STATE MONDAY UNIVERSITY APRIL 20, 2015 CORVALLIS, OREGON 97331 VOL. CXVII, NO. 119 DAILYBAROMETER.COM • 541-737-2231 DAILYBAROMETER @DAILYBARO, @BAROSPORTS Huber, Petty ticket wins election n President, vice president victory. campus and ensuring transparency “That was a pretty exciting phone at ASOSU. Presidential elected, official results to come call,” Huber said. During Huber’s campaign out- Huber, a junior in speech com- reach to students, she said students election winners: By McKinley Smith munication, and Petty, a sophomore mostly voiced issues about afford- THE DAILY BAROMETER in biology, ran on a platform that ability and tuition. Huber’s ticket President Presidential candidate Cassie included student engagement as a spoke at more than 25 lecture halls Huber and running mate Lyndi- means to better meeting students’ and attended club and organiza- Cassie Huber Rae Petty came out on top of the needs. Their platform proposes cre- tion meetings during the campaign, Junior Associated Students of Oregon State ating an engagement affairs direc- according to Huber. Speech communication University election, with polls closing tor position with ASOSU as well as “We just promoted ASOSU and the 10 p.m. Friday. “ASOSU Meet and Greet.” voting process,” Huber said. Vice president “I’m kinda just on cloud nine right Huber hopes to increase student As of Sunday evening at 8 p.m., Lyndi-Rae Petty now,” Huber said. engagement by reaching out to first- election results have not yet been Sophomore Huber received a call from the year students, perhaps through an made official. Chris Correll | THE DAILY BAROMETER ASOSU elections committee Friday ASOSU student picnic. She empha- Biology President-elect Cassie Huber. at about 10:30 p.m. announcing her sized connecting to more groups on See Election | page 3 College of Science Noche Latina shares Latin American culture Sunday to host health n Night celebrates Latin American culture through music, fashion, professions fair food, informational slides THE DAILY BAROMETER By Jasmin Vogel The College of Science at Oregon THE DAILY BAROMETER State University will hold the 14th The Association of Latin American annual health professions fair from 10 Students held their annual Noche a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 21 in the Latina (Latin Night) Sunday night in Memorial Union Ballroom. the Memorial Union Ballroom. The fair serves as an opportunity for More than 350 Oregon State students to meet with health profes- University students and Corvallis sional school representatives from community members were enter- more than 60 institutions throughout tained with live music from the band Oregon and the United States. Various Orquesta Monte Calvo, a fashion professional topics and programs show, traditional food from various include medicine, dentistry, pharma- Latin American regions, multiple cy, nursing, public health, veterinary traditional dances and an engaging medicine and counseling, according and informative history lesson and to an email sent out from Alexandria skit about Latin American identities Aljets, pre-health professions adviser that included trivia. The theme of and fair co-coordinator. this year’s event was “Blending of The overall fair functions through- Cultures.” out various days as a collaboration “ALAS has a family-like relation- between Northwest colleges Portland ship,” said Isabel Guerrero, a doctorate State University, the University student in economics. “That helps us and Oregon and Washington State to be in a foreign country studying, but University at Vancouver, according to it makes you feel like you’re home.” the OSU College of Science website. Her goal for ALAS is to “teach other More information can be found on people who we are.” She hopes the the fair’s website at science.oregon- event can educate the community state.edu/hpf. Victoria Pence | THE DAILY BAROMETER and be culturally influential rather The Daily Barometer Performers present a traditional Brazilian dance at the Noche Latina 2015 “Blending of Cultures” event, which [email protected] took place Sunday night. See LATIN | page 2 Getting facts straight about hemp in industry n Despite OSU’s lack of hemp who has more than 15 years of experi- the possibilities and opportunities in ence in hemp industry and research. the industrial hemp industry. research, university offers “The course puts OSU as a leader “I took this course because there online industrial hemp course and driver in providing information has been a lot of buzz about it,” said about industrial hemp,” Hermann Beatrice Serrano-Martinez, a senior in By Sam Talbot said. “Because it’s so diverse of a natural resources, in an email. “There’s course, there’s potential for some- THE DAILY BAROMETER a huge difference between marijuana thing about one of the lectures to and hemp, so I wanted to know what’s A first-of-its-kind industrial hemp cause interest and make a student the difference. I feel that if govern- course at gives specialize in, for example, hemp and mental officials took this course they students an opportunity to learn about nanotechnologies.” the controversial hemp industry. would be aware of that and promote Industrial Hemp has been offered the growth of hemp because of its Industrial Hemp, Wood Science online since 2013. The class brings environmental and economic value.” and Engineering 266, is a three-credit together more than 20 guest lecturers course taught by Anndrea Hermann, to give students a broad overview of See HEMP | page 3

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Fragrant theft Calendar A man was arrested for theft for reportedly stealing Monday, April 20 shampoo and flowers, valued at $20.99, according Need to Know Events to the logs. Student Health Services, 4pm, Asian Right of possession: Pacific Cultural Center. Cultural Barriers to Phone theft Reporting. Part of Sexual Assault Aware- Under Oregon Revised Statutes 164.105, ness Month. A man was arrested for theft for reportedly stealing the right of possession of property gives Student Sustainability Initiative, 7am- a phone from his friend, according to the log. The someone who has obtained stolen prop- 1pm, MU Quad. Justice Mural. It’s become man allegedly stole the phone from his friend while a tradition each year during Earth Week to erty “a right of possession superior to that create a chalk mural to create a space for she was trying to sell it. The man was reportedly of another person who takes, obtains or OSU communities to share their visions