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OSU celebrates Queer History Month, looks to foster more accepting society Page 4
NEWS: Homecoming Court members “celebrating Beaver spirit” 3 • SPORTS: Former Beaver plays pro soccer 7 • FORUM: Cartoons 14
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR MONDAY,OCT.7
Valley Library 20th Anniversary
The Valley Library, Main Entrance 4 p.m. In 1999, the Valley Library was remodeled to what it is now. Several thousand feet of space was added to the front of the previous building, the rotunda was built, and infrastructure was added to support the up-coming technology of the age. Join us as we remark on where we’ve come from over this past 20 years, and what the next 20 years might bring us. Free food and treats will be available at the launch on October 7th. The displays will be up through the 18th of October.
CORRECTIONS Date: 9/30/2019 Article: Photo gallery: Oregon State versus Stanford football Correction: Erick Branner was given credit for taking the photos in this gallery, however the photos were actually taken by Claire Nelson. This issue has been fixed online.
TUESDAY, OCT. 8
Homecoming Activity - Benny’s Birthday
Student Experience Center, Room 110 1 - 3 p.m. Join OSUPC in celebration of our favorite mascot’s birthday! Cake will be served is SEC 110 from 1-3P (or until cake runs out). The activity for the day is submitting pictures with beavers (not people) to the event Facebook page, make sure to include team name and tag OSU Program Council!
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 9
Decolonizing the Rhizophere and Got Microbiomes: Indigenous Agroecology, Heritage Cuisine and Community Health
Memorial Union, Room 109 4 - 5:30 p.m. Dr. Peña will discuss how food sovereignty and indigenous agroecology are pathways to the recovery of the health of the soil and the community. Drawing from his own work as a biodynamic farmer, he will discuss the history of indigenous soil knowledge and how these practices affect soil health and the nutrient density and quality of native crops. Decolonizing the root zone (rhizosphere) involveds the resurgence of indigenous farming practices. Decolonizing the gut microbiome involves a commitment to care for soil and the self by eating more like our ancestors.
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button during the Oregon State University Pride Center’s event relaunching their I’ll Go With You campaign on Oct. 2, 2019. The campaign aims to teach people about the responsbilities of being an ally to transgender and non-gender conforming people, especially regarding the use of gendered bathroom.
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Homecoming Court members “celebrating Beaver spirit” By VADA SHELBY News Contributor
As students and staff return to a campus with falling leaves, football cheers and pumpkinflavored drinks and baked goods, events are underway for this year’s Homecoming Court. The 2019 Homecoming Court includes Oregon State University students Ayla Bussel, Dylan Young, Seth Thomas, Caroline Guillen, Allison Van Hoen and Trenton Joiner. Court members are responsible for attending and helping with university events throughout the school year, although most of their appearances occur in the fall. This year, Homecoming Court members are involved in speaking at the president’s pregame event, escorting honorees at award galas, judging the tailgating competition and attending the ASOSU Beaver Caucus celebration. According to Mamta Chowdhury, early engagement director for the OSU Alumni Association, the Homecoming Court has been an OSU tradition for at least the last 16-17 years. “School spirit and traditions are an integral part of college life,” Chowdhury said. “The Homecoming Court is an essential part of that tradition. They are ambassadors of the OSU spirit not just during Homecoming, but throughout the year.” When selecting members for Homecoming Court, committee members consider students’ academic success, campus involvement and community outreach. Chowdhury is the main point of contact between the Homecoming Court and the OSU staff, and is responsible for helping select court members, organize interviews and set timelines throughout the season. According to Chowdhury, about 40 applications for Homecoming Court were received and six were selected by a committee of approximately 25 committee members representing OSU community as staff, faculty and alumni. The application required a resume and answers to three essay questions. The essay questions asked students about their passions, their involvement at OSU and how they want to contribute to the community after gradua-
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The Oregon State University 2019 Homecoming Court chat amongst themselves.
tion. Each person selected for Homecoming Court also received a $500 scholarship from the OSU Alumni Association. “Our Homecoming Court exists to honor individuals who embody the spirit of a true OregonStater,” Chowdhury said. Fourth-year political science major Bussel was selected for Homecoming Court this year. Bussel hopes the Homecoming celebration will remind new and returning students what being a Beaver means. To her, being a Beaver means supporting one another and working together. “Homecoming is about coming together and celebrating all that OSU represents. Incredible faculty and staff, outstanding educational and professional opportunities, and amazing students,”
Bussel said via email. “Homecoming is all about honoring and celebrating Beaver spirit, achievement and hard work.” Fourth-year environmental science and biology major Thomas is also a member of the Homecoming Court for the 2019-2020 school year. He believes being a tour ambassador on campus had a big impact on his application being selected this year. “The most important thing you can share as a student is your story,” Thomas said. Along with being a tour ambassador on campus, Thomas has been involved in the ASOSU House, Senate and judiciary branch. He is part of the honors community at OSU and currently serves as the president of the Honors College Student Association. Thomas said he is most looking for-
ward to the tailgating competition on Oct. 12 and sitting in the skybox at the Homecoming game. For fourth-year political science and chemistry major Young, being on Homecoming Court means sharing his experiences with the community. Young is involved with the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity, ASOSU, the Educational Opportunities Program, the Presidential Student Legislative Advocates Program, the Beavers Belong Support Network and the CAPS Advisory Board. “I have the chance to speak to wonderful alumni that have been really blown away by the opportunities that are offered here, and to see their eyes light up as they speak about their time at Oregon State is heartwarming,” Young said via email.
