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VOLUME CXVI, NUMBER 101

Keeping the Memorial Union After 7 years working with custodial services, Jim Dollar knows the MU’s ins and outs

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Jim Dollar is a Memorial Union building services employee and is part of a maintenance team that works on other buildings including the cultural centers and Linus Pauling Science Center.

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There are several other fun facts host for numerous weddings, and about MU people might not know: the ballroom, located on the bottom floor, used to have a Since the early kitchen.

1920s, two enorThe MU has mous fans have I watch a bunch of been around been used, and are since 1927 and currently in use, to kids grow up, and in has transformed maintain airflow. witnessing that process, over the years, The Pa n g e a changing with the Cafe, which serves I am as close to them times, making it a healthy alternatives as if I were a second true piece of OSU and international father to students. history. dishes, used to be a When asked balcony.

Jim Dollar what Dollar’s favorThe carpet in the Employess of MU Building Services ite memories and main room of the and custodial staff experiences have MU is the largest been while working carpet in the Pacific for OSU, he said, without missing Northwest.

The Memorial Union has played a beat, the daily interactions with

students.

“I watch a bunch of kids grow up, and in witnessing that process, I am as close to them as if I were a second father to the students,” Dollar said.

Since working for OSU, Dollar has acquired an abundance of patience, as well as a kind-hearted demeanor and easy-to-approach appearance.

He had some interesting stories, and when asked about them, Dollar laughed and said, “We’re just people, and mistakes happen.”

Those who hear the clinking of keys that open every door in the building and see a friendly, mustache-clad face can bet it is Jim Dollar.

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Oregon State University is home to many fascinating and unique buildings, and one that stands out in particular is the Memorial Union for its history and architecture. Jim Dollar spends time maintaining the building.

An employee of the Memorial Union building services and the custodial staff, Dollar is a part of the team responsible for the maintenance of several buildings on campus like the MU, Snell Hall, Java II, E-cafe, the cultural centers and the Linus Pauling Science Center.

It’s the custodial staff’s job to keep the buildings looking beautiful and pristine inside and out.

The tasks include everything from cleaning to patrolling and preserving designated areas — depending on the position — because each employee is given a different area to work on. Subsequently, jobs are available for students with a maximum of 20 hours per week.

Dollar is an active MU employee with a face — and mustache — many students have seen and recognize.

Dollar has worked for OSU for seven years.

His job is specific to the Memorial Union and reaches from the main marble staircase to the bookstore and the entire second floor.

“It sounds like quite a bit,” Dollar said. “But I know the MU like clockwork.”

Dollar knows exactly when the MU will be busy and when it is nearly empty.

Dollar shared unknown myths about the Memorial Union. For example, supposedly there is a ghost of a woman who runs around the concourse late at night. Dollar can neither confirm nor deny the idea.

Research assistants vote to join union

With only 4 weeks left, OSU is currently tailing the UO in the national RecycleMania competition

By Lara von Linsowe-Wilson The Daily Barometer

As the national recycling campaign comes to a close, Oregon State University campus recycling has kicked up its efforts in an attempt to help bring OSU back to the top of RecycleMania.

This week, campus recycling is hosting one of the biggest collection events of the term in an effort to get OSU back ahead of the University of Oregon. During this week for film plastic and e-waste collection, students, staff and community members are encouraged to bring in broken or unused electronics and clean film plastic for free, convenient recycling.

E-waste items will be either refurbished or recycled by OSU surplus property in Corvallis or by Computer Drive Connection in Cornelius.

All collected plastics will be processed by Gatten Services, a local nonprofit organization.

Both OSU-owned and personal items are welcome and can be dropped off at the Recycling Warehouse on weekdays until March 13, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Some of the items accepted include TVs, computer parts and accessories, cell phones and telephones, small appliances and film plastics.

Also this week the OSU Women’s Center will be hosting a clothing swap, which began yesterday and runs through Friday. Throughout the week, those interested are encouraged to stop by with unwanted clothes, shoes and accessories for donation.

This is the event’s second year at OSU, but it has already made a visible impact across campus, said Jessica Armstrong, Women’s Center activities coordinator.

“Everyone is really grateful to have free clothing when they can’t afford to buy new, and I’m always getting requests to have more and more swaps,” Armstrong said. “I like organizing clothing swaps with the Women’s Center because I don’t think they happen very often around here.”

Even those who do not have any clothes to donate are welcome to stop by and pick out clothes throughout the week. The Women’s Center is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Clothing and accessories not taken at the end of the week will be donated to the Vina Moses Center, a local emergency service center geared toward helping the less fortunate throughout the year.

OSU staff can also participate in the upcoming departmental shredding discount week, March 18-22, during which staff will receive a half-off discount on confidential paper shredding.

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Graduate research assistants elected to join the Coalition of Graduate Employees, with 90 percent of those participating in the election choosing to join the union.

The results, which were announced last Friday, mean the coalition now represents all graduate student employees in collective bargaining with the university.

The Coalition This of Graduate Employees election previously affirms o n l y re p re research sented graduate teaching assistants assistants. The recognition inclusion of research assis- as workers of tants brings the the university number repreand affirms sented by the their right to union to more than 1,700. organize.

The union first made an Wren Keturi application to represent president of the Coalition of Graduate Employees research assis-

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tants in March 2012, after the union collected decision cards from 63 percent of unrepresented graduate employees.

However, this was challenged by university officials who declined to recognize the research assistants and then challenged the decision with a petition to the state Employee Relations Board.

University officials argued at the time that research assistants were primarily students, and while they were paid for their work, they were mostly trying to further their academic requirements.

In January, the Employee Relations Board found in favor of the Coalition of Graduate Employees, paving the way for an election, which concluded on March 7.

Wren Keturi, president of the Coalition of Graduate Employees, was happy with the outcome.

“This election affirms research assistants recognition as workers of the university and affirms their right to organize,” Keturi said in an interview conducted by telephone.

The election nearly doubles the size of the union, and Keturi said one of the first things the union plans to do is change the language of the bargaining document to include graduate research assistants. The coalition will be bargaining its contract with the university in the coming weeks.

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(CNN) — Several years ago, Brendesha Tynes was taken aback when she received an e-mail from one of her former students.

The note directed her to a Facebook event for an all-night bar crawl — an event with which Tynes, an assistant professor at the time, had nothing to do. But it featured an offensive image and listed Tynes as the host; another former student had set it up.

As an educator and researcher, Tynes had spent years looking into cyberbullying. Now, she was a victim.

Tynes said she was prepared to tackle the eye rolls and sharp tongues that can come with molding young minds, but being publicly humiliated by a student wasn’t in her lesson plan.

Reports from teachers say her case isn’t an anomaly. A 2011 study, “Understanding and Preventing Violence Directed Against Teachers,” reported 80 percent of about 3,000 K-12 teachers surveyed felt victimized by students, students’ parents or colleagues in the past year.

Teachers reported that students were most often behind the verbal intimidation, obscene gestures, cyberbullying, physical offenses, theft or damage to personal property.

But few teachers or researchers are talking about it.

“People are very eager to talk about (teacher victimization) amongst co-workers and amongst friends, but they’re very hesitant to report it to authorities or to the media,” Tynes said. “People want to protect their students, even though they’re being victimized by them, and they’re worried about the reputations of the schools they work at.”

Dorothy Espelage, a professor of educational psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, ran the 2011 study and found little research available regarding violence directed toward teachers.

Only 14 studies have been conducted internationally about violence directed at teachers, Espelage wrote in a follow-up report published

RECYCLE n Continued from page 1 All paper recycled at this event will count toward the final weigh-in at the end of RecycleMania. Online request forms must be submitted during finals week for the discount to apply, and all paper will be picked up no later than March 29.

