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n Knowledge of American history by college students is at an all-time low according to study

By Gabriella MorrongielloThe Daily BaromeTer

Famous Czech novelist, Milan Kundera once said, ”If you want to destroy a country, destroy its memory.” US History, the study of how we came to be and where we are as a country, can be vital to the decision making process that guides a country’s future. In the country that gave birth to Thomas Jefferson’s dream of an educated citizenry, colleges and universities may be failing to provide the general histori-cal knowledge for their graduates to become involved and effective citizens.

A study by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) involving students from the top 55 liberal arts colleges and research universities in the U.S. found that 81 percent of students failed a standardized test on American history. Less than 25 percent of the students could identify James Madison as the father of the Constitution, and even fewer — 22 percent of the college seniors included — were able to identify “Government of the people, by the peo-ple, for the people” as a line from the Gettysburg Address.

“Students should graduate from college understanding this country’s history, knowing how we got to where we are today, and able to understand contemporary problems, politics and conflicts with at least some historical per-spective and context — perspective and contest that are too often missing from public debate,” said Marisa Chappell, an associate professor of history at Oregon State University.

To determine what the U.S.’s top colleges demand in the area of American history, the

ACTA looked at the graduation requirements at the same 55 schools surveyed in the study mentioned above, universities as esteemed as Harvard and Amherst. Many of the board’s members were appalled to discover that stu-dents can graduate from all of the top colleges without completing a single course in American history.

While OSU offers various United States his-tory courses within both the baccalaureate core

and undergraduate curriculum, some profes-sors at OSU believe more could be done.

“I would like to see the bacc core include more historically-oriented courses,” said Christopher Nichols, associate professor of history. “There apparently has been no ‘golden age’ of knowl-edge of U.S. history. However, this insight should not be seen as succor for inertia, but rather, in

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Present, Future’ symposium prompts discussion

By Mackie SwanThe Daily BaromeTer

With strong emphasis on repro-ductive rights in the upcoming pres-idential election, event organizers hope students will be inclined to attend this week’s “Woman Citizen: Past, Present and Future” sympo-sium at Oregon State University.

“It’s an absolutely terrific event for an election year when so much is at stake,” said Mina Carson, an associate professor of history who helped plan the symposium.

This year marks the 100th anni-versary of women’s right to vote in the state of Oregon, and the sympo-sium serves not only to commemo-rate that achievement, but also to spark discussion among students and the community.

“My hope is that OSU students and other attendees will get a better sense of how important the strug-gle for women’s suffrage was,” said Misty Freeman, president of OSU’s

OSU shows calligraphers, illustrators illuminations of St. John’s Biblen Expert brought two artistic

renderings of the Bible to the Oregon State Valley Library

By Alice MarshallThe Daily BaromeTer

It seems that in the age of digital technology, where Pinterest prow-ess reigns and iPhone infatuations thrive, the general public has lost its appreciation for ancient processes of communication.

The Saint John’s Bible, however, challenges modern machines when considering its historical signifi-cance, spiritual importance and pure aestheticism. The seven vol-ume Bible is the first of its kind pro-duced in 500 years. Oregon State’s Private Collection recently had the honor of hosting a presentation of the manuscript which described its process, product and historical significance.

Donald Jackson had an extensive background in calligraphy when he first expressed interest in creating a handwritten and hand-illumi-nated Bible in 1970. He had held the position as the senior scribe for the Queen of England, as well as a renowned reputation as a master in his craft in Western countries, hold-ing calligraphy seminars in central Minnesota that attracted enthusi-asts from all over the United States.

In 1995, after some years of delib-erating foundational logistics of a handmade manuscript, Jackson began a discussion of preliminary details with former executive direc-tor of the Hill Monastic Manuscript Library at Saint John’s University in Minnesota. Throughout the last half of the 90s, feasibility was explored, sample manuscripts were produced and ideas for illuminating such a

manuscript were developed. Six skilled calligraphers and illu-

minators worked for seven years by means of an ancient process of working by hand on vellum to pro-duce a Bible which has the dimen-sions of two feet by three feet, con-sisting of seven volumes with more than 160 illuminations and a total of 1130 pages.