Homecoming events aim to bring students, alumni together By MORGAN MAWN News Contributor
While Homecoming traditions have changed since their first occurrence in 1889, the event continues to serve as a celebration of community at Oregon State University. This year’s Homecoming is centralized around the phrase “Your OSU, your home.” Events including Spirit Week, Battle of the DJs and a tailgate decoration competition are aimed to help ignite school spirit leading up to the Homecoming football game on Oct.12. Kate Sanders, director for Alumni Programs and Alumni Group Travel, said athletics act as the foundation and main attraction of Homecoming. “There is something special about cheering on your Alma Mater—the air is filled with spirit and camaraderie. Football is the perfect anchor for campus to expand upon with Homecoming events and activities, harnessing that spirit and love for
OSU,” Sanders said via email. Although football is now a distinct part of a Homecoming celebration, the sport was not initially included in the event. Homecoming begin as an occasion for alumni to return to campus to congratulate the latest graduating class and welcome them into the alumni association. As time passed, a friendly football game between current students and alumni became the new tradition in 1904. Currently, the homecoming football game is decided and scheduled by PAC-12. In addition to the Homecoming game, the Alumni Association, along with the help of many departments over campus, have established numerous new events and traditions. According to Sanders, the on-campus community grows closer through Homecoming. “The whole campus comes together for a weekend of celebration. It takes everyone to create a special Homecoming,” Sanders said. Mamta Chowdhury, early engagement director, said the purpose of these events, among others, is
to help bring alumni and current students together to share a sense of community. “Homecoming helps build the OSU community, and you’re most at home when you’ve found your community,” Chowdhury said. Homecoming aims to build the OSU community by hosting inclusive events that encourage individuals of all ages and backgrounds to participate. Some events, such as Spirit Week, are geared towards students, but other events, like the tailgate decoration competition, are aimed at the broader OSU and Corvallis community. According to Sanders, alumni, fans and students are given the opportunity to express their OSU spirit through decorating their tailgaters, and are encouraged to post pictures on social media to allow even Ecampus students and fans at home to be involved. “Tailgating on this campus has always been a strong tradition, and that’s something we are embracing with the new tailgate decorating contest,” Sanders said. With Homecoming placed closely to the begin-
ning of the school year, students can use the opportunity to relax, meet new people and have fun before midterms begin, according to Grace Yeo, third-year biology student. “The events during homecoming week are a good opportunity to hang out with new people I’ve met in classes,” Yeo said. Chowdhury said there are many benefits of bringing alumni and students together. According to Chowdhury, OSU alumni love to share advice and tips with current students and give back to their community in many other ways. This Homecoming, 1960 alumni and National Medal of Science recipient, Warren Washington, will be giving a lecture on ‘The Historic Development of Climate Models and Geoengineering of the Earth’s Climate.’ A full list of homecoming events, traditions and activities is available on the OSU Alumni Association website.
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OSU celebrates Queer History Month ASOSU begins Programming kicks off with relaunch of I’ll Go With You event By TANVEER SANDHU News Contributor Queer History Month will commemorate its 25th anniversary this October, and Oregon State University LGBTQIA+-oriented groups are holding multiple events aiming to honor past fights and foster a more accepting future. First celebrated in 1994, Queer History Month coincides with “National Coming Out Day”—a celebration of coming out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or as an ally— held annually on Oct. 11th. Qwo-Li Driskill, an associate professor in Women Gender and Sexuality Studies and Queer Studies, said Queer History Month celebrates and acknowledges the history of LGBTQIA+ people. Driskill said the contemporary LGBTQIA+ movement is commonly agreed to have begun with the 1969 Stonewall Riots at the Stonewall Inn in New York City. This year marks the 50th year since the event. “The Stonewall riots happened because of a history of brutalization of LGBTQ+ people. It was illegal at the time for LGBTQ+ people to congregate in public,” Driskill said. Police would regularly raid LGBTQIA+ bars and often brutalize, arrest and send people to mental institutions, according to Driskill. Driskill said there were previous LGBTQIA+ movements taking place, but Stonewall was a turning point because of the impact it had on the unification of people. “Part of what was significant about Stonewall was really the organizing afterwards, it mobilized people first in New York City, and then nationally and internationally,” Driskill said. From Stonewall came forth a wave of activist organizations—including the Gay Liberation Front—which started chapters across the United States. Activists worked to change laws that criminalized LGBTQIA+ people and to place protection laws, according to Driskill. However, 50 years after Stonewall, LGBTQIA+ people continue to face many problems, according to Driskill. Driskill said particular problems include the high rates of violence against trans
women—trans black women in particular—along with the implementation of bathroom bills and attacks on LGBTQIA+ youths through conversion therapy. “In a lot of ways, we have not yet fulfilled the vision of Stonewall, which was much more about recreating society so that homophobia, transphobia, sexism and the systems that force people into heterosexuality or gender expression and identity don’t exist anymore,” Driskill said. “That vision [of Stonewall]—we are not there yet.” Oregon State University is holding multiple events this October to celebrate Queer History Month. Glitter in the Archives will be hosted by the OSU Queer Archives. The event will take place on Thursday, Oct. 24 from 4-6 p.m. in the Valley Library’s fifth floor Archives and Special Collections Reading Room, room 5069. The event is free and open to the public. Natalia Fernàndez, the curator of the Oregon Multicultural Archives and OSU Queer Archives, said that Glitter in the Archives is a fun opportunity for participants to learn about queer history in the OSU and Corvallis area while imagining, creating and crafting queer and trans futures together. “As an archive, OSQA collects materials pertaining to the past, but in addition, our goal is to invite community members to the archives to experience the collections and bring the material to life,” Fernàndez said via email. “Using copies of archival materials and popular images connected with contemporary queer experiences, participants can create collages that blur the boundaries between the past, present and future.” The Pride Center will be holding a variety of events this month to celebrate Queer History Month. One such event, the I’ll Go With You campaign, relaunched on Oct. 2 for the first time since May 2016. Assistant Director of the Pride Center Cindy Konrad said the purpose of the relaunch event was to hold conversations about what it means to provide active support to transgender and non-binary people.