Overall, this year’s RecycleMania competition has been a hit at Oregon State, and it’s still not too late to put OSU back on top.

“We recommend people find out what is recyclable on campus and do what they can to recycle as much as possible,” said Andrea Norris, outreach coordinator for Campus Recycling.

In the first six weeks of the competition, OSU has recycled more than 201,600 pounds

this year in the journal American Psychologist.

In the new report, she suggests developing a national, anonymous database for teacher victimization to help researchers pinpoint “the how and the why” about violence against teachers, prevent it and better train educators.

Bullying among students and peer groups is a hot topic, Espelage said, but talking about teacher victimization is considered taboo.

According to her 2011 study, 57 percent of teachers surveyed said they brought an incident to the attention of administrators.

The study found that 44 percent of teachers said they’ve experienced physical victimization. Men who participated in the study were more likely than women to report obscene remarks and gestures, verbal threats and instances of weapons being pulled on them.

Women, on the other hand, were more likely than men to report intimidation.

Because there’s so little information available, Espelage said she can only speculate about the gender differences: Male teachers might be more likely to break up fights between students, subjecting themselves to more acts of violence, while women might be victimized in other ways. Espelage said she’s had students demean her gender, and make obscene gestures and sexual remarks to her. A student once wrote on an exam about having sex with her.

Despite feeling disrespected, Espelage said she, like the majority of teachers in her study, didn’t report the “low-level stuff.”

Staying quiet doesn’t make sense for teachers, she said. Her research showed that the No. 1 reason teachers leave the profession is because “they can’t handle the disrespect.”

MetLife’s 2012 Survey of the American Teacher revealed that job satisfaction is the lowest in more than 20 years. The survey reported that 29 percent of teachers said they are likely to leave the profession. That’s 12 percent higher than the number of teachers who said they would leave in 2009.

“It’s intimidating to walk in front of a

and composted almost 41,000 pounds, according to the university’s official RecycleMania results webpage. With only four weeks left, Oregon State has fallen below the University of Oregon for the first time this term, with 9.28 to 9.65 pounds of recycling and composting per person.

Norris believes helping OSU succeed in this competition can even be as simple as carrying a recyclable object to a bin that’s out of immediate reach and encouraging others to do the same.

“We still have a few weeks left, so I think it’s still any school’s game,” Norris said.

Students and staff who wish to get involved with future waste reduction events can do so by volunteering with the campus recycling group Waste Watchers. The group meets once a week to plan events and

group of students,” said Bill Bond, a former teacher and high school principal who’s now a specialist for safe schools with the National Association of Secondary School Principals.

“They are going to challenge you academically, socially, and I hate to say it, but they will even challenge you physically. Kids just want to see where the limit is.”

Bond said young teachers especially might be afraid to talk with a principal about being victimized in the classroom because they believe it means “they’re being ineffective somewhere.”

But a good principal or mentor will be there to help that teacher look at the issue at hand and correct it, he said.

Teachers aren’t innocent, either, he said — it’s more common for a teacher to humiliate or bully a student than the other way around.

When students feel disrespected by a teacher, they’ll start to challenge them and eventually, they’ll make it personal, Bond said.

Mutual respect is key, he said.

“It’s tough to take control of 30, 35 teenagers with their hormones raging and all their opinions,” Bond said. “The key to surviving is having peers you can go to and help you master your craft.”

Tynes, now an associate professor of educational psychology and psychology at the University of Southern California, said being cyberbullied in 2007 left her stressed and anxious. Tynes said a mentor helped her to report the incident, and the student who created the Facebook event was required to complete diversity training.

“People were incredibly supportive,” she said.

Tynes said she has learned from experience that opening the lines of communication between teachers and students’ parents can prevent teacher victimization by students — and by their parents. The 2011 study found that 37 percent of teachers who reported they’d been victimized felt that way because of a student’s parent.

Tuesday, Mar. 12 Meetings

ASOSU Senate, 7pm, MU 211 Socratic Club, 7-8pm, MU Talisman Room.Readinganddiscussiongroup studying Aldous Huxley’s“Brave New World.” The discussion will focus on the chapters 7, 8 and 9. Open to the public.

Speakers Premed Society, 2pm, Kidder 128.

Speakers from Northwest Acute Care Specialists Scribe Program will talk about job opportunities in Portland.

Events IFCS - Interfaith Community Services, Noon-1:30pm, Snell Hall Kitchen.

Bag-ItBetterTogether.Bringyourown lunch. Serving OSU Emergency Food Pantry.

Campus Recycling, 9am-4pm, Recycling Warehouse (644 SW 13th St.).

Film, Plastic & E-Waste Collection Week. Bring broken or unused electronics and clean film plastic for free recycling.

The Asian Pacific Cultural Center, 5-7pm,TheAsianPacicifCultural Center. Deadweek Feast: Providing study and focus tips for students along with a full meal.

Women’s Center, 9am-6pm,Women’s Center. Bring what you don’t need, score something new!

Wednesday, Mar. 13 Meetings ASOSU House of Representatives, 7pm, MU 211.

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Film, Plastic & E-Waste Collection Week. Bring broken or unused electronics and clean film plastic for free recycling.

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Thursday, Mar. 14 Meetings College Republicans, 7pm, StAg 107.

General meeting.

Events Women’s Center, 9am-6pm,Women’s Center. Bring what you don’t need, score something new!

Friday, Mar. 15 Events OSU Music Department, Noon, MU Lounge. Music å la Carte: Lark. Irish Music.

Women’s Center, 9am-6pm,Women’s Center. Last day to attend Clothing Swap! Bring what you don’t need, score something new!

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Natalie Eriksen and Stephanie Anderson, juniors in dietetics, speak to a student about the Fresh from the Faucet Campaign in the MU Quad yesterday. brainstorm ways to encourage tion events, can be found on people to reduce waste and Campus Recycling’s website at help preserve the environment. recycle.oregonstate.edu.

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If ASOSU really is an organ of the On the face of it, ASOSU seems to students, then one ought to see a rubber stamp administrative policies, more-or-less equal distribution of and upon further inspection, turns the student population represented out to be incapable of implementing

by ASOSU. Indeed, while ASOSU apes its own legislature. the bicameral sysSo we have to tem of the federal ask ourselves, is it government with a If [ASOSU] truly worth remaining senate and house part of the Oregon believes in lowering of representatives, Student Association student costs, and each member of and spending more the legislature is truly has the interests than $75,000 a year elected from the lobby a state legisof students in mind, it to student body at lature intent on conlarge, without a speshould willingly tinually hiking our cific constituency to tuition? disband and stop whom he or she is Is it worth spendwasting our money. ing more than beholden.

Student organi$200,000 on the zations have little or salaries of a student no voice in the body itself. Members government whose only function of the Residents Hall Association and seems to be “building relationships” the Panhellenic Council, for example, and funding poorly utilized services, are excluded from legislative deci- held hostage to the special interests sions-making. Though, with fully 80 of groups comprising less than 10 percent of ASOSU’s members pledged percent of the student body? to a fraternity or sorority, I suspect Should we spend more than $1 milthat Greek life doesn’t really need the lion a year on an organization styling additional voice and makes me won- itself a student government, but incader if recent decisions by the ASOSU pable of governing, and failing even to concerning the First Year Experience represent the student body in general? were made without undue bias.