of caught after running from the store and taken to jail. justice creatively where lots of students withholds the property from that person by can see it. Thursday, April 16 means of theft,” according to Oregonlaws. OSU Pride Center, 10am-7pm, Pride Cen- Noisy party org. ter. Free Strawberry Plants. We’re giving An officer was dispatched to a residence after away free strawberry plants collected from Shoplifted beer The statute also states that a joint owner our permaculture garden. A man was issued a citation for shoplifting after complaints of loud noise, according to the log. of property cannot be deemed to have a Student Sustainability Initiative, 6:30- reportedly stealing a case of beer from a grocery Upon receiving consent to enter the building, the more superior right of possession than that 9pm, Avery Park. Sunset Trail Run. A 5k run store, according to the Corvallis Police Department officer reportedly noticed alcohol in plain view and of any other joint owner of the property. through Avery Park will be a fun way for logs. The man was cited and released at the scene. a prescription bottle of marijuana sitting on a table. people to engage in Earth Week celebra- Fifteen people were reportedly present and all alleg- ORS 164.105 is further annotated to state tions, get outdoors, enjoy nature, and foster that a “partner cannot be convicted of steal- sustainability though healthy practices and Marijuana possession edly admitted they were underage and had been reaffirming a connection with nature. drinking. The officer issued a warning and seized the ing partnership property, because other Following up on a complaint, an officer found marijuana. The host was reportedly issued a special partners have no superior interest in prop- Tuesday, April 21 two men smoking marijuana in an alleyway. One response notice for minor in possession, marijuana erty taken,” as noted on Oregonlaws.org. Meetings of the men reportedly consented to a search, when possession and unlawful amplified sound. ASOSU Senate, 7pm, MU Journey Room. around 11.75 grams of marijuana was found on his The Daily Barometer Senate meeting. person. The man was cited for possession of less The Daily Barometer [email protected] Events than 1 ounce of marijuana. [email protected] Career Development Center, 2-4pm, CH2M Hill Alumni Center, Willamette Room or Skype. Speed Mock Interviews. Sign up on Beaver Careers for a one-of-a- kind opportunity to practice interviewing with Employers & Career Specialists and to receive valuable feedback to prepare you for the real thing! Prepare your resume to Salem woman fights feds share with your interviewer. Career Development Center, 4:30-6pm, CH2M Hill Alumni Center, Willamette Room. Mocktail Hour. Does the word “net- working” make you nervous? Want some to prove citizenship to DMV practice in a no-pressure, fun environment? Come to our “Mocktail Hour” and enjoy By Carol McAlice Currie hundreds of dollars trying to get the food and drink and tips from profession- STATESMAN JOURNAL document to prove her citizenship to als on how to network! Register through the DMV. She has lists of the dozens of Beaver Careers. SALEM — Elfriede “Freddi” OSU Pride Center, 10am-7pm, Pride Cen- Wacken just wants to remain a legal individuals she’s spoken to, along with ter. Free Strawberry Plants. We’re giving driver in Oregon. their telephone extension numbers away free strawberry plants collected from It should be a snap for this German- and the dates of her conversations. our permaculture garden. OSU Campus Recycling, 11:30am-3pm, born American who worked for 30 “I’ve spoken to so many people so many times, and I never get to talk SEC Plaza. 15th Annual Community Fair. An years here, had a family, retired and annual fair of 50+ groups from on- and off- now is drawing Social Security. to the same person twice. And some campus offering activities ad information The longtime West Salem resident, have been tolerant, but others have about sustainability. who said she’s had a driver’s license been rude. I’m just trying to do the right thing. Many people would prob- Wednesday, April 22 for “as long as I can remember,” was Meetings born in 1950 to one Catholic parent ably just drive on the expired license and say, ‘I tried,’ but I can’t do that,” ASOSU House of Representatives, 7pm, and one Jewish parent in post-World MU Journey Room. House meeting. War II Germany. She became a natu- Freddi said. College Republicans, 7pm, Gilkey 113. ralized U.S. citizen in the late 1950s, Letters from the USCIS office all Join the College Republicans for friendly include her name and address, but conversation on current events and politics. along with her parents and her older | Victoria Pence THE DAILY BAROMETER Speakers brother. after that, each differs. For instance, one from January of this year tells her, Musicians play traditional Latino music during Sunday night’s Noche Latina, an OSU Retirement Association Member Wacken, whose maiden name is “Your case is in line to be reviewed by event celebrating Latin American culture. Services Committee, 2:30-4:30pm, Ruder, has copies of the citizen- OSU Foundation on 35th Street. Dr. Steve an officer ... and if after 60 days you ship papers of her parents, Maria Strauss, Distinguished Professor and haven’t received anything in the mail, By recognizing and embracing various Former Director of Biotechnology Outreach Katharina Ruder and Simon Ruder, please contact” the number below. LATIN cultures, traditions and histories, Noche at OSU, will present a program entitled, and her older brother, Rudolf. But As she did with several letters n Continued from page 1 Latina hopes to build community and “GMO Crops: What are They, Where are her naturalization papers were They, and Why All the Fuss?” present accurate depictions of Latino life. destroyed by her former husband, before that one, Freddi waited the than an event that is “just having fun.” Events and getting the document replaced allotted time and then called back and Guerrero was part of an eight-person According to the president of ALAS, Orange Media Network, 2-3:30pm, MU has become an epic ordeal for the asked, “What now?” team who came up with this year’s theme Jorge Delgado, who is working on his Quad. Free orange soda wiht the Orange Media Network to celebrate the grand open- onetime waitress. “I have been treated so hostilely as of “Blending of Cultures” to demonstrate doctorate in sustainable forestry, Noche though I’m trying to pull something,” ing of the SEC this weekend. Free swag!