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fall meetings By MORGAN MAWN News Contributor
JADE WE BSTE R | ORANGE MED IA NETWORK Taylor Townes, Fiona Smith and Phoebe Mannie hold up buttons at the I’ll Go With You relaunch event, aimed at creating a community of allies for transgender and non-gender conforming people on the OSU campus.
“The students who brought the campaign to campus were non-binary people who wanted to create a network of visible and active support for others on campus and build a stronger community,” Konrad said in an email. Upon its first launch, I’ll Go With You made national headlines. Konrad said she thinks the event gained such popularity due to at-thetime legislation passed in North Carolina restricting transgender and non-binary people to using only bathrooms that aligned with the sex designation on their birth certificate. “The law was just overturned this summer, but that legislation and others like it were very much in the public consciousness at the time,” Konrad said. More information on Queer History Month and a full list of events is available on the Pride Center’s Facebook page.
The Associated Students of Oregon State University, OSU’s student government, jumped back into discussing new bills and committees at the first Senate and House meetings of the academic year. ASOSU is split into the House of Representatives and the Senate, two different groups of elected officials who meet separately. After passing a single simple resolution, a resolution which has only been passed by the Senate, over the summer entitled SR-79.01, the Senate began the new quarter by providing updates on current bills and discussing nominations for Senate Pro Tempore during their Tuesday evening meeting. The Senate Pro Tempore is a member who presides over the Senate when the vice president is not present. The House of Representatives, which was not in session during the summer term, swore in new members, discussed the upcoming formation of committees and analyzed two bills during their first academic year meeting on Wednesday. Both groups discussed the potential benefits and negative consequences of passing a bill, SB79.02, to make their meeting times earlier. Nominations for Senate Pro Tempore will be further discussed and voted upon in upcoming Senate meetings. Senators also briefly discussed setting their office hours and meeting times, which will be made public next week once they have been finalized. Additionally, during the Senate meeting, ASOSU Vice President Kylie Boenisch updated members on the current status of a bill discussed at previous Senate meetings. SB-79.02 aims to change official House and Senate meeting times from 7 p.m. to 6 p.m. It was passed by the Senate during the summer quarter, but has not been passed by the House yet, due to the House being out of session during summer. “We want to be respectful of student, staff, and community member time, and so that we can respect earlier building closing times since Senate has recently moved meetings to SEC 354,” Boenisch said via email.
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PHOTO STORY
Photo Gallery: Fraternity JUMP Day 2019
C LAIRE N ELS O N | OR ANG E MEDIA NETWOR K Pi Kappa Phi Pledge José Benitez jumps into the fraternity pile and is caught by his new brothers.
C LAIRE N ELS O N | OR ANG E MEDIA NETWOR K Delta Upsilon reaches to catch their new brother in the jump pile.
CL AIRE NE L SON | ORANGE ME DIA NE TWORK Acacia Pledge Aaron Austin dives into his fraternity, who are waiting to catch him.
CLAIRE NELSON | ORANGE MED I A NETWORK (Left to Right) Noah Pettinato, Nicco Fazzio and brothers of Phi Kappa Psi cheer as their new member jumps.
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PHOTOS COURTESY OF MORGAN ECKROTH LEFT: A latte, adorned with latte art done by Oregon State University student Morgan Eckroth, sits in a coffee shop. Eckroth, who works at Tried and True Coffee, has won multiple latte art competitions. Currently, she is preparing for the U.S. Barista Championships. RIGHT: Morgan Eckroth, a fourth-year student at OSU, currently studies marketing and has over 530,000 followers across her social media platforms.
OSU student gains internet fame through coffee art Morgan Eckroth started latte art at Tried and True coffee shop, looks to compete at U.S. Barista Championships By VADA SHELBY News Contributor Morgan Eckroth spends her workday making coffee art, and her free time posting it online. With over 530,000 followers across various social platforms, Eckroth has started building her brand on TikTok while studying marketing. Eckroth is going into her fourth year at Oregon State University and has been working at Tried and True Coffee since spring term of her first year. She is currently the social media manager for Tried and True, and has learned many of her media marketing tools from her personal profile’s success. “Like everyone else, I downloaded TikTok ironically and just watched content,” Eckroth said. “I made a few random videos of me doing everyday things that started getting big, and that’s when I started uploading coffee content.” Before TikTok, Eckroth mostly did coffeeart photography on Instagram. Once she became recognized on both platforms, she used videos of herself creating coffee art to build her account. Her TikTok and Instagram
handles are @morgandrinkscoffee. “It was cool to be a trailblazer, because there weren’t a lot of coffee videos on that platform yet,” Eckroth said. Since working at Tried and True, Eckroth has won multiple latte art competitions, called “throwdowns,” and has competed in United States Barista Championships. She first learned how to make basic latte art during her barista training at Tried and True. “Latte art speaks so many layers into a barista’s abilities,” Ann Schneider, owner of Tried and True Coffee, said via email. “From understanding milk texture and its marriage with espresso, the concept of milk temperature and the role it plays, to the final display that shows the barista’s skill level. It’s a sign that we take what we do seriously and are continually striving to give our customers our personal best.” Schneider described Eckroth’s work ethic as ambitious, diligent, goofy and high-caliber. “People are drawn to Morgan because she is genuine and an all-around good person. Who you see online is who she is in real life.” Lorelei Booher, Eckroth’s manager at Tried
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“People are drawn to Morgan because she is genuine and an all-around good person. Who you see online is who you see in real life.” ANN SCHNEIDER Owner of Tried and True Coffee
and True, has been working alongside her for almost three years. Booher describes Eckroth as driven and precise. “When she wants to achieve something, she does it. I’ve seen her go after so many things in the time that I’ve known her, and I’m so proud of her drive and ambition,” Booher said via email. “She is incredibly humble and aware of those around her, and makes sure that her friends and coworkers feel seen and loved, whether
she’s on or off shift.” Eckroth saw her first throwdown shortly after starting at Tried and True when the shop hosted a competition. After realizing it was something she wanted to do, she went to a throwdown in Portland and earned 4th place. Recently, she has been doing more behind-thescenes work judging for throwdowns, and has set a focus on the U.S. Barista Championships. U.S. Barista Championships are based around 15 minute presentations that include three rounds of coffee drinks served by each barista. Presentations can have themes regarding any topic. Eckroth wants to stay in the specialty coffee industry for a bit after graduation, but hopes to move to marketing in the coffee industry later on. Working on the creative side of social and digital media is very important to her, and she has developed her online presence by making a brand for herself via photography and videography. Eckroth is currently learning graphic design outside of OSU with the help of a friend from high school. The two are working together to develop a merchandise line for her brand.