No. Instead, I propose ASOSU be More worrying is the endemic lack disbanded. If the services it provides are of participation in yearly elections. deemed necessary, they ought instead With a student body of 26,000, less to be paid out of student incidental fees, than 1,900 people voted for their without the waste of ASOSU oversight. A current government. Even by the apa- voluntary representational body drawn thetic standards of federal and state from each student organization, with elections, a turnout of 7.5 percent membership caps, can serve in place of seems like anything but represen- ASOSU and perform the same function tational. Moreover, despite claim- at a far lower cost. ing to be the voice of the students, ASOSU had its time. If it truly believes ASOSU remains impotent in the face in lowering student costs, and truly of administrative intransigence. has the interests of students in mind, it should willingly disband and stop wasting all our money. t

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Letter to the Editor Response to Vervloet’s March 11 column, “Knives on a plane”

Knives are tools Alexander Vervloet seems to think of a knife as a weapon.

Most of us think of a knife as a tool, and the federal law regarding knives in federal buildings was written to specifically allow pocketknives. I carry a Swiss Army knife, which, in addition to a couple of cutting blades, has a can opener, a bottle opener, a couple of screw drivers, an awl, a saw and a corkscrew — other models have additional tools.

I have used the knife blades to open packages, and cut cheese, fruits and vegetables, but I have never used it to cut living flesh of any sort, and most knife-carriers can probably say the same. I have used all the other tools on the knife for their intended uses.

Commercial aviation is safer today than it was on 9/11 not because knives are banned, but because airline procedures have been changed. In 2001, aircraft crews were officially instructed to cooperate with hijackers, which is the only reason the hijackers were able to take over the aircraft. In fact, the crews on the hijacked aircraft tried to keep the hijacking secret from the passengers. Today, a hijacker would be actively resisted by both crew and passengers, and would not be able to get into the cockpit at all as long as the flight crew followed the law, regardless of how they were armed.

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fter a long struggle, Oregon State University’s graduate research assistants will be able to join the Coalition of Graduate Employees and be represented in collective bargaining by the union after the results of the election were announced last Friday.

Graduate research assistants voted overwhelmingly to join the union, with 90 percent of those participating in the election choosing to be represented by CGE. After several setbacks created by the university, it is good to see graduate employees are finally able to be represented by the union in collective bargaining.

We as an editorial board have spoken in favor of allowing graduate research assistants the option of joining the union, and thought the university’s stance against it was both wrong and not in the best interest of both its employees and its graduate students.

Research assistants provide valuable research and labor to the university in return for pay, benefits and advancing their own careers as academics or researchers. By being considered part of the bargaining unit, all graduate employees will now be represented by the union and will be able to negotiate for better pay and benefits. Research assistants have always deserved this right just as much as graduate teaching assistants do.

The argument university officials made against allowing research assistants to unionize was a weak one, citing obsolete case law from the 1970s and ignoring the fact that graduate research assistants are productive employees of this university. It was wrong for the university to challenge the initial application, and even though the state Employee Relations Board ultimately decided in favor of the research assistants, it delayed for many months what should have been allowed to go forward without any challenge.

Research assistants provide important work for the university, and many research projects — which generate millions of dollars for the university — would be unable to go forward without the contribution of them. It always seemed to be an easy decision in our eyes to give research assistants the recognition they deserved, and we’re glad they are finally going to get it.

But now that all graduate student employees are unionized, we wonder if this means faculty, and perhaps undergraduate students, might make similar moves. There have been attempts in the past where faculty looked to unionize, but it still hasn’t happened. This election could mean Oregon State University will be facing more unionized employees, changing the university’s ability to set pay and benefits in the future.

he recent controversy surSteven McLain rounding Representative Nick Rosoff’s apparent circumvention of Associated Students of Oregon State University election policies has once more illuminated the selves and through membership in seemingly Byzantine-like strict rules the Oregon Student Association, under which our student government have lobbied in the Oregon State operates. But more importantly, it has Legislature to lower tuition, secured forced into the open a conversation passage of bonds for the construcabout the efficacy of specific ASOSU tion of new buildings and expanded policies and the relevance of the orga- cultural learning opportunities on campus. nization itself.

They have striven to lower stuStudent government at Oregon State University has a long history, dent fees by presenting a remarkably and the ASOSU tradition extends decreased budget. Most importantly, nearly a century. Despite its flaws, they work with the faculty senate representational government stands and administration to represent the at the apex of a human endeavor to voice of the students in their decisionmore justly rule itself. Unfortunately, making process.

Despite these ASOSU is neither endeavors, tuition representational, continues to rise. nor a government, and tradition is not Unfortunately, ASOSU The administration an adequate bulwark is neither representa- has denied the feaor wisdom against necessary tional, nor a govern- sibility of a tuition freeze. change. ment and tradition And despite lowerIn the midst of the controversy suris not adequate bul- ing student fees, each student is still rounding current wark against neces- expected to pony up ASOSU elections, now seems the best more than $400 a sary change. time to consider the term. value of our student Tellingly, even government, and consider the pos- ASOSU seems unsure of its pursibility that we might be better off pose, stating that while its function without it. is to serve the needs of all students, it Let us first acknowledge the good does so by focusing its advocacy on they do. specific communities and by buildPrograms like SafeRide, the Office ing relationships between student of Advocacy, Student Legal Services groups. I have the sense that these and the Human Services Resource specific goals would be better served Center all provide valuable services. by student liaisons, not a government The members of ASOSU, by them- with a budget that exceeds $1 million.

Corvallis resident Ryan Mason is a sophomore in graphic design.

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Men’s Golf @ San Diego Classic (San Diego Country Club) All day, San Diego, Calif.

No. 3 Baseball vs. San Francisco 5:35 p.m., Corvallis

Wednesday, march 13 Men’s Basketball @ Pac-12 Tournament (vs. Colorado) 2:30 p.m., Las Vegas, Nev. No. 3 Baseball vs. San Francisco 5:35 p.m., Corvallis

Thursday, March 14 No. 23 Softball vs. New Mexico 12 p.m./2 p.m., Corvallis Men’s Basketball @ Pac-12 Tournament (vs. TBA) TBA, Las Vegas, Nev.

friday, march 15 No. 3 Baseball @ No. 17 Arizona 6 p.m., Tuscon, Ariz.

Men’s Basketball @ Pac-12 Tournament (vs. TBA) TBA, Las Vegas, Nev.

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n Nov. 7, two days before Oregon State opened its season against Niagara, I asked head coach Craig Robinson to give me a quote about every player on the Beavers’ roster.

This week, as I tried to figure out where things went wrong for OSU this season, I dug up that audio file.

While it’s certainly not fair to blame any one individual for OSU’s disappointing season, it’s interesting to compare Robinson’s preseason comments regarding each player to that player’s ensuing production.

• Joe Burton, senior forward Robinson on Nov. 7: “Joe Burton has really been good in the preseason this year — just outstanding. He’s got his weight down and he’s acting more like a senior. I’ve seen a maturity level in him that’s been terrific.”

Burton’s season: Burton has played better than most could have expected, particularly during the second half of Pac-12 play. He leads the team in assists (3.4), is second in rebounding (6.6) and third in scoring (11.2). He really emerged as the heart and soul of this team late in the season, when he easily could have sulked and packed it in.

• Roberto Nelson, junior guard Robinson on Nov. 7: “I think Roberto is ready for a breakout year; he’s really put the work in. He’s dedicated himself to being a force on our team and in this conference.”

Nelson’s season: Robinson was spot on. Nelson has emerged as, without question, the Beavers’ best player and one of the elite scorers in the conference.

This is the Roberto Nelson we’ve all been waiting to see, as he’s done everything in his power to right OSU’s ship this season.