The private collections depart-ment of the library recently hosted a representative from Saint John’s University, Jim Triggs, who was involved in taking one of the cop-ies of the Bible on a global tour and spreading the main point of the manuscript.

“The mission of the Saint John’s Bible is to ignite the spiritual imagi-nation of people around the world of all faith journeys,” Triggs said.

During a presentation, Triggs dis-cussed that the process was just as significant as the product. The original copy was printed by hand

on vellum which was selected by Donald Johnson and his fellow cal-ligraphers working on the Bible.

“The nature of the vellum was one of many considerations that the team had to keep in mind,” Triggs said.

Two different textures on each sheet proved to be the challenge of working on such an ancient materi-al that held the test of time. Specific techniques of gold leafing proved to be another challenge as all of the illuminations in every one of the 299 copies were processed by hand.

As he carefully turned the gran-diose pages of one of the volumes, Triggs brought viewers’ attention to another detail taken into account.

“The footnotes were included on the sides so as to not clutter the bot-toms of the pages,” Triggs said.

Although some may declare these details are arbitrary, they are exactly

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6pm, Student Sustainability Center, 738 SW 15th St. Potluck-style meet-ings. All people are welcome, but only vegetarian food is allowed.

EventsBaha’i Campus Association,

12:30pm, MU Talisman Room. “World Peace - Fact or Fiction” is the theme of this reflection and discussion time. Share your thoughts with others.

School of History, Philosophy and Religion, 8:30am-5pm, LaSells Stew-art Center, C&E Hall. Woman Citizen Symposium. Scholars, political insid-ers, elected officials, and community activists gather to discuss women’s civic status and political role, past, present and future. Free and open to the public.

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Religion, 9:30am-1pm, LaSells Stew-art Center, C&E Hall. Woman Citizen Symposium. Scholars, political insid-ers, elected officials, and community activists gather to discuss women’s civic status and political role, past, present and future. Free and open to the public.

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Women’s Center. Opening event for the Women Returning to Higher Education (WORTHE)/OSU Women’s Giving Circle mentorship program.

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12:30pm, MU Talisman Room. “Life After Death” is the theme of this interfaith meditation, discussion and devotion time. Bring your favorite inspirational reading to share.

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Lounge. “Women at War” Women veterans give their experiences in a Q & A format. Featuring veterans from WWII/Desert Storm/Iraq.

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Women in Policy. “And for the women in the audience, how we should not take for granted the privilege of voting.”

The symposium begins Thursday with featured speaker Susan Scanlan, the chair of the National Council of Women’s Organizations. Scanlan will speak about the history of the suffrage movement and what it means for this year’s election.

Scanlan also serves as president of the Women’s Research and Education Institute, where she works directly with the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to address women’s issues in public policy.

“She’s the voice of essentially 12 mil-lion American women who belong to these organizations,” said Marisa Chappell, associate professor of history and the organizer of the Woman Citizen symposium. “It’s really exciting to have her here, to give us a view of the scene from the center of national power and what’s going on with women’s issues.”

Kim Jensen, who Chappell describes as the “foremost authority of the Oregon women’s suffrage movement,” will highlight the suffrage movement specific to the state. Jensen is a profes-sor of history and gender studies at Western Oregon University.

Friday afternoon includes a roundta-ble discussion “Women in Government,”

featuring elected government offi-cials currently in office. Participants include state Senator Jackie Winters and former Oregon Governor and cur-rent Metro Council Member Barbara Roberts, among others. Speakers will discuss the barriers they faced as women in politics and their experiences serving in office.