SPORTS
Former Beaver pursues soccer career full time
Men’s Soccer alumnus Hassani Dotson looks to prove himself as a professional By MATTHEW BROOKS Sports Contributor The list of former Beavers who have played or are playing professionally is long, but still growing. While current fall sport studentathletes are in the midst of their season, one Beaver-turned-professional is nearing the end of his. Hassani Dotson played on the men’s soccer team at Oregon State University from 2015-2018 before being selected in the second round of the 2019 Major League Soccer Superdraft by Minnesota United Football Club. “I knew the margins were very small, so one thing could lead to another very quickly, but with my track record of being an underdog, I definitely couldn’t foresee all of this happening,” Dotson said about the start of his professional career. With each MLS club playing 34 regular season games, there was no guarantee that Dotson would get a chance to prove himself. Despite the odds, he made his debut on opening night last March, while his club is ascending up the league standings, scoring multiple goals in the process. In June, around halfway through the season, Dotson got on the scoresheet for the first time as a professional. After a cross was headed away from near the penalty spot, he got his opportunity and scored off a volley from the edge of the box. As the home crowd cheered and he ran to celebrate with his teammates, Dotson said he didn’t even hear the crowd. “Honestly when I scored that goal, I didn’t even hear anything,” he said. “As soon as I saw the ball go in the net, I was like, ‘wait, I just scored,’ and then I paused, and was like, ‘wait I just scored my first professional goal, that’s crazy.’” As MNUFC headed into the final game of the regular season on Oct. 6, Dotson had appeared in 23 out of 33 possible games with 14 starts, playing over 1,300 minutes and scoring four goals, including the winning goal in a game which clinched his team’s playoff position. “That was probably the best moment of my career,” Dotson said. “I was just trying to make the right play…. It made a little deflection and when I saw the ball hit the net, I was so excited because, obviously, I realized we could clinch the playoffs if we hold the result.” While his first professional season has had several shining moments for the MNUFC rookie, Dotson still reminisces about his time as a Beaver. Whether it was beating UCLA during his senior night, or playing in the NCAA tournament for the first time in his OSU career, Dotson still admits the thing he misses most about college is the locker room. “The locker room was amazing,” Dotson said. “A bunch of the guys, you know, you create such a bond because you see them every single day, you have classes with them, you live with them and in the professional environment, it’s obviously a lot more serious.” Dotson made 72 appearances with 68 starts in his four seasons at Oregon State. He tallied five goals and three assists while playing
AKSHAY PAWAR | ORANGE MED IA NETWORK ARCHIVES OSU Men’s Soccer senior midfielder Hassani Dotson battles against California redshirt freshman forward Alonzo Del Mundo on Oct. 14, 2018 in Corvallis, Ore.
nearly 6,000 minutes. After many special moments in orange and black, Dotson still admits he had offers to go elsewhere before choosing Oregon State. Not only did he have an offer from another university, but there was possibly even a professional contract with Tacoma Defiance, formally known as Seattle Sounders FC 2 in the United Soccer League. Despite the interest from other opportunities, OSU still caught his eye for several reasons. “When I came to visit, the coaches were really nice and attentive,” Dotson said. “Just the team atmosphere seemed really good, and I wanted to be close to home but far enough to where I can learn new things on my own and become an adult.” Hailing from Federal Way, Wash., Dotson said he grew up a happy kid. “In general, I’m a pretty happy and energetic person. I’ve been that way since I was born,” he said. “But for me, I want to win everything I do…. My family tells me it’s hard to play family games with them because I’m so competitive.” His family ties are strong and even his choice of what number to wear as a professional athlete was influenced by his connection to loved ones. “First reason is obviously the senior players, older players get first choice of the numbers,” Dotson said. “Also I was drafted number 31, and then my girlfriend’s favorite number is 31, and then my dad who passed away was number 31 when he played basketball in high school.”