Her husband, Larry Wacken, a for- the importance of cross- Latina hopes to “break stereotypes” of all Freddi said. “Me? I wait and wait, and Student Health Services, Noon-2:30pm, mer Oregon State Police officer, shares ing of cultures and com- Latino perceptions and International Living-Learning Center Audito- then I call, and I get a new person, and his wife’s frustration. He wants noth- munities. “We wanted showcase the diversity rium (Room 155). Documentary Screening: I have to explain the whole situation Brave Miss World. Part of Sexual Assault ing more than for her to be able to to do something more It’s not roots, but of ALAS. from the beginning, and then they tell ‘‘ Awareness Month. comply with the law and end nearly challenging,” Guerrero With more than 80 me it looks good and it should be here what we are in the OSU Pride Center, 10am-7pm, Pride Cen- two years of anxiety. It’s important for said. “We wanted to volunteers participating ter. Free Strawberry Plants. We’re giving shortly. But it never gets here.” contemporary time. the couple, who live outside of the city share our roots.” in hosting the event, the away free strawberry plants collected from limits on a gravel road and must drive Instead, she’ll get a letter from Patricia Rincon, How we rescue support by the commu- our permaculture garden. Student Sustainability Initiative, 1-4pm, “pretty much anywhere we want to go USCIS telling her more evidence is who is working on nity has been huge for needed, or worse. She was sent a letter traditions from native SEC Plaza. Fair Trade Fair. This community to do this by the books,” Freddi said. her doctorate in the ALAS. The event itself fair will provide access and knowledge in mid-March telling her that “expe- The congenial woman hadn’t given Department of Fisheries communities and has been in the works about fair trade items, so students become diting of a case allows it to be sent and Wildlife, said ALAS’ ‘‘ since November 2014. more aware of what is in their food and the her naturalization papers much blend them into quickly to an officer for adjudication ... processes of how it’s made. thought until she went to renew her main goal is to share ALAS represents more however it is their discretion to grant who we are. OSU Organic Growers Club, 3:30-7pm, driver’s license last year around her with OSU and Corvallis than 17 countries in the expedite. Please contact us again Organic Growers Club Farm, Hwy 34. Earth birthday. That was about 18 months the inclusive com- Latin America and facil- Day Hoo Haa! Celebration of earth, agri- if you do not receive the document ago. munities and cultures itated a program that culture and features FREE hot supper, FREE or other correspondence within the Patricia Rincon live music and FREE transportation to and that ALAS represents was able to showcase Come Tuesday, she will have 30-day time frame.” Doctoral student in the from campus. Shuttles leave from the OSU exhausted her fourth and final exten- and work to expand almost every region in Beaver Store across from Gill Coliseum “Really? It’s up to them to decide Department of Fisheries and Wildlife sion given by the state Driver and the Spanish local Latin America through every 15 minutes. whether I’ve jumped through enough Motor Vehicle Services Division. community. traditional attire, his- UHC Plastics for Poets/CBEE Student hoops to get what I need and have Unless U.S. Citizenship and Rincon also hopes the event can show- toric and cultural dancing, singing per- Club, 5-7pm, 100 Gleeson Hall. “Addicted paid for in time to meet the DMV to Plastics” Film Showing. Movie depicting Immigration Services, or USCIS, part case how many members of ALAS con- formances and informative slideshows. deadline?” Freddi said. “I have to the global dependence on plastics and of the Department of Homeland nect their traditions to their modern lives. plastics goods and the social, environ- praise Nick at the DMV office on According to Guerrero, ALAS has more Security, comes through with a mira- mental and political implications of that Lancaster Drive NE for helping me. “It’s not roots, but what we are in the than 50 active members. cle, Freddi will no longer have a valid dependence. contemporary time,” Rincon said. “How Craft Center, 1-3pm, Craft Center, Student He’s been the one bright spot.” Jasmin Vogel, news reporter driver’s license in Oregon. we rescue traditions from native commu- Experience Center Basement Level. Water- She has spent more than a year and See CITIZENSHIP | page 3 nities and blend them into who we are.” [email protected] color Wellness. Supplies provided.

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campus.” what they can, according to HEMP Concerns over jeopardizing ELECTION Williamson. n n CITIZENSHIP Continued from page 1 federal funding has led Oregon Continued from page 1 Neither the ASOSU n Continued from page 2 Hemp is grown for oil, seed State University to not support According to Chief Facebook page nor the Freddi then got a letter March 30 telling her that the docu- and fiber and has extremely hemp research on campus or Elections Officer for the ASOSU Twitter, @ASOSUgov, ments she submitted were not sufficient to warrant favorable low amounts of THC, the active on its extensions. ASOSU elections commit- contained any messages consideration of her application. She was required to submit more ingredient of Hermann said she’d like to tee, Bryan Williamson, about declaring the end of the elec- paperwork.