Though he needs to improve defensively, he should enter next season as a Pac-12

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As if growing up in a small Canadian town and towering at 6-foot-6 wasn’t enough to set freshman center Ruth Hamblin of the Oregon State women’s basketball team apart from other students at OSU, her love for horses and involvement in the 4-H youth development organization certainly does.

Hamblin is from Houston, a small town in Canada, 12 hours north of Vancouver. Having grown up in a small community, and on an angus cattle ranch, Hamblin has a different perspective on life than most college students, let alone Division I athletes.

“Ruth is unique solely from where she is from,” said head coach Scott Rueck. “Knowing her, she has a different perspective on life than most of us.”

British Columbia 4-H is a youth program that focuses on developing She is extremely leadership skills and mature for her age, well-rounded members she is extremely in a community. The four Hs stand for head, responsible. You heart, hands and health, know what you are and are the basis for the program. going to get every Hamblin officially minute from her. joined the 4-H program when she was 6 years old, but grew up in the Scott Rueck program through her Head coach family’s involvement.

The experiences she faced in the program — taking care of animals from sheep to horses and cattle — served in teaching her lessons that have transferred to multiple aspects of life.

Those leadership skills have shown on the basketball court this season, and the coaches have taken notice.

“She is extremely mature for her age, she is extremely responsible,” Rueck said. “You know what you are going to get every minute from her. She’s got a dynamic personality that is going to transfer into becoming a great leader for our program.”

Another aspect of 4-H that has been a large part of Ruth’s life is horseback riding. She started riding when she was a child, and it eventually grew into a passion that she holds dear to her heart.

“We had a black angus cattle ranch, so horses were

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No. 3 Oregon State will try to maintain its undefeated record tonight at Goss Stadium

By Andrew Kilstrom The Daily Barometer

Between protecting a perfect 15-0 record and gearing up for the start of Pac-12 conference play, it will be an important week for the Oregon State baseball team.

The No. 3 Beavers host San Francisco today and Wednesday before traveling to Tuscon, Ariz., to take on No. 20 Arizona on Friday.

While OSU is perfect so far, there is still fine-tuning to be done before the Beavers play the defending national champions.

If Oregon State wants to remain undefeated it will have to deal with pitching on short rest. Only a day removed from a three-game weekend sweep of Texas State, and with the always-important Pac-12 play around the corner, OSU will have to juggle its pitching staff.

Junior right-hander Dan Child is expected to be the starting pitcher today, and then will start again during the weekend.

With junior left-hander Ben Wetzler still on a pitch count after returning from a back injury, either senior right-hander

Taylor Starr or sophomore left-hander Tyler Painton could get the Wednesday start.

“Child’s good enough where he can throw on Tuesday and during the weekend too,” said head coach Pat Casey after Sunday’s 6-4 win against Texas State. “With Wetzler not throwing in a while, you’ve kind of got an unknown there.”

While depth is a minor cause for concern because of the schedule, the play from the pitching staff is not. Entering Tuesday’s contest, Oregon State leads the nation in team ERA at 1.19. The Beavers have allowed just 18 earned runs in 15 games.

The bullpen specifically has been a major reason Oregon State has still yet to lose, having allowed only two earned runs all season.

“It’s really nice handing the ball off knowing the team is in good shape when you leave the game, because a lot of time when the bullpen’s struggling you don’t like coming out of the game,” Wetzler said.

Offensively, the Beavers have been solid, but not on par with the pitching staff.

Casey has made it clear all season he’s not satisfied with where the offense is at, even though the Beavers are averaging 6.87 runs per game in 2013 — 0.6 more than OSU averaged in 2012.

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Men’s basketball power rankings

By Alex Crawford The Daily Barometer

1. No. 21 UCLA (23-8, 13-5 Pac-12)

7. Washington (17-14, 9-9)

It’s difficult to pick a clear-cut conference Although the Huskies do have some capable leader when the top three teams players (see: C.J. Wilcox and all have recent losses to Pac-12 Aziz N’Diaye), they are — at bottom dwellers, but UCLA best — an average team. It comes out of the logjam at the wouldn’t be surprising to see top with a slight statistical edge.

Washington lose to a red hot — The Bruins have two top-10 scor- but overall mediocre — WSU team in the first ers in true freshman Shabazz Muhammad and round.

Jordan Adams, as well as the conference’s best passing point guard in Larry Drew II. 8. Arizona State (20-11, 9-9) The Sun Devils looked to be a possible NCAA 2. No. 18 Arizona (24-6, 12-6) Tournament bubble team in the After getting swept by the L.A. area schools, first half of conference play, but the Wildcats’ stock was dropping ASU has fallen off hard and lost faster than Nicholas Cage’s in the its last four in a row. On a brighter 2000s (did anyone see “Ghost note, ASU does have one of the Rider?”). They semi-made up for most explosive players in the conference in Pacthose losses with a 73-58 drub- 12 co-Freshman of the Year Jahii Carson. bing of ASU on Saturday, and Arizona has the feel of a team that 9. Utah (13-17, 5-13) will excel in the Pac-12 Tournament.

This might seem like an abnormally high ranking for the Utes, but their last 3. Cal (20-10, 12-6) two wins have been impressive (11The Golden Bears could have been at the top point win against OSU, 10-point of this list had it not been for win against Oregon). The Utes a loss to Stanford last week come into the Pac-12 Tournament — their first loss since Feb. 7. with the best defense in the Pac-12, Cal won seven games in a row but unfortunately for Utah fans, also have the prior to that, and has Pac-12 worst offense in the Pac-12.

Player of the Year, Alan Crabbe. If Cal can catch 10.Washington State (13-18, 4-14) fire again, and if Mike Montgomery can keep his hands to himself, this team could win the Equally as impressive as Utah’s last two conference championship. wins has been Washington State’s back-toback double-digit beat downs 4. Oregon (23-8, 12-6) of UCLA and USC. The Cougars, Oregon has been outscored by a total of like Utah, have a terrible offense 33 points and has shot only but impressive defense. Look for 40 percent over its last two senior Brock Motum, the Pac-12’s games. Despite that, the second-leading scorer with 18.4 Ducks still enter the conpoints per game, to get the ball early ference tournament as the and often.

No. 3 seed and have shown they can hold their 11. Oregon State (14-17, 4-14) own with any team in the Pac-12. Oregon has also proven capable of losing to any team in the After losing five in a row, Beaver Nation finally Pac-12, and needs to end the inconsistencies to had something to cheer about on Saturday afterdo well in the postseason. noon, when Oregon State beat Colorado 64-58 (although it is 5. Stanford (18-13, 9-9) doubtful that many in Corvallis The Cardinal are only ranked this were watching, it was incredhigh because they are the only team ibly nice out). The Beavers in the Pac-12 that has also won two pulled off a couple tournament games in a row. Stanford just beat the game upsets last year, and head hottest team in the conference, and coach Craig Robinson’s bunch will be sure to put has one of the best big-men duos up a decent fight in a rematch against Colorado in the nation with Josh Huestis and on Wednesday.

Dwight Powell.

6. Colorado (20-10, 10-8)

12. USC (14-17, 9-9)

It has been a tough season for USC. The The Buffaloes may have just lost to Corvallis’ Trojans fired their head coach own Oregon State Beavers, but they won midway through the season and, the conference tournament after a loss to WSU on Saturday, last year and have the best two USC players were allegedly rebounder in the nation in involved in a Spokane bar brawl.