Aside from his loyalty to family, thereis also a loyalty to the game of soccer for Dotson. When asked about what they couldn’t live without, some people might talk about their loved ones, or pets perhaps. With Hassani, there was one question that had to be answered first: “And I can’t choose soccer, right? You know, my life would be kind of pretty stale without soccer,” Dotson said. “Even if I wasn’t playing, I need to watch soccer. I need something with soccer.” A die-hard fan of Chelsea, who play in the English Premier League and have a predominantly blue logo, Dotson described a time as a child when he decided to commit to his now favorite team. There was a game between Chelsea and Liverpool, who also plays in England. Given that Chelsea ended up winning the game and blue is his favorite color, he decided that would be the club he followed. He’s been a fan ever since. Beyond his loyalty to the things he cares about most in life, Dotson describes himself as honest, hardworking, and kindhearted. Ultimately, he says he wants to lift up people’s spirits. “I want everyone to have a good time,” he said. “When I see someone down, I want to lift their spirits up just because, you know, no one likes being in that type of place.” Even with his early success as a professional athlete, Dotson still acknowledges there is a moral to his story.
And I can’t choose soccer, right? You know, my life would be kind of stale without soccer. Even if I wasn’t playing, I need to watch soccer. I need something with soccer. HASSANI DOTSON
Midfielder/Defender with Minnesota United FC
“With social media, especially in sports, things can happen so quickly,” Dotson said. “Just believe in yourself, even when others don’t, because when you get your opportunity, just try to make the most of it because that’s what you’ve been waiting for.” With his first season winding down, Dotson’s story goes full circle as the final regular season game for his club was scheduled to take place in Seattle, WA on Sunday, Oct. 6, just over 20 miles from his hometown. For more information regarding how to see Dotson and his club play, you can visit the Major League Soccer website.
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Recap: Oregon State Football victory on Saturday OSU faced the UCLA Bruins at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. with a 48-31 win
CLAIRE NELSON | ORANGE MED I A NETWORK C LAIRE N E L SON | ORANGE ME DIA NE TWORK OSU Football junior wide receiver Isaiah Hodgins celebrates with sophomore wide OSU Football junior wide receiver Isaiah Hodgins lines up against Stanford on Sept. 28 in Reser Stadium. receiver Tyjon Lindsey.
By BRADY AKINS Sports Contributor The Oregon State Beavers Football team defeated the UCLA Bruins with a score of 4831 on Saturday, Oct. 5, giving Oregon State their second win of the season. Oregon State secured a 21-0 lead six minutes into the game and maintained the lead throughout the rest of the game. OSU senior quarterback Jake Luton led the team to their highest point total this season with 48. Luton ended the game with 312 total yards, as well as five passing touchdowns and one rushing. Luton’s single game record of five passing touchdowns is the highest of his college career and his rushing touchdown was his first since transferring to Oregon State.
With Saturday’s performance, Luton surpassed his total number of touchdowns from last season in five games this year, and has not thrown any interceptions. OSU junior wide receiver Isaiah Hodgins totaled 10 catches for 123 yards and three touchdowns. Hodgins secured his second consecutive game with 10 receptions on Saturday. His three touchdowns against UCLA puts his total number of touchdown catches on the year at nine. The Beavers’ passing attack could continue to produce next week, as the Beavers will be taking on a Utah defense with one of the best run-stopping units in college football. Allowing just 53.8 rushing yards per game, Utah’s rush defense could open the door for Luton and Hodgins to continue connecting on the field.
The Beavers’ rushing attack has seen success despite starting sophomore running back Jermar Jefferson at limited playing time with an ankle injury. Senior running back Artavis Pierce has taken more reps for the Beavers at running back since Jefferson’s injury. Since week three, Pierce has run the ball 49 times for a total of 350 yards. He totaled 119 yards on 21 carries and earned one touchdown. Oregon State’s defense continued to show improvements. In the first possession of the game, the UCLA offense was forced into a turnover on downs after fourth down stop on the rushing attempt from UCLA redshirt senior running back Joshua Kelley. Oregon State ended the game with eight tackles for loss and sacked UCLA redshirt sophomore quarterback Austin Burton
three times, showing the Beavers’ pressure in the backfield. The Oregon State defensive continues to show a need to develop as UCLA ended the game with 31 points, their second highest total on the season. Third down was an area where the Bruins thrived, and has been an area of concern for the Beavers’ defense all season. UCLA converted on 12 of their 19 third down attempts. Consistent third down conversions kept the Bruins within reach of the win until the fourth quarter. Next Saturday, the Beavers will face the Utah Utes who will come into the game with a top 20 ranking and a 4-1 record. The matchup of OSU and Utah will mark Oregon State’s Homecoming weekend and will kick off at 5 p.m. in Reser Stadium.
Beaver student athletes now in the pros
Former football athlete Hekker and women’s soccer athlete Taylor continue careers By BRADY AKINS Sports Contributor With both football and soccer season in full effect at Oregon State University, Homecoming is an opportunity to look back at Beaver student-athlete alumni. Two athletes made an impact during their time at OSU and continue to make an impact on the professional level in their respective sports. These athletes are National Football League Los Angeles Rams punter Johnny Hekker and National Women’s Soccer League Seattle Reign Football Club forward Jodie Taylor. Both Taylor and Hekker have achieved some measure of success in their respective sports on a professional level and were competitive players during their time as students at Oregon State. Hekker attended Oregon State from 2008 to 2011 and was a four-year starter at punter for
the football team. Hekker experienced success during his time as a Beaver, being named the Special Teams Most Valuable Player of the team’s 2008 Sun Bowl victory as well as earning a Pac-12 Honorable Mention during his final year as a Beaver in 2011. In the NFL, Hekker continued to perform and has developed into a record-breaking, allpro punter for the Los Angeles Rams. Signing with the Rams back in 2012 after going undrafted, Hekker became the immediate starter for the team. Hekker has had an eightyear career with the Rams. He was voted into the NFL Pro Bowl and to the NFL’s All-Pro team in four of his eight seasons. During the Rams 2018 Super Bowl appearance, Hekker booted a 65-yard punt while pinned deep in his own endzone. The punt became a record for the longest punt in Super Bowl history.