see the course tion or announcing the win- marijuana. 2,276 total votes were cast, “Why didn’t they tell me that 100 days ago? I’m not trying to make Despite become with Huber’s ticket receiving ners as of Sunday at 8 p.m. required in more work for anyone; I’m just trying to get the document so I can Oregon’s “I feel that if more than 1,100. Last year, Williamson said that renew my license. I am tearing my hair out.” legalization order to fur- nearly 2,677 votes were cast, while he wished there could governmental ‘‘ Desperate for help, Freddi called the Statesman Journal’s In of hemp ther develop according to the 2014 results. have been more student Your Corner. She has receipts for hundreds of dollars she spent in 2009, it officials took this hemp educa- Enrollment between winter engagement, the candidates with USCIS, trying to get duplicate naturalization papers in an has taken tion systems. term 2014 and 2015 increased “worked their butts off.” course they would expedited fashion, along with postal receipts and a folder teeming more than “It would 2.5 percent, with total enroll- be aware of that and Suek, Huber’s contender with documentation of her correspondence. five years of make more ment at OSU at 27,746 in and a junior in public health, bureaucratic promote the growth sense to winter 2015, according to said she had fun during the David House, a spokesman for the DMV, while unable to speak hurdles to ‘‘ have an in- OSU’s enrollment summary. election process and learned to the specifics of Freddi’s case, said it was unusual for the state of hemp because of even issue a person class Friday after the polls about herself, but when she agency to grant a fourth extension, and he presumed it was given single license its environmental and since OSU closed, Williamson, ASOSU learned she hadn’t been because she was able to demonstrate the effort she was taking to to commer- economic value. has a focus Student Advocate Drew elected, she was “a little bit work with a federal agency. cial farmers. on agricul- Desilet and the six members relieved.” Full article available online at statesmanjournal.com Nineteen ture,” Crowell of the elections committee wrote. “I The campaign occupied a other states Beatrice made approximately 60 to lot of the candidates’ time. have legalized would highly 70 phone calls announcing Serrano-Martinez recommend “It was almost a full-time hemp cultiva- Senior in natural resources the results to the candidates, job,” Suek said. Now Hiring: tion for com- this course to leaving about midnight, mercial or research purposes. anyone who according to Williamson. Huber said that all four Digital Editor So far, there is evidence that is interested in botany, politics The final official report on candidates — including both tickets for president and vice hemp be useful in sustainable or sustainability.” the results, as well as cor- The digital editor at The Daily Barometer edits article copy, president — worked hard. practices. The industrial hemp online responding announcements uploads online content, updates design and placement of course counts towards the Social “We tried 150 percent the A 2010 study out of the over social media, will be the website and posts to social media platforms such as University of Connecticut Processes and Institutions bac- made Monday unless the entire way,” Huber said. calaureate core category. Facebook and Twitter. showed that more than 97 per- committee can’t reach one of McKinley Smith, cent of hemp oil used was con- Sam Talbot, news reporter the candidates, in which case, managing and news editor In addition, the digital editor works with student reporters verted into hemp biodiesel. 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Photos By White Oak Farm displays the fauna commonly found in Oregon used for edible Hanna Brewer Dakota Miller and other workers dress as elves at the CSC Youth House Garden and decorative purposes. booth, selling the produce from their programs’s garden plot to raise funds for youth.

Beets produced by Denison Farms, a grower The huge, bike-mounted frog markets the 23rd Annual Grand Kinetic Challenge sculpture race Musician Matthew Erhardt plays his sitar of organic fruits and vegetables in Corvallis. happening July 18 and 19 at the Benton County Fairgounds. music at the market Saturday. Beaver Tweet of the Day

“Mad S/O to the girl in the purple shirt who made the play of the year catching @peanutosu's homerun ball. The Daily Barometer #SCTop10 #LikeAChamp #GoBeavs” Sports @AndrewG_23 Andrew Moore 5 • Monday, April 20, 2015 [email protected] • On Twitter @barosports Rushing attack impressive in Spring Game n White squad dominates with game on both sides was dominant. Sophomore Xavier Hawkins scored the lone touchdown for impressive ground game in annual the orange team, but it was a impressive one. It Spring Game Saturday at was eerily reminiscent of the Mike Riley playbook as Hawkins took the ball on a fly sweep, and zig- By Brenden Slaughter zagged his way through the white defense en THE DAILY BAROMETER route to a 70-yard touchdown run. Andersen and running backs coach Telly Offense was the order of the day Saturday, as Lockette have been stressing the importance of the white team defeated the orange 38-7 in the the running game all spring and Andersen was inaugural Spring Game of the Gary Andersen era. reasonably pleased with the running backs pro- With two freshman quarterbacks competing gression over the course of spring ball. for OSU’s spread offense in the fall, the Beavers “We ran the ball well all of spring; the run game figured to take a lot of pressure off of them by has gotten better, our pad level, our assignments, handing the ball off to the running backs. That our finish and our reads have all gotten better,” was clear and apparent early as sophomore Chris Andersen said. Brown led the show for the white team, gathering Lockette challenged the running backs to be 89 yards in the first half. more physical from day one, even calling them “Chris Brown looks good every day,” senior out saying that they didn’t have that killer instinct. running back Storm Woods said. “That guy is “Day one Coach Lockette told us that we didn’t gonna be a great player for this team this year. have any swagger in our game; that was all the He is a fluid runner and is one of the best athletes ammunition and motivation that we needed,” on the team.” Woods said. It was hardly just Brown who was successful Woods, the clear cut No. 1 back on the roster, for the Beavers on the ground, as eight differ- justin quinn | THE DAILY BAROMETER only garnered four carries for 24 yards, but said ent players, (quarterbacks included) carried the that he has never been happier with how this Oregon State football head coach Gary Andersen shakes hands with his new short-term ball for a massive total of 426 yards. The defense staff during the Beavers’ Spring Game in Reser Stadium April 18. seemed to be on its heels all day, as the running See FOOTBALL | page 6 Spring Game excites fans n OSU football Spring Game relationship between the team and Beaver Nation. draws large crowd, leaves “I’d like to thank the fans — that was fans thirsty for more a tremendous environment for our kids,” Andersen said. “It was as game- By Sarah Kerrigan like as we can possibly make it at this THE DAILY BAROMETER