Andre Roberson. Colorado With two seven-footers suspendhas beaten Oregon twice and ed indefinitely as a result of the brawl, has technically beaten Arizona USC is a sitting duck in the Pac-12 Tournament. once — everyone with a brain knows that the Alex Crawford, sports reporter record shows Colorado winning back in January.

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GARRETT n Continued from page 4 Player of the Year candidate.

• Eric Moreland, sophomore forward Robinson on Nov. 7: “Eric has matured on and off the court probably more so than anybody on our team and it shows in his game. He’s just making great decisions and he’s beginning to be a leader on this team.”

Moreland’s season: Robinson’s quote is a bit ironic given that Moreland was slapped with a three-game suspension for a “violation of team rules” in January. But, other than the suspension, Moreland’s season has gone pretty well.

He’s figured out how to use his lanky, 6-foot-10 frame to his advantage on the boards, ranking second in the conference in rebounding. If he develops more of an offensive game and bulks up a bit, I wouldn’t be shocked if he leaves school for the NBA after next season.

• Devon Collier, junior forward Robinson on Nov. 7: “Devon could end up being our leading scorer. He’s really efficient, really efficient, and had a great European trip.”

Collier’s season: Collier is the Beavers’ second-leading scorer at 12.6 points per game, but it’s hard not to label his season as somewhat of a disappointment. His field goal percentage dropped from 61.5 percent last year to 50.7 percent this year, and he’s been held to eight points or less in six of OSU’s last nine games. Going

into the season, I believed Collier could be the second or third scoring option on an NCAA Tournament team, now I’m not so sure.

• Ahmad Starks, junior guard Robinson on Nov. 7: “I think people are going to be interested in seeing how Ahmad’s game evolves this year. I suspect he’s going to score a few more points, but he’s going to get more assists in the amount of time he’s going to be playing. He’s our coach on the floor; he’s going to be running this team for the most part.”

Starks’ season: Starks is playing less, scoring less and assisting less. It appears Robinson recently decided it wasn’t in OSU’s best interest for Starks to be running the team, as sophomore Challe Barton has taken over starting point guard duties. It wouldn’t be fair to say Starks’ game has regressed this season, because he’s still shooting better than 40 percent on 3s. But his role has certainly diminished, and it’ll be interesting to see what his role is as a senior. I think they should use him as a change-of-pace guard off the bench, so he can fill it up from deep when they’re in need of an offensive spark.

• Challe Barton, sophomore guard Robinson on Nov. 7: “Challe is going to be the back-up point guard. I feel very comfortable with him when the ball is in his hands and Ahmad’s not in the game.

I want him to be a little more confident, but that’s going to come, he’s only a

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Oregon State freshman center Ruth Hamblin has been riding horses since she was a child.

Hamblin has also worked with 4-H since she was 6 years old.

HAMBLIN n Continued from page 4 always a part of that with round up,” Hamblin said. “I was involved in horse 4-H since I was very young, but I have always loved the horses.”

Her passion for horses is something that she has tried to maintain despite her busy schedule with basketball. Hamblin has looked into get involved with the equestrian team here at OSU. Fellow teammate Katie Schrock is also involved in the horse 4-H here in Corvallis, and Hamblin has been able to help a few times.

“With Katie, she did 4-H stuff, so I have helped out with some kids in their 4-H this year,” Hamblin said. “That has allowed me to kind of keep the 4-H part of me involved, [and] hopefully get more involved with that.”

While Hamblin’s main focus is on her basketball career, working with 4-H and horses is something that will always be a part of her life.

“It is something that even when I retire from basketball some day ... at 30, I am going to keep going with the horses,” Hamblin said. “It is something that seems to be a core part of me that I can’t imagine myself without.”

Much like her passion for horses is a central part of her identity, Hamblin takes great pride in being a Canadian. And she’s not afraid to

BASEBALL n Continued from page 4 That number could be attributed to Oregon State’s schedule so far, though. OSU’s opponents have a combined record of 40-44-2.

The Beavers have also yet to start Pac-12 conference play — arguably the best conference in college baseball. Needless to say, the pitching and overall talent within the Pac-12 will surely be superior to what OSU has seen so far.

The Beavers hope to improve consistency at the plate this week against San Francisco

sophomore. [I’m] really sort of grooming him to be the next Ahmad Starks.”

Barton’s season: Well, I don’t think the “grooming him to be the next Ahmad Starks” statement applies anymore.

As for Barton’s confidence, it seems to be growing. He’s proven to be a better shooter than anyone gave him credit for (5-for-6 from 3 versus Utah last week), and if he can continue to develop offensively, he’ll be a decent to solid starting point guard for OSU going forward.

• Langston Morris-Walker, freshman guard Robinson on Nov. 7: “I think Langston is a good natural defender. He’s probably the closest thing we’ve got to Jared [Cunningham] when Jared was a freshman, so that’s high praise he’s going to have to live up to.”

Morris-Walker’s season: He is, in fact, a natural defender, and I love the energy he brings off the bench. Offensively, he’s shown glimpses of potential lately after shooting the ball horribly the first half of the season. His minutes have recently been reduced, but he’s shown enough for me to believe he’ll have an expanded role on next year’s team.

• Jarmal Reid, freshman forward Robinson on Nov. 7: “Best freshman defender we have. That’s going to get him out on the court. It’s nice to have a natural small forward on this team, we’ve sort of had hybrid small forwards, but his defense will get him on the court.”

Reid’s season: Reid made 17 starts

show it.

She admitted to having several Canadian flags hanging up around her dorm suite, as well as ironing a Canadian patch onto her backpack to support her country.

“Well, she doesn’t hide it. Any chance she can get a Canadian jab in, she does,” Rueck said.

“It is just who she is and she is just very proud of where she is from.”

While her Canadian heritage has had a role in shaping who Hamblin is, according to her, 4-H has still had the biggest influence. The unique work ethic and perspective she brings to the team is a direct result of her involvement in 4-H — the horseback riding programs in particular.

The maturity level she brings to the team does not dim her dynamic and humorous personality.

“She’s a freakin’ sweetheart, a Canadian hammer, yet goofy and fun,” said senior head team manager Corbin Davey. “Who she is outside of a basketball player is what is going to get her far, she has a good compass in life.”

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(6-8). More importantly, OSU must not overlook a USF team that has already knocked off Arizona. “[We need to] keep that energy up,” said senior shortstop Tyler Smith on Sunday.

“Teams in the past have lost focus during the midweek games, so we really need to be ready, get the bats rolling and get some confidence going into the weekend.”

Oregon State will defend its perfect 15-0 record tonight at 5:35 in Goss Stadium.

earlier in the season, but his minutes were drastically reduced when OSU started using more three-guard lineups. He doesn’t offer much offensively, but he’s guarded the opposition’s best player multiple times this season, and Robinson has continued to say he’s the team’s best perimeter defender.

• Olaf Schaftenaar, freshman forward Robinson on Nov. 7: “Olaf will also get time. He’s a knockdown shooter, and we haven’t had someone here where we know when he comes in the game we’re going to be looking to get him shots. [He’s] very knowledgeable about the game, and you never have to tell him something more than once.”

Schaftenaar’s season: As pretty as his shot is, he hasn’t put the ball in the basket enough to warrant the title of “knockdown shooter.” He’s shooting a mediocre 30.9 percent from 3, yet he’s averaging one 3-point attempt per 3.8 minutes of playing time. I’m afraid he’s been given too big of a role too early. When he’s in the game, he’s treated like the Beavers’ second-or-so scoring option, when he’s probably not ready for that.

• Victor Robbins, freshman guard Robinson on Nov. 7: “Victor is more than what we thought we were getting when we got him. When we recruited Victor he was only 6-foot-3-and-a-half. ...

