was reported stolen from the parking lot at 2470 SW Western Blvd.

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