time of the year. It was a positive day.” There have been many tactical Oregon State is trying to reconnect changes under new head football with its fans and get them excited coach Gary Andersen, but new offen- about the coming season. Fans are sive and defensive schemes are not appreciative with the direction and the only things Andersen is changing. attention they are receiving thus “I think they had to adapt to the far under Andersen with the Spring times, but it is all new, so it’s scary, Game. but that’s how it is going to be — kind “I generally come every year,” said of a rebuilding year; new quarterback fan Chuck Doody. “I didn’t come and all that stuff,” said Oregon State last year because it had evolved into alumnus Kevin Meier. something that was just a practice and The Spring football game Saturday they were not marketing it. I like the justin quinn | THE DAILY BAROMETER was not just a display of the new fact that they come in here and it’s a systems that Oregon State football Fans take their seats before the Beavers’ annual Spring Game, which pits teammates against each other in an is adopting, but a show of the new See FANS | page 6 orange versus white scrimmage. Beavers end season on strong note n Despite tough Friday in semis, Sophomores Taylor Ricci and The team had already been sitting Megan Jimenez — who hadn’t per- in sixth before the floor exercises OSU women’s gymnastics formed a floor routine in their col- began, and the lower than average finishes individuals on podium legiate careers — ended up filling score only made the hole they were those spots. in worse. By TeJo Pack Ricci stepped out onto the floor The Beavers finished the night on THE DAILY BAROMETER first for the Beavers and finished vault where several members of the On Sunday, April 19 the Oregon with an impressive 9.800, and Tang squad finished above a 9.800, and State University women’s gymnas- led the team with a 9.875, but a fall the team together scored 49.000, tics team ended its quality season and an out of bounds deduction but the damage was already done. with a crescendo, as sophomore left the Beavers with a cumulative See GYMNASTICS | page 6 Madeline Gardiner again found 48.775 for the rotation. the steps of the podium during the Individual Event Finals at the NCAA justin quinn | THE DAILY BAROMETER Championships. The championships, which took Junior pitcher Travis Eckert makes the play at first during the Beavers’ win place in Fort Worth, Texas at the Fort against Arizona in Goss Stadium April 19. Worth Convention Center, began Friday night with the semifinal rounds for team competition. The Beavers, who took part in the second session in the evening, came Beavers find familiar form to the event short-handed due to injuries to sophomore all-arounder n Quality pitching, sparked previous six conference games, includ- Kaytianna McMillan and junior ing a heartbreaking loss to Oregon in the Jamie Radermacher. offense leads to series Civil War April 12. McMillan and Radermacher had win for OSU baseball OSU changed that trend Sunday with been key factors for the Beavers a come-from-behind victory over the this season both in the all-around By Andrew Kilstrom Wildcats (24-13, 9-9) behind the right and on floor. With their absence, THE DAILY BAROMETER arm of junior starter Travis Eckert and senior Chelsea Tang stepped up for Oregon State entered Sunday’s game an OSU offense that finally showed McMillan and was able to pull out against Arizona badly needing a win. some life. a tough 39.350, but when it came justin quinn | THE DAILY BAROMETER The Beavers (25-12, 8-7 Pac-12) had “We finally played some good base- to floor, some less experienced dropped three of four Pac-12 series on gymnasts ended up having to fill the Sophomore Madeline Gardiner competes on the balance beam against the year, and had dropped four of their See BASEBALL | page 6 empty voids. Utah at Gill Coliseum Feb. 27. 6•Monday, April 20, 2015 [email protected] • 541-737-2231

sions with caution going forward. Are you a student organization?  GYMNASTICS FOOTBALL “Now we have to learn to control  Are you looking for resources for n Continued from page 5 n Continued from page 5 that youthful excitement. We can’t your student organization? In the end, injuries and uncharacteristic mistakes team is clicking as a group. be diving and hurdling people We Support: led to the Beavers finishing 12th and out of the Super “This is the closest team I have for two yards in the Pac-12 on a consistent basis, but I sure like Student Activities and Events Six. ever been on in my history here,” That would not be the end for the Beavers for the Woods said. his want-to to make these plays,” Organization Development weekend, as Gardiner, junior Erika Aufiero and Tang It wasn’t only running backs Andersen said. Recruitment and Promotion all gave performances worthy of All-America honors. who ran the ball effectively on Freshman Nick Mitchell, the Gardiner and Aufiero qualified for first team, while Tang Saturday: freshman quarterback other quarterback vying for the VISIT SORCE! [email protected] earned second. Seth Collins ran the ball well and starting job, also ran well, rushing Gardiner, who qualified on beam for the second with purpose. Collins, who has two times for 15 yards. He would have had more if not for a few penal- NEW LOCATION: Suite 108 Student Experience Center year in a row, was drawn randomly to go fifth out of 13 been the fan favorite all season, gymnasts on Sunday, which was not a favorable draw. lived up to the hype early as he ties that negated the runs. The sophomore took the adversity and turned it into ran the ball seven times for 74 yards Andersen, who mentioned the success when she stamped down a career-best 9.9250, and made several defenders look quarterback battle would continue which held the test of time and landed her in third on silly. On one down he hurdle over into fall camp, also said the running Now Hiring: the day. a defensive cornerback in highlight game will influence the ability to win Aufiero — who also drew poorly as third out of 12 — reel fashion and looked like he did games in the fall. Higher Education managed to finish 11th with a 9.8250. it with ease. The Beavers’ opener will be Gardiner’s finish was the third All-America award for “Seth played the best he’s played,” Friday, Sept. 4 in Reser Stadium at Reporter the sophomore. Andersen said. “That was great to 5 p.m. see.” TeJo Pack, sports editor Brenden Slaughter, sports reporter On Twitter @pack6124 Andersen said that Collins still has On Twitter @b_slaught Be a student journalist [email protected] to learn to make those running deci- [email protected] Write articles about Oregon higher education, shoot photos/videos on assignments and update social media links to share stories. Work in a professional, collaborative workspace. It’s a fast-paced environment where deadlines The Spring game was an affair for all fans, Fans recognize that there have been a lot are met. Coordinate with peers and freelance writers and FANS young and old, and they were not disap- of changes, and there are many decisions n editors to cover stories. Continued from page 5 pointed with the display put forth by the still to be made before the fall season, but marketing opportunity. We need to bring Beavers, particularly the offense. they