He’s over 6-5 now, long arms, extremely athletic. While Langston has the defensive skills that Jared had, Victor has his athleticism.”

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Robbins’ season: Robbins has played the least of the four freshmen, so it’s hard to gauge where he’s at. He’s certainly athletic enough to play in the Pac-12.

• Angus Brandt, senior center Robinson on Nov. 7: “I’m looking for Angus to have a real breakout season for his senior year. He worked really hard over the summer, and he’s really confident based on how much work he put in.”

Brandt’s season: Tragically came to an end in the Beavers’ fourth game of the season, when he tore his ACL against Purdue. As Robinson predicted, Brandt was playing with a level of confidence we hadn’t seen from him in his first three seasons. You can’t help but feel awful for Brandt — he really did seem primed for a breakout year. He’s expected to receive a medical redshirt and return next season.

• Daniel Gomis, RS freshman center Robinson on Nov. 7: “It’s still a work in progress; his leg isn’t quite 100 percent.

He’s probably our best post defender.”

Gomis’ season: The 6-foot-10 center has still yet to play a game for OSU. He missed last season with a broken leg, and he had surgery on that same leg in December of this season. All signs point to him being ready to go next year, which should be a significant boost to OSU’s interior defense.

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Pac-12 baseball power rankings

By Warner Strausbaugh The Daily Barometer

1. No. 3 Oregon State (15-0)

It’s hard to find an argument against putting OSU atop the conference. The Beavers are one of four undefeated teams remaining in the nation, and are the only Pac-12 team currently in the national top 10.

Pitching has made Oregon State exceptional this year. The Beavers lead the nation in earned run average, and it isn’t even close. After 15 games, OSU has a team ERA of 1.19. The second-best team ERA is Dartmouth at 1.67. OSU’s staff is also second in the nation in WHIP (walks plus hits, divided by innings pitched) at 0.90.

And even though OSU head coach Pat Casey hasn’t been satisfied with the offense’s performance at times, the Beavers still rank in the top three in the Pac-12 in nearly every offensive category.

Last week: vs. Texas State (W/W/W) This week (prediction): vs. San Francisco (W/W), @ Arizona (W/L/W)

2. No. 14 Arizona State (10-2-1)

The Sun Devils, a perennial baseball powerhouse, came in with lower expectations than usual prior to the 2013 season.

The Pac-12 preseason coaches poll pegged ASU at sixth in the conference. Understandable, since ASU didn’t make the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1999.

After two questionable early-season losses to Bethune Cookman and Tennessee, The Sun Devils have looked impressive in their current eight-game undefeated streak (tied Gonzaga in a tournament game), which included two wins against Arkansas, a preseason national top-five team.

Last week: vs. Long Beach State (W/W/W) This week (prediction): vs. New Mexico (W), vs. Washington State (W/W/W)

3. No. 16 Oregon (11-5)

The Ducks do have more losses than the other top teams in the conference, but unlike ASU, Arizona and Stanford, the losses were against quality opponents.

No. 2 Vanderbilt and No. 8 Cal State Fullerton each won two games over Oregon. The Ducks did, however, take a game from each of the two, giving the Ducks the most quality wins on their resume in the Pac-12.

Last week: vs. No. 2 Vanderbilt (L/L/W) This week (prediction): vs. Texas State (W/W), @ USC (W/W/L)

4. No. 11 UCLA (11-3)

Baseball America ranks the Bruins as the second-best team in the conference, but UCLA hasn’t done a good job of impressing anybody.

The only ranked opponent they’ve faced was No. 23 Oklahoma, and the Sooners shut them out. Baylor and Minnesota are UCLA’s other two losses, and while those aren’t bad teams, the Bruins could be 13-0 right now.

But like Oregon State, the Bruins have topnotch pitching (17th nationally in ERA, sixth in WHIP), and are near the top of the Pac-12 in most hitting statistics, as well.

Last week: vs. Notre Dame (W), vs. No. 23 Oklahoma (L), vs. USC (W) This week (prediction): at CS Northride (W), vs. Washington (W/W/W)

5. Stanford (10-5)

Well, it looks like Mark Appel’s decision to turn down the $3.8 million offer from the Pittsburgh Pirates was a good one. The eighth overall pick in the 2012 MLB Draft has been lights out in his first four starts this season. Appel has a 1.20 ERA, 0.77 WHIP and 43 strikeouts (fifth in the nation) in 30 innings.

But Appel can’t pitch every game. Stanford came in as the No. 1 team in the Pac-12, according to the preseason coaches poll. Everything pointed toward that being the case, as Stanford was No. 13 and 10-2 heading into last weekend.

UNLV came to the Farm and steamrolled the Cardinal in their own ballpark. The Runnin’ Rebels outscored Stanford 20-5 in a three-game sweep, sending Stanford out of the top 25.

To be fair, all five of Stanford’s losses have come to ranked opponents (No. 19 Rice, No. 21 UNLV).

Last week: @ Santa Clara (W), vs. UNLV (L/L/L) This week (prediction): No games

6. No. 20 Arizona (13-5)

The defending national champions have been underwhelming in defending their title. Arizona’s five losses have all come against unranked opponents (Long Beach State, Utah Valley, San Francisco, Texas Tech, Columbia).

The combined record of those five schools is 30-39. All but Texas Tech have a losing record. And the best stat: Columbia is 1-6 this season, meaning Arizona was its only win.

Last week: vs. Texas Tech (W/L), vs. Columbia (W/L/W) This week (prediction): vs. Butler (W/W), vs. No. 3 Oregon State (L/W/L)

7. California (9-7)

The good news is Cal knows how to win at home. The Golden Bears are 7-0 when playing in Berkeley, Calif.

This team is much better than their record shows, though. Three losses came against UC Irvine, which just dropped out of the top 25.

Three more losses came against Stanford, North Carolina and Rice — all three are currently in the top 25, and UNC is No. 1 in the nation.

Last week: vs. Fresno State (W/W/W/W) This week (prediction): @ Santa Clara (W), @ Utah (L/W/W)

8. Washington State (9-6)

Based on the numbers, it sounds like something exciting happens in every WSU game. The Cougars are tied for sixth in the nation in home runs (14), are eighth in batting average (.323) and 10th in slugging percentage (.487).

They rank first in the Pac-12 for all those stats.

On the flip side, WSU is second-to-last in the conference in ERA (4.32). What happens when you combine terrible pitching with amazing hitting? Well, the Cougars have already had three games this year in which both teams scored in double digits.

Last week: @ UTSA (W/L/L/L) This week (prediction): @ No. 14 Arizona State (L/L/L)

9. USC (7-8)

The Trojans can hit. They rank between fourth and sixth in the Pac-12 in batting average, on base percentage, slugging percentage and hits. It could be poor base running, a lack of clutch hitting, or just a coincidence, but USC is tied for ninth in runs scored — more important than any of the other stats combined.

USC does have a somewhat signature win already, knocking off No. 23 Oklahoma last Friday.

There are losses scattered throughout the first 15 games of the season for the Trojans, but you get the feeling they could be slightly unlucky, too.

Last week: vs. No. 8 CS Fullerton (L), vs. No. 23 Oklahoma (W), vs. Notre Dame (L), @ No. 11 UCLA (L) This week (prediction): vs. Pepperdine (W), vs. No. 16 Oregon (L/L/W)

10. Utah (8-6) The

fact that Utah is competing for the ninth spot in these rankings is a testament to how much this team has improved. We’ll see if the Utes truly are any better once Pac-12 play starts, but a winning record without having played a single game at home is worthy of celebration for a team that went 14-42 a year ago.