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Despite being called on just 10 times through the Rams’ first four games of the 2019 season, the Oregon State alumus has been averaging 51.4 yards per punt. The average ranks him second among punters this year. Hekker remains connected with the community off the field. During this last off-season, he helped to raise funds for the Los Angeles Fire Department as well as for Waterboys, an organization comprised of former and current NFL players who help volunteer and raise funds to build wells in countries experiencing water scarcity. Jodie Taylor was a student athlete at OSU from 2004-2007 with the Women’s Soccer team. Taylor ended her Beavers career with 47 total goals through four years of play and still holds the Oregon State Women’s Soccer records for career points and career goals. Taylor was also voted to the First Team Pac-10 women’s soccer team in each of her four seasons with OSU.
Taylor has appeared in 15 games for Seattle Reign FC and has amassed four goals, the second-highest total on the team. She has also been a member of England’s national team since 2014 and was a member of the 2019 World Cup team whose postseason run ended in the semifinal round. England fell to the United States in the semifinal round and eventually lost to Sweden in the third-place game. Taylor appeared in three games in England’s World Cup run and scored one goal against Argentina during group play. Currently, both Taylor and Hekker are inseason. While the NFL is approaching its fifth week, Taylor’s Seattle Reign have one game left on their schedule. Hekker and the LA Rams faced the Seattle Seahawks last Thursday. Taylor and Seattle Reign FC face Orlando Pride on Saturday.
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Daarstad: Impeachment: Protecting Democracy By HALEY DAARSTAD Columnist The U.S. House of Representatives is doing the right thing by starting an impeachment inquiry. This is the correct pathway to impeachment due to the accusations against President Donald Trump. Abuse of power is grounds for impeachment as seen in past cases where public officials have been impeached due to abuses of power. The encouragement of foreign powers to influence the 2020 presidential election is an attack on American democracy. On Sept. 24, Rep. Peter Defazio D-OR, United States congressional representative for the 4th district of Oregon, which includes Corvallis, Ore., released a statement on Rep. Nancy Pelosi D-CA’s address on a formal impeachment inquiry. “I am in full support of Speaker Pelosi’s announcement today that the House will move forward with a formal impeachment inquiry… His presidency is a danger to our national security and a threat to our democracy,” states the memo. The announcement of the formal impeachment inquiry came after a memo was released by a whistleblower claiming Trump solicited assistance from the Ukrainian government in interfering with US
elections. The whistleblower memo released accuses Trump of using his power of the presidential office for personal use. The primary issue with the recent information is the welcoming of foreign powers meddling in our elections. Trump has supposedly discussed with several foreign countries to have them help him gain leverage in the 2020 election. Not only has the president been involved, but the people he has surrounded himself with, such as Attorney General William Barr and his attorney Rudy Guiliani have also met with foreign governments, allegedly to seek information to benefit Trump in the upcoming presidential election. The issues relating to presidential and diplomatic abuse of power to coerce and encourage foreign interference in domestic politics and U.S. elections are the dominant reasons why the House has officially decided to make an impeachment inquiry, according to Christopher Nichols, history professor and director of Humanities at Oregon State University. “It’s the foreign powers meddling in the U.S. elections that is beyond the pale and clearly breaks longstanding norms in U.S. politics and history,” Nichols said. The influence of foreign administration in our government is preventing American politics
from being American. According to the whistleblower, Trump encouraged the Ukrainian president on a phone call to help him win his 2020 reelection bid and supposedly promised things in return, such as military aid. Christopher Stout, an assistant professor in the School of Public Policy at OSU, sees that there is a large change in the conversation around impeachment due to the change in high crime Trump is accused of. “After the Ukraine stuff came out, some speculated that Pelosi felt she had no choice but to impeach,” Stout said. Trump is accused of using a foreign power to gain leverage in an election which is a serious offense that has not been taken lightly in other situations. The way Trump abused his power in office is an attack on American democracy. The process of impeachment, however, is complicated. The first step is the inquiry, which consists of House committees investigating President Trump. The most substantial cases are then sent to the House Judiciary Committee, where they decide if the findings are sufficient enough for the House to hold a vote on the floor. Once the inquiry is complete, the U.S. House of Representatives decide whether to vote to impeach or not. If the House votes to impeach, then a
COURTESY OF CREATI VE COMMONS President Donald Trump gives a speech. The U.S. House of Representatives has begun an impeachment inquiry into the president.
trial will be held in the Senate. Although, if the House impeached Trump, it is unlikely he would be removed from office due to the Republican party holding the majority within the Senate. Recent information released has shown that Trump might have used the office of the president of the United States for personal gain in the 2020
election is an assault on United States democracy and national security. The released documents regarding the possible abuse of power and encouraging foreign influence in American elections by the president of the United States warrants the impeachment inquiry the House has announced.