are both realistic and optimistic about - Must be a currently enrolled student at Oregon State new fans in and keep the old ones, and “I liked the variety of the offense and the future. University for at least 6 academic credits, and be in good building excitement from stuff like this is the fact that the quarterback has to be “I’m a little worried about it but I’m excit- academic standing (minimum 2.0 GPA). a huge part of it.” accounted for,” Doody said. “We have a ed about the football team,” said Oregon - Training in journalism 101, offered by The Daily Barometer Beaver Nation responded to the market- mobile quarterback who the defense can’t State sophomore Will Meier. “I hope we discount him as a running threat. I liked upon hiring ing and buzz around the new team and make a bowl game this year — that would came out in force on a cloudless spring day. the variety of the plays and the fact that be fantastic.” To apply, fill out an online forum under “Barometer they pulled some trick plays out this early “I am just excited about the new offense Despite the spring game costing money, in the season.” Newsroom Applications” on our website at when in previous years it was free, fans and defense and all the changes that are There is a lot of buzz around the quarter- dailybarometer.com/site/joinus.html, or pick up an amassed to more than 12,000 in attendance. coming with Andersen,” Taylor said. “I think back position among the fans as they saw application located at 480 Student Experience Center (2251 “I think the number of people here today it is going to be great.” SW Jefferson Way) and return to the office with a resume the two new quarterbacks true freshman Overall, it was a hopeful day for mem- is a good showing of the new Andersen Seth Collins and redshirt freshman Nick and a work sample. Era,” said fan Mark Taylor. bers of Beavers Nation, full of sunshine, Mitchell. Both played well and showed comradery, family and football. It was also Application deadline April 23, 2015 at 5pm It was a mix of students, families and their strengths. alumni coming together to get a sneak something for them to hold onto until Position begins April 28, 2015 Each quarterback performed well on the football season picks up again in the fall. peak at the new Oregon State football team. move in the spread offense, with Collins Approximate hours of work per week: 11 “What a great day to kind of kick off the $525 a month In another gesture of acknowledging showing his speed and athleticism and the fans, four fans were selected to kick Mitchell getting off clean crisp passes. spring ball game and share a little Beaver feaver,” said head basketball coach Wayne For more information contact a 10-yard field goal for the Orange team. “When Andersen said they were going Tinkle. “I know there is a lot of excitement in McKinley Smith, (541) 737-2231, [email protected] In another marketing plan directed to be one A and one B, that’s what it looked the air with all the sports right now. Looking toward families, four junior beavers shad- like to me,” Doody said. “Mitchell has a forward to keeping the momentum going owed Andersen for part of the first quarter. really nice arm it looks like — he was very forward.” Two girls and two boys were down on accurate on a lot of throws, and Collins, the field following Andersen around and he’s just a hell of an athlete who can make Sarah Kerrigan, sports reporter helping with collecting runaway balls and something out of nothing, so I feel real good On Twitter @skerrigan123 refs’ flags. about both of them.” [email protected]

the Wildcats an early advantage. board in the second inning to score the Beavers’ final run. BASEBALL Oregon State sophomore when sophomore infielder Billy OSU combined for just seven n Continued from page 5 third baseman Caleb Hamilton King lined an RBI single to hits, but came up big with run- ball,” said head coach Pat Casey. saved any further damage in the centerfield, scoring freshman ners in scoring position, some- “We played the game the right first, making back-to-back plays KJ Harrison from third with two thing the team had struggled way and were rewarded for it. on sharply hit ground balls for outs in the inning. with in past weeks. We pitched, hit, played defense the second and third outs of After threatening in the third “We did a good job getting — we played good baseball all the inning, but Eckert found inning and eventually strand- hits when we really needed the way around.” himself in trouble again in the ing two runners, the Beavers them,” Casey said. “Hopefully second inning. broke through when senior that’s a sign of things to come Eckert frequently found Arizona loaded the bases Michael Howard blasted a solo- in the future.” himself in jams throughout with no outs, but Eckert buckled homerun to right field on the the afternoon, but continually After Arizona’s Bobby Dalbec down, getting a strikeout, infield first pitch of the fourth inning. managed to escape relatively cut the OSU lead to 5-2, Eckert fly and fly out to centerfield Oregon State continued unscathed, scattering five hits left the game in favor of fresh- consecutively to end the threat. its offensive ways in the fifth and two earned runs in 7 1/3 man left-hander Luke Heimlich. “Eckert was great for us inning. With the bases loaded A single and pair of walks load- innings. today,” Casey said. “He knows and one out, Harrison lined ed the bases with one out in the “I got ahead of more guys he has great stuff it’s just a mat- a single to left field, scoring inning, prompting the Beavers WE GOT today and that really worked ter of bringing the right mental- Hamilton and Donahue to up to make another change at out well for me,” Eckert said. “It ity, getting ahead of hitters and OSU’s lead to 4-1. pitcher, bringing in freshman was a great confidence builder putting them away after that. “He kind of hung it, leaving right-hander Mitch Hickey. after the first couple of innings.” He did that today.” it out over the plate,” Harrison Arizona’s Michael Hoard cut THIS While he eventually settled The Beavers then found their said. “I was able to take advan- OSU’s lead to 5-3 with a sacri- down, Eckert found himself in rhythm on the offensive side tage and drive it for a base hit.” fice fly to left field, but Hickey trouble in the first inning after of the plate, scoring the next Harrison tacked on another slammed the door shut after JJ CATERING Arizona’s Riley Moore roped an five runs. run in the seventh inning, scor- that, striking out Justin Behnke RBI single to centerfield, giving Oregon State first got on the ing Hendrix on a sacrifice fly to end the inning. 