Last week: @ St. Mary’s (W/L/W/W) This week (prediction): vs. Cal (W/L/L)

11. Washington (4-11)

Starting off your season losing three of four games against UC Davis and Lamar isn’t exactly ideal. Don’t discount Lamar (14-2) as a midmajor sleeper when you fill out your NCAA Tournament brackets in June, though — I’m not the only one who does that, right?

The Huskies’ ERA is hovering close to 5.00, and unlike their rivals in Pullman, Wash., the bats aren’t making up for the awful pitching staff.

Last week: vs. Seattle U (W), @ No. 7 LSU (L/L/L) This week (prediction): vs. Portland (W), @ No. 11 UCLA (L/L/L) Warner Strausbaugh, managing editor On Twitter @WStrausbaugh managing@dailybarometer.com

Nick Chianello Stays Hot To Lead Beavers At San Diego Classic Oregon state athletic communications

CHULA VISTA, Calif. - Senior Nick Chianello shot a pair of 1-over 73’s on Monday to lead the Oregon State men’s golf team to 10th place through 36 holes of play at the San Diego Classic. The final round of the two-day, 54-hole tournament is scheduled for Tuesday.

Chianello, who posted his best career finish as a Beaver with a tie for fifth place at last week’s Fresno State Classic, had three birdies in the morning round

and another four in the afternoon at the par-72, 7,033-yard San Diego Country Club. He is tied for 13th among the 83 players in the field with a 2-over 146.

The Beavers sit in 10th place in the 14-team field after shooting a 27-over 302-301—603 during Monday’s long 36-hole day.

San Diego State was the only team to shoot in red numbers to lead the tournament with a 2-under 290-284—574, while TCU is second with a 1-over 287-290—577.

Sophomore Scott Kim, who

is competing in his first tournament since the Topy Cup in September, shot a 6-over 78 with only one birdie in the morning before responding with a 2-over 74 with four birds in the afternoon. He is tied for 41st individually with an 8-over 152.

Senior Nick Sherwood also shot a better afternoon round as he carded a 3-over 75 with 14 pars after opening with a 6-over 78 that included three birdies, but a double and triple-bogey, to put him in a tie for 51st with a 9-over 153.

Freshman Tyler Carlson is tied for 58th place with a 10-over 74-80—154 and senior Matt Rawitzer sits in a tie for 64th after shooting a 12-over 77-79—156.

Grant Forest of San Diego holds a three-stroke lead over Texas Tech’s Finley Ewing IV and San Diego State’s Austin Kaiser after firing a 6-under 70-68—138.

The final round begins 8 a.m. on Tuesday with tee times off the first and 10th holes, and live scoring is available at golfstat. com.

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TSA stands by decision to allow knives on passenger flights Harvard College apologizes after secret e-mail search (CNN) — Nikki Stern lost her husband in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and she doesn’t understand why knives would be allowed in airplane cabins 12 years later.

Stern doesn’t think box cutters killed her husband Jim Potorti, who was working at the World Trade Center when airliners crashed into the towers. “The planes flying into the buildings is what killed my husband,” said Stern, an author and the first executive director of Families of September 11.

But she doesn’t think people need knives on airplanes. “I am aware of the argument that anything can be made into a weapon, but knives make it easy,” Stern said.

The Transportation Security Administration’s announcement last week that pocket knives and other previously prohibited items will be allowed in airline cabins starting in April has sparked an outcry among many concerned travelers, lawmakers and aviation professionals. The new rules won’t ease screening for passengers, some say, while adding an unnecessary threat to the safety of airline crews and passengers.

“The rules are so enormously confusing for the passenger and so arbitrarily applied,” said Stern.

“They’re not really making it more convenient because you can bring a knife but you still have to take off your shoes — unless you’re a senior?”

Many travelers echo that sense of confusion. On Twitter, a user called Terrence poses this question: “So u can bring a knife on the plane but u can’t have too much toothpaste or shampoo?”

Under the new rules, knives with blades that are 2.36 inches

(6 centimeters) or shorter and less than a 1/2 inch wide will be allowed in airline cabins as long as the blade is not fixed or does not lock into place. Razor blades and box cutters are still prohibited. The rules also allow passengers to carry two golf clubs, toy bats or other sports sticks — such as ski poles, hockey sticks, lacrosse sticks and pool cues — aboard in carry-on luggage.

Airlines for America, the airline trade association, said Monday “additional discussion is warranted” before small knives are allowed on planes.

Sen. Charles Schumer called on Sunday for the TSA to reverse the rule change.

“These items are dangerous, and have not become less so in the years since they were banned from planes,” the New York Democrat said.

Delta Air Lines’ CEO Richard Anderson said in a letter to the TSA that the move would add little value in terms of passenger screening efficiency “in relation to the additional risk for our cabin staff and customers.”

Despite opposition, TSA chief John Pistole said the changes will bring the United States into alignment with international rules and are in keeping with a “risk-based security” approach that will allow screeners to focus on items such as liquid explosives and improvised bombs that pose a greater threat to aircraft.

TSA spokesman David Castelveter reiterated to CNN Monday that the rules would go into effect on April 25, as scheduled.

Pistole is expected to defend his decision Thursday when he attends a pre-scheduled hearing of the House Homeland Security Committee.

A threat assessment determined that allowing small knives in cabins would not result in catastrophic damage to aircraft, the agency said. But after consulting with Federal Air Marshal Service leaders, the TSA opted to continue excluding knives that most closely resemble weapons, specifically knives with blades that lock in place, or have molded hand

grips.

Pistole also decided to keep box cutters and razor blades on the prohibited items list because of their “emotional” connection with the September 11, 2001, said Castelveter.

That didn’t matter to travelers Darius Vitonis and Karolina Gelvonauskyte, both 26, visiting Atlanta from Lithuania.

“A knife is a knife,” said Vitonis. “Why bring confusion?”

“No knives, no confusion,” said Gelvonauskyte.

Risk-based approach The TSA’s moves toward a risk-based approach to security have the support of Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee.

“TSA must continue to improve its risk-based screening and one of its highest priorities must be securing commercial aviation from the type of threats and weapons that could bring down an aircraft.

Any modifications to our security system must enhance our ability to detect such threats.

As I have stated, my priority is to make TSA more passengerfriendly and threat-focused.”

And former TSA chief Kip Hawley supports the change.

Sharp objects can no longer bring down aircraft, Hawley said, and the search for knives interferes with the search for objects that can threaten aircraft, he said.

Some CNN.com readers agree. “Small non-locking blades are not very practical killing weapons, as screwed up as the TSA is, I’m on their side on this one,” wrote a reader with the handle MeBee. “Stop harassing people about the little stuff and concentrate on the real stuff that can do serious harm.”

Security expert Rafi Ron said the TSA should focus on risky people rather than risky objects.

“When you have someone like you or me who doesn’t intend to attack a flight, whether we have a Swiss Army knife in our pocket or not doesn’t make any difference,” said Ron, president of Virginia-based New Age Security Solutions and former head of security of Ben-Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel.

“If you have somebody like one of the terrorists (who was involved in the 9/11 attacks) or a terrorist who is still out there, I’m not sure we’d want him to have even a Swiss Army knife,” Ron said.

“Risk is not measured by the item, whether it is a knife or gun. It is measured by the person holding it. A bad guy with a Swiss Army knife can still cause a lot of damage to the crew and passengers in the cabin before the aircraft can land.”

That potential for violence is part of what has flight attendants concerned.