Johnson: Meditation improves mental health, social health By LEXI JOHNSON Columnist The widespread benefits of incorporating a regular meditation practice into a daily routine has the power to grant us more control over stressful events, while promoting healthier mental habits overall. Our minds are tasked with the important job of repairing the damage that prolonged stress can cause, rendering us less likely to be fully engaged in the present moment, and more likely to be emotionally disconnected from those around us. Imagine if meditation became the new daily norm, next to brushing our teeth. Sitting with the silence of our minds for a few minutes a day can greatly improve one’s quality of life. The idea that meditation optimizes both mental and physical health has been the focus of numerous scientific studies over the past decade. The demands of our daily lives often leave our minds overstimulated with countless agendas and to-do lists, but according to Professor John Edwards of Oregon State University’s School of Psychological Science, active mindfulness and meditation practices can help
relieve stress, alleviate high blood pressure, reduce physical pain and mitigate the effects of some psychological disorders. It’s common knowledge that stress builds tension within the body that can likely lead to the development of health problems down the road. This can also lead us to be more reactionary to negative events that we could have otherwise brushed off or ignored. Stress limits our ability to enjoy the present moment, as well as our ability to fully empathize with others. Adopting meditation as a part of a daily routine can offer solutions to these problems by improving the brain and its responses to negative events. While everyone practices meditation for different reasons, whether it be to reduce anxiety or to develop their concentration, the benefits of making it a habitual practice are undeniable. “Meditation helps people to ‘ramp down’ their bodily reactions to stressful events more quickly,” Edwards said. “This has to do with enhancing a physiological indicator called vagal tone, which has to do with the ability of the body to go efficiently from a ‘fight or flight’ state to a more restful state.” This vagal tone is linked to a number of common health problems such as depression,
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inflammation and cardiovascular disease. In other words, implementing meditation into a daily routine wards off many common stress related ailments. Jim Gouveia, a staff counselor at OSU, also points out that meditation helps stave off anti-aging effects on the brain. According to Gouveia, the neuro-plasticity of the brain allows it to grow throughout our lifetime, which contrasts with the outdated notion that our brains stop developing at a certain age. “Meditation increases grey matter and allows the brain to grow and flourish, even with age,“ Gouveia said. As a result, brain performance in memory, recall, mood and longevity are vastly improved. Harvard Health Blog states that regular meditation routines offer more benefits for the brain than taking a vacation does. The 2016 Harvard University study showed that the participants who engaged in 12 hours of meditation over the course of a week, compared to another set of participants who simply went on a vacation, were still sustaining the active benefits of meditation 10 months later. These sustained benefits coincide with meditation’s ability to reduce our reactionary behaviors in response to stressful events.
Here are some tips for beginning to adopt meditation as a part of your daily ritual: • Practice patience. It is inevitable that your mind will want to wander as it becomes impatient with the silence and inactivity of meditation. Be gentle with yourself and your thoughts as you recenter your attention on your natural breath whenever restlessness sets in. • Find a pose that you are most comfortable in. Meditation does not always mean you must be in an upright sitting position. Some prefer to lay on the ground, to sit against the wall with a cushion, or they choose to take their practice outside for an active meditation. • Find a meditation guide using the web. If you find yourself at a loss when it comes to trying meditation for the first time, searching for guided-meditation sessions using an app or Youtube video can help get you started. • Join a local class. Counseling & Psychological Services on campus hosts a free meditation class on Thursdays from 3-4 p.m. There are also free ongoing guided-meditations on Mondays from 6:30-8 p.m. at Westminster House in Corvallis.
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SHS: Tips for sexual health By SHS SEXUAL HEALTH TEAM The Birds and the Beavs is a weekly column answering your questions on the topics of sexual health, consent, and relationships, written by the Oregon State University Sexual Health Team. Q: What is ‘sexual health’? And how do I stay healthy? A: There are many aspects of sexual health, which means there is more than one way to be ‘healthy’ and there are many factors that affect your sexual health. Let’s chat about some must haves: • Cultivate healthy relationships. Sexual health doesn’t just refer to your physical health, it also refers to your emotional and mental wellbeing. Fostering healthy relationships, as well as getting consent, are important parts of your sexual health. Why are these things so important? Building positive relationships lays the foundation for communication and trust, which are essential in any sexual relationship. • Always get consent. Consent is key in a healthy relationship,
whether you’re making out or having sex, it’s a step that can’t be skipped or skimmed over. Consent should always be freely and actively given, reversible, informed, mutually understandable and ongoing. Consent should be practiced in non sexual parts of your relationships as well. Practicing consent in all of your relationships, and in all settings of your life, will not only build stronger relationships, but will make you more comfortable asking for and negotiating consent in your romantic relationships. • Trust your gut. Being healthy sexually looks different for every person, so it’s important to know your body. When in doubt, get it checked out. If you feel like something isn’t right, it probably isn’t. Talk to a healthcare provider as soon as you start to notice anything that doesn’t feel right, because the faster you treat any health issue, whether that be a Urinary Tract Infection or Sexually Transmitted Infection, the better. • Safer Sex. Practicing safer sex and getting tested regularly if you’re sexually active, are a vital part of having a happy and healthy sex life. Safe sex looks different for every individual,
just like sex looks different for every individual. Providers and the Sexual Health Team at Student Health Services can help you learn more about barrier methods and contraception to decide what might work best for you and your lifestyle. • Know your resources. Knowing your resources can help make all of these essentials easier, and here at Oregon State University, we have access to some of the best care and support in our community. OSU’s Student Health Services offers annual exams and low cost, self-referral lab testing, pregnancy testing and counseling, contraceptive counseling and services, prevention and wellness programs, workshops and events, as well as treatment of sexual transmitted diseases and other conditions affecting sexual health. Student Health Services can also assist you in signing up for CCare, a state program providing free contraceptive methods including the ring, patch, IUD, shot, implant, diaphragm, pills, external condoms and emergency contraceptives. Call 541-737-9140 or stop by Plageman room 110 for more info and help signing up. Looking for safe sex supplies? Stop by any of the Student Health Services locations (Plage-
man, Dixon and Tebeau), or one of the cultural centers on campus to access a variety of barriers at our Safer Sex Spots, and at our new Wellness Nook location.