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7 •Monday, April 20, 2015 Forum [email protected]• 541-737-2231 ‘ASOSUnchanged’: Elections tell same story his past Friday, April 17 at 10 student in the Memorial Union what and vote on. But a much larger part is on the p.m., the Associated Students Editorial Taylor Sarman and Bryan Williamson’s Or if they were aware, they were egregious lack of promotion and lazy Tof Oregon State University 2015 campaign colors and slogan were and unimpressed and lamented the lack of campaigning that took place. polls closed. However, we’d be remiss if we didn’t you would get back, “Pink and green,” competition and engagement with the Little to no advertisement of the The votes were counted and the win- say we are disappointed. We don’t really and “Bold Vision” in reply. student body. And in terms of interaction candidates, either by themselves or ners named. know what Huber or Petty have accom- Last year, there was clear competi- with The Barometer, we got a couple of by ASOSU, led to minimal student Cassie Huber is president elect, her plished as ASOSU members in their tion between the candidates, different discussions with the candidates, one of engagement. time, or how that experience contributed running mate, Lyndi-Rae Petty, is vice stances held among the tickets and a which was spent discussing bad blood If students don’t vote because they as a reason for adequate leadership. president elect. strong desire for involvement with the between the election committee and have no idea who is running or the dif- For speaker of the House, we’ve got To us, they still look like a couple of media. No, seriously, we had to eventu- both pairs of candidates. If that time had ference between their campaigns are, Mykael Moore, since her opponent Greek life cardboard cutouts who each ally tell them to skedaddle so we could been spent talking to students or trying can the student body really be blamed? George Clark dropped out the day of the got some hundred votes just for being actually accomplish work, even though to express the intricacies of their cam- in sororities. We can only hope that Huber and candidate debates. we appreciated the thought. paigns to us, this might be a completely Petty will strive for some kind of engage- Let’s compare 2014 to 2015. We are not surprised by Huber and This year’s elections were definitely different editorial. ment with the student body and make Petty’s victory, and we’re obviously In 2014, the candidates were very lacking in comparison. There was mini- As for the write-in candidates, Jeff their mark on Oregon State University. not surprised by Moore’s — running active and present throughout campus mal promotion of the candidates — we Lulay and Nolan Smith, some of us Otherwise, we can all look forward uncontested has a way of leading to — at least in terms of campaigning. saw a couple of posters of Huber and have no idea what they actually look to another bland year with a chunk of appointment. Posters littered every corkboard on and Petty and little to nothing of the other like, let alone what their campaign plat- student funds going to an organization But Huber and Petty are involved off campus. The candidates posted candidates. The debate was repeti- form was. Seemed an awful lot like an that just doesn’t do much. in Greek life and hail from previous to “Things Overheard at OSU” and tive, the platforms oatmealishly similar. afterthought. ASOSU stock — basic requirements for approached fellow students to talk to Students were clearly less informed, This is all just sad. t any elected student government official. them about student government and going from an April 15 piece we ran, folks Yes, part of this is on students for not Editorials serve as means for Barometer editors to offer commentary and opinions on issues both global and We wish them luck; it’s a hard job that the positions they were running for. We we talked to expressed that they didn’t clicking a few buttons before the dead- local, grand in scale or diminutive. The views expressed looks really snazzy on the surface. would guess you could have asked any know there was a website they could go line Friday. here are a reflection of the editorial board’s majority.

Letters Conservatives should be allowed to marry despite lifestyle Letters to the editor are wel- comed and will be printed on don’t think I’ve made it any that conservatives are shredding ing against them as people. face with the people he hurts. a first-received basis. Letters sort of secret that I’m not too the moral fiber of this country, But for some reason certain Frankly, I think they’re taking must be 300 words or fewer fond of conservatism. none of that means that I would individuals constantly misrepre- things a bit too personally. and include the author’s I signature, academic major, In fact, if we’re being completely ever do anything to hurt the feel- sent my point of view. They pick Sure, I might be working my class standing or job title, honest, I have to say that I find Travis ings of conservatives I care about. over statements I made in the past hardest to take away the happiness department name and phone conservative political philosophy Chambers I’m not a monster. I just believe — like “conservatives are waging and liberty of every conservative. number. Authors of e-mailed to be a toxic and corrupting influ- that conservatism is a filthy, dis- a holy war against the American I might accuse them of engaging letters will receive a reply for Not So Swift the purpose of verification. ence on our nation. gusting sin and that conservatives people” or “conservatives are a in a “holy war with America” or Letters are subject to edit- The regressive ideology of makes me physically ill and I have should be treated like second-class danger to children” — just look- claim that they’re “a danger to our ing for space and clarity. The American conservatism leads its dedicated my life to fighting con- citizens under the law. ing for something to take out of children.” Daily Barometer reserves the followers to attack the marginal- context and make me out to be I might even finance and sup- right to refuse publication of servatism and the moral abomina- However, I also believe strongly any submissions. ized and downtrodden in a desper- tion of the conservative agenda. you should “love the sinner and the bad guy. port groups that promote hate speech and acts of violence against e-mail: editor@dai- ate attempt to retain a status quo But at the same time, if someone hate the sin.” As a result, I’ve been called some lybarometer.com that has long relied on oppression, I knew and loved was conserva- I have a lot of conservative terrible names. conservatives every once in while. discrimination and violence to But at least I’m not rude about it. The Daily Barometer tive and getting married, I’d be friends and all of them know that Names like “hateful ideologue” c/o Letters to the editor keep power in the hands of the completely comfortable attending or “disgusting bigot”. t even though I hate their beliefs, 2251 SW Jefferson Way elite. their wedding. Travis Chambers is a senior in English. The opinions publicly denounce them and fund I’ve even been told that I’m a expressed in Chambers’s columns do not necessarily Oregon State University It disgusts me. Because even though I believe large-scale efforts that support hypocritical coward who won’t represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Cham- Corvallis, OR 97331 The thought of conservatism that conservatism is a choice and their discrimination, I have noth- stand for his beliefs when face to bers can be reached at [email protected]. Technology benefits job hunt