Former flight attendant Tiffany Hawk is “stupefied” by the move, “especially since the process that turns checkpoints into maddening logjams — removing shoes, liquids and computers — remains unchanged,” she wrote in an opinion column for CNN. And Veda Shook, president of the Association of Flight Attendants, said the move is “completely unnecessary” and “makes no sense.” Rather than freeing up time, she predicted that security officers will get more bogged down testing and measuring the knives to see if they meet the criteria.

The Flight Attendants Union Coalition, representing nearly 90,000 flight attendants, and the Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations (CAPA), which represents 22,000 airline pilots, also oppose the rule change.

By Monday afternoon, more than 20,000 people had signed a petition to WhiteHouse.gov calling on the TSA to keep knives off of planes.

Traveler Emma Siemasko, a writer and blogger in Boston, sees “the flip-floppiness” of the TSA’s policies as the real problem. “There are too many rules to follow and there also doesn’t seem to be much rhyme or reason.”

Many travelers see rules that haven’t been eased as bigger hurdles to the air travel experience: “I would prefer they get rid of the liquid restrictions. I’ll leave my penknife at home,” wrote a CNN reader. “But trying to find 3 oz bottles of everything and stuff them all into a quart baggie is a royal pain.”

(CNN) — A cheating scandal at Harvard College just got bigger, and this time the focus is flipped: Administrators, not students, are under fire.

On Monday, the school apologized for the way it handled a secret search of the e-mail accounts of resident deans. It conducted the search in an effort to find who leaked information about the scandal to the media last year.

“While the specific document made public may be deemed by some as not particularly consequential, the disclosure of the document and nearly word-for-word disclosure of a confidential board conversation led to concerns that other information — especially student information we have a duty to protect as private — was at risk,” said a statement from Deans Michael D. Smith and Evelynn M. Hammonds.

“Consequently, with the approval of the dean of FAS (Faculty of Arts and Sciences) and the University General Counsel, and the support of the dean of Harvard College, a very narrow, careful, and precise subject-line search was conducted by the University’s IT department,” they added.

Smith and Hammonds stressed that the search was limited to administrative accounts, and that it did not involve a review of e-mail content.

“To be clear: No one’s e-mails were opened and the contents of no one’s e-mails were searched by human or

machine,” they said.

The search successfully identified a resident dean, who had forwarded a confidential e-mail.

However, after review, school officials determined the dean in question had committed “an inadvertent error and not an intentional breach” by sending the message to two students.

Other resident deans were not told of the search, which was first reported by The Boston Globe.

“Operating without any clear precedent for the conflicting privacy concerns and knowing that no human had looked at any e-mails during or after the investigation, we made a decision that protected the privacy of the resident dean who had made an inadvertent error and allowed the student cases being handled by this resident dean to move forward expeditiously,” Smith and Hammonds said.

“We understand that others may see the situation differently, and we apologize if any resident deans feel our communication at the conclusion of the investigation was insufficient,” they added.

News of the secret search drew immediate criticism from some members of Harvard’s faculty.

Harry Lewis, a professor and former dean of Harvard College, said on his blog that he will likely move most of his personal e-mails to another account, keeping his Harvard address just for business. He described the way the school handled the case as dishonorable.

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Hannah Gustin

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The fountain outside the Valley Library stands up against a wall away from the library’s entrances.

Hannah Gustin

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A fountain and remnant of the Kerr Library stands outside the Valley Library along Jefferson Street.

A 1968 Oregon State vs. Washington program features the fountain prominently as a social gathering place.

Forgotten fountain fades away n

Fountain from the days of the Kerr Library still stands away from the Valley Library’s entrance

By Jodie Davaz

The Daily Barometer

A forgotten landmark stands on Jefferson Street, unnoticed by passing students on their way to class or passersby en route to the Memorial Union. Once a main gathering place on campus, the fountain rests silently on the south side of the Valley Library, only running water on nice days.

The fountain was constructed at the same time as Kerr Library, which was later replaced by the Valley Library in its current location opposite Kidder Hall. The library had two entrances then. The current front doors of the Valley Library were once the back entrances, said archivist Karl McCreary.

But few people entered the library from that direction — instead, they entered from Jefferson Street at a location that is only marked now by the

lonely fountain.

“People aren’t really sure that there is a fountain now,” McCreary said. “That area is so well hidden, it just blends in with the grass and the building. It doesn’t have the presence that it once did.”

The fountain was designed by Professor Emeritus Wayne Taysom of the art department. Each yellowbronze basin is made to resemble holly leaves over which water cascades, according to a pamphlet called “Art at Kerr Library.” The names of the artist’s family and students who assisted with the design are hidden within the bronze.

The whole project was funded by a donor who remains anonymous to this day, McCreary said.

But its elegance and its once-prominent position might suggest that the donor would agree with Taysom’s sentiment, “Students, teachers and books are needed to make a university, but a library is its crown.”

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Jodie Davaz, KBVR FM news director news@dailybarometer.com

Falkland Islanders vote to remain a British territory in referendum Sunday, Argentina disputes results (CNN) — Residents of the Falkland Islands voted overwhelmingly to remain a British Overseas Territory, an official said late Monday.

The question put to voters was: “Do you wish the Falkland Islands to retain their current political status as an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom?”

More than 99 percent of voters said yes, according to Darren Christie, public relations manager for the Falklands Islands government. Just three people voted no. Turnout was 92 percent.

“Speaks for itself, I think,” Christie said about the vote.

Monday marked the final day

of a two-day referendum on the disputed Falkland Islands, which Argentinians call Las Malvinas.

“My vote is yes. ... I believe we are like other people in the world, and we are entitled to determine our own future. ...

I think it’s dreadful that someone like Argentina should be trying to deny us that,” Sharon Halford, a member of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, said before results were announced.

“They obviously don’t care what their own people think, but worldwide, everybody has the right to determine their own future and why should we not be the same?”

Pictures at the polls showed some residents of the islands draped in Union flags as they cast their votes. Cars displayed banners that said “We’re British and proud.” A parade honoring British heritage marked the start of voting Sunday.

The referendum was supported by the British government.

But the Argentinian Embassy in London said Friday that the referendum had no legitimacy, characterizing it as “a further attempt by the British to manipulate the question of the Malvinas Islands.”

Because the area around the Falklands is the subject of a sovereignty dispute, it argues,

“the United Kingdom has no right to alter the legal status of these territories, not even under the guise of a hypothetical ‘referendum.’ “ Renewed tensions The two countries went to war over the territory in 1982 after the then-military government in Argentina landed troops on the islands. Argentina put its death toll from the conflict at around 645. Britain says its civil and military losses amounted to 255.

For more than a year, renewed rhetoric between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the islands has escalated to a fever pitch, with both sides accusing each other

of colonialism.

Prince William’s military deployment to the islands last year further fueled tensions, drawing sharp criticism from Argentinian officials.

In January, Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner wrote an open letter, published in the British press, calling on Britain to hand back the islands and accusing it of blatant colonialism.

“The Argentines on the Islands were expelled by the Royal Navy and the United Kingdom subsequently began a population implantation process similar to that applied to other territories under colonial rule,” she wrote.

“Since then, Britain, the colonial power, has refused to return the territories to the Argentine Republic, thus preventing it from restoring its territorial integrity.”

She cited a 1965 U.N. resolution inviting the two countries to negotiate a solution to the sovereignty dispute and has called on the British to abide by the resolution.

The British government accuses Buenos Aires of trying to coerce residents into becoming part of Argentina through intimidation of those involved in fishing and oil exploration, and efforts to isolate the remote islands even further by limiting access by sea.