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In This Essay I Will By LUKAS DUMESTRE
YAYS & NAYS The Barometer lists OSU’s favorite and least favorite things this week.
Up For Interpretation By SHRIDA SHARMA
YAYS • YAY for Homecoming weekend • YAY for winning another football game! • YAY for pumpkin patches • YAY for welcoming a bunch of new members to Orange Media Network • YAY for Untitled Goose Game
NAYS Southern Isle By KEVIN MASSIE • NAY to midterms starting... during week 2... • NAY to recruitment stretching for hours and hours • NAY to vandalism • NAY to wet socks
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Does this describe you? If any of these apply to you, come work with us! We are always hiring. Come check us out on the fourth floor of the Student Experience Center.
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P HOTO IL L USTRATION BY E RICK BRAN N E R | ORAN GE MED I A NETWORK Duo is a two-step login system that confirms two forms of identification from the user -- something they know and something they have. Notifying something the user has can prevent a perpetrator from logging into the account, even if they have the correct login credentials.
OSU implements mandatory Duo two-step login University requiring school-wide cybersecurity measure to prevent future attacks By TANVEER SANDHU News Contributor Duo two-step login will become mandatory for all Oregon State University students beginning fall and winter term. Each student will have their own specific mandatory date which they can find online. Students will start receiving dates in late October, and they will continue until mid February. Duo is a two-step login system, also known as two-factor authentication. Duo protects OSU accounts by verifying the account holder’s identity with two forms of identification: a physical object, like a cellphone, and something private, such as a password. One of the university’s aims in implementing Duo is to prevent cyberattacks. Erica Lomax, director of Identity and Access at OSU, said cyberattackers tend to target higher education. “Two-step login is important because higher education is a prime target of cyberattack due to the volume of people, financial and research data that we have, the open access of our campus and services, and the collaborative way in which we operate,” Lomax said in an email. Lomax said that students often do not think that their account has anything worth protecting. That is not the case, as all student accounts
have access to information which cybertrackers find of worth. “All student accounts have access to resources that cyberattackers find valuable, including library journals, edu email addresses and computing resources such as web servers,” Lomax said via email. “In addition, your account can access your own information—your SSN on tax forms and your direct deposit banking information for financial aid and payroll.” Lomax also recommends some tips for using Duo. Duo can remember login information for up to 12 hours on the same device and browser. You may also have more than one registered Duo device, but every person can only have one hardware token. Duo will protect accounts and prevent cyberattackers from accessing valuable information. But two-step login will also be implemented due to an increase in the number of compromised OSU accounts. A privacy incident occurred in the beginning of May this year. An OSU employee’s account was hacked and used to send phishing emails, a type of scam where criminals send an email that appears to be from a legitimate sender, and ask for sensitive information. The hacker had access to more than 636 student and family records. David McMorries, the chief information of-
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ficer at OSU, said the university was targeted by a criminal organization. “The cyberattacker had the usernames and passwords for these accounts, and could therefore access information by impersonating OSU employees and students,” McMorries said via email. According to McMorries, Duo would prevent a cyberattacker from hacking, regardless of whether or not they had obtained account information to log in. “Any system that uses Duo prevents a cyberattacker from accessing those systems, even if they have usernames and passwords. Unfortunately, we found about 600 sensitive student and family records in a system that did not have Duo applied yet,” McMorries said in an email. October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and according to McMorries, students and faculty should know that higher education is being targeted by cyberattackers. Students have been receiving emails from people impersonating OSU staff or faculty with fake job offers. If any OSU community members have concerns about the authenticity of an email they receive, they can forward it to Phishing@oregonstate. edu and the Office of Information Security can provide assistance.
The House opened their Wednesday night meeting by swearing in new members and discussing the committees that will be formed in the near future. These committees include Ways and Means, Appropriations and Budgets, and House Projects and Standing Rules. All four committees are responsible for either a financial or social aspect of the House, making them part of how ASOSU carries out its work. New and old members alike will form these committees in upcoming weeks. Dylan Perfect, coordinator of Government Relations for the executive branch, introduced two bills to the House: a bill to establish an Institutional Memory Committee and SB-79.02. According to Perfect, the IMC would keep a record of all ASOSU procedures and precedents to aid members in awareness of the group’s history and past decisions. Perfect said better cataloging of past ASOSU actions will allow staff and volunteers to work more efficiently. The new committee would also be a special committee, meaning anyone in ASOSU is able to join. “Having folks from all the different branches of ASOSU would be very beneficial,” Perfect said. Perfect then went on to introduce the final piece of the legislation for the night, the bill that would move ASOSU meetings from 7 p.m. to 6 p.m. Perfect said the earlier meeting time would likely fit better into students’ schedules and possibly increase general student body attendance. According to Perfect, many factors can cause a meeting to run late and create a hindrance for those who want to attend. However, he said some of these factors are crucial to the dynamic of ASOSU meetings. The Senate wants to move both House and Senate meetings an hour earlier to avoid running late into the night, while still having ample time to address all the items on their agenda. Sharanda Norman, faculty advisor and doctoral student, said the bill would also be beneficial to employees who aid in setting up and taking down the events. These student employees have to wait until the meeting concludes to clean up, sometimes leading to unscheduled late work-nights. “When we are in here having these extremely long meetings, there’s students waiting around for us. We have to respect our colleagues,” Norman said.
ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF OR EGON STATE UNIV ER SITY MEETINGS:
SENATE: Tuesday at 7 p.m. Student Experience Center, 354 HOUSE OF R EPR ESENTATIV ES: Wednesday at 7 p.m. Memorial Union, 109