he dynamics of higher education and the global economy are chang- Dr. Jon Dorbolo Ting in ways that are sure to impact your future options. Ask Dr. Tech Those who know what to look for in this marketplace is the software that is eating the changing environment and how to respond taxi industry and the hotel industry. to it will benefit. Is there a marketplace that could eat the A recent indicator of the transformation university? There is, and it has 40 million of higher education and economy is the college students and recent graduates on bid by LinkedIn — a professional-oriented its platform. It is called “LinkedIn.” social networking service, to buy Lynda. What these huge business shifts mean com, a provider of online courses — for to you is the advent of whole new ways of $1.5 million. marketing your skills to prospective employ- The indication in this merger is an ers and institutions (i.e. graduate schools). instance of what economist Ryan Craig Up to present we have pretty much calls “unbundling,” as argued in his book, thought in terms of getting a degree and College Disrupted: The Great Unbundling of writing a resume and a cover letter to send Higher Education (2015, Palgrave Macmillan out. Trade). In the near future, which is basically Craig compares the synchronization of tomorrow, that model of communicat- course work, educational credentials and ing your assets to employers will not be workplace qualifications via services like sufficient. LinkedIn to the impact of crowd-sourcing What you need to do is to unbundle on the taxi industry by services such as your degree so that you can represent your Uber — a consumer driven mobile-app- accomplishments effectively. What is a uni- based transportation network — and upon versity degree anyway? the hotel industry by services such as Airbrb The better you can answer that question — a crowd-sourcing application that allows for your own degree, the better you will be people to rent out lodging from their homes able to market your abilities to employers which travelers purchase. and institutions. Craig observed, “Uber owns no vehicles. A university degree is a complex bundle Airbnb owns no hotel rooms. What they that signifies many things. do have are marketplaces with consumer- Your degree will signify that you have friendly interfaces. attained specific knowledge, general knowl- By positioning their interfaces between edge and some relations between the two millions of consumers and sophisticated sets. supply systems, Uber and Airbnb have sig- Your degree will signify that you are nificantly changed consumer behavior and capable of persevering at and completing disrupted these supply systems. The online a task consisting of many challenges over several years. Your degree will signify that you have met Dr. Tech’s Blog: jondorbolo.com the standards for admittance to college in Email questions for the column to the first place and have met levels of stan- [email protected], with the dards along the way. subject “Ask Dr. Tech.” Your degree will signify that you are com- Your name will not be published. See Dorbolo | page 8 Ryan Mason is a senior in graphic design 8•Monday, April 20, 2015 [email protected] • 541-737-2231

tors; some may become part of the Oregon State DORBOLO University tool-set for graduates and alumni. n Continued from page 7 Second, unbundle your degree into sets of petent at receiving instructions and completing competencies that you may easily communicate the tasks that they require even when they are to employers and institutions. vague and incomplete. An example of degree unbundling is for you to I can fill the page with such significations but collect all of the learning objectives for all of the the key point is that your degree will signify that courses that you have taken. you have employed abilities that are necessary For instance, all baccalaureate core courses in the real world of work, which is even more have detailed and publicly posted learning out- unstructured and inconsistent than college life. comes that are also in the course syllabi. In case you think I am overstating the case, con- If you do not know what these are, then you sider that there are jobs that are highly structured, are not capable of communicating any of those predictable and consistent; those typically are jobs competencies to prospective employers, which that do not require college degrees. puts you significantly at the tail end of the curve. Craig observed, “new studies showing that 15 You can fix that by looking them up: main. percent of taxi drivers, 17 percent of bell hops and oregonstate.edu/baccalaureate-core/ 5 percent of janitors have college degrees” and current-students/learning-outcomes. that there are “more college graduates working in Now consider that almost all of your courses clerical jobs, such as receptionist or payroll clerk, have official learning outcomes — this is pure gold than in all computer professional jobs — and more for those who know how to mine it. employed as cashiers, retail clerks and customer Third, produce your own bundles of compe- representatives than engineers.” tencies, talents, and qualifications in order to The most important take-away of this article effectively communicate your value to employers is: your degree is not an accomplishment; it is and institutions. evidence of your accomplishments. If you passed the course, then you are entitled Learn to apply the evidence of certification — to claim the competencies —­ learning outcomes degree, diploma, etc.— to a compelling account — specified as conditions of passing the course. of your assets and you will succeed in winning Paraphrase and combine these into easily advancement along your chosen path. communicated skills and you will have officially One critical idea that your degree will commu- credentialed evidence-based skills that you can nicate is that you are an expert learner. post on your resume and LinkedIn. You have more experience learning within very You can check out my LinkedIn page as different problem-spaces than 90 percent of the an example; after all, I am a Philosophy and people on the planet. Psychology major who crafted a satisfying career I am certain that you will figure out a way to in the midst of economic meltdown. learn any topic under whatever conditions that If I can do it, so can you. can be thrown at you, even if you don’t want to. You are a clever beaver who has read this far, This set of learning strategies uniquely qualifies so I am confident that you understand what am you to deal with change because you have already getting at in this column; I know that you have the encountered new languages, concepts and ways ability to act on this knowledge. of doing things. Those who do not get it and act on it will end The important wisdom that I am sharing with up working for those who do. you now is that you must use your superior learn- If you care for help in thinking any of this ing skills to analyze and strategize your own future. through, write to [email protected], Prepare yourself for the new economy of human because I want you to succeed. capital in three ways. t First, remain aware of developments in compe- Dr. Jon Dorbolo is the associate director of Technology Across Curricu- tency-based management applications. lum at Oregon State University. Dorbolo supports instructors and stu- dents with technology and teaches philosophy. The opinions expressed LinkedIn is a prime example, get good at using in Dorbolo’s columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily it, and there are many other upcoming competi- Barometer staff. Dorbolo can be reached at [email protected].