“We hope that stu-dents and community members will meet some amazing women who are working in various ways to bring about social change,” said Kryn Freehling-Burton, an OSU wom-en’s studies instructor.

Chappell believes that although wom-en’s history is now a “respected subfield” within history, it is still not central to high school curricula. As part of the Woman Citizen Project, Chappell is teaching Women, Gender and Politics, an under-graduate history course in which stu-dents are creating lesson plans for local high schools.

One group of three students created a women’s suffrage lesson plan that they will teach to history students at

Crescent Valley High School. The Century of Action exhibit, spon-

sored in part by the Secretary of State’s office, will be displayed throughout the symposium. The digital exhibit was

created to celebrate the anniversary of women’s suffrage.

Student work will accompany the exhib-it, including graduate student research from the School of Public Policy regarding issues of women and gender.

The symposium is Nov. 1-2 in the LaSells Stewart Center Construction and Engineering Hall. All events are free and open to the public. Lectures and round-tables are designed for a broad public audi-ence and audience participation is highly encouraged.

“I’m hoping that [people], especial-ly students, will come away sort of inspired,” Chappell said. “Inspired to become more informed, to become involved, and to put some of their energy into trying to shape their community.”

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my view, with more college and high school graduates than ever, should be a call to arms for citizens and edu-cators to seek new ways of teach-ing history and civics and reinforcing why it is important to know more about the nation’s his-tory so that they can use those insights and related skills and values to become bet-ter, more engaged citizens.”

Chappell maintains faith in OSU’s bacca-laureate core options for history, but also has advice regarding more efficient educa-tion methods instruc-tors can utilize.

“Education that emphasizes critical thinking rather than rote learning is cru-cial — I’d rather stu-dents understand the big themes and issues of the past that they can define terms or cite dates of specific past events,” Chappell said.

Former Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, Lynne V. Cheney, believes that colleges and universities nationwide need to develop stronger and eclectic core curriculums with a rigorous course on American history required of all students.

“The course should include the breadth of American history, from the colonial period to the present, and the

long struggle to defend liberty against all foes domestic and foreign and to expand democratic rights at home and abroad,” Cheney said. “Students should be required to study the great civic documents of the nation, beginning with the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Federalist papers and the

Gettysburg Address. Such a course gives students a sense not only of where the country has been, but what it has meant.”

Students at Oregon State can expand their horizon by tak-ing courses rooted in history, learning from dedicated and cultured professors, and getting involved on campus with orga-nizations such as the History Students Association (HSA).

“Our organization’s main purpose is to bring students and faculty of the depart-

ment together to enhance our learn-ing. History is an important part of a good education. It doesn’t matter if you know the exact date of the Battle of Bull Run, or can name all the signers of the Declaration of Independence,” said Emma Schwab, treasurer for the History Students Association. “At the end of the day it’s the tools of criti-cal thinking and a basic knowledge of where we come from and where we’re going.”

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what gives this manuscript historical sig-nificance. Artists used a variety of media, from color pastel and pen and ink, to oil paint and watercolor to illuminate the Bible with aggregations of symbols pertaining to many world religions. For example, Celtic motifs are repeated on the cover of one of the volumes while another displays a design influenced by a Jewish menorah.

The artists’ ephemeral interpretations of photographs from the Hubble space sta-tion meld with religious symbols in ornate compositions. On another page, intricate botanical illustrations absorb the viewer while the Bible’s handwritten words have the potential to satisfy and enrich the soul.

The details of the original Bible are astounding and the attention to detail was carried over to the production of the 299 editions. So far, 30 states and 10 countries own an edition of the Saint John’s Bible.

Oregon State University’s Special Collections and Archives Research Center in the Valley Library recognizes the poten-tial and cultural benefits of the addition of the Saint John’s Bible to the university’s collection. There is an unconventional value to the presence of a traditionally produced manuscript with influences of our modern time.

“[The collection] holds illuminated manuscripts, rare books, and archival col-lections that are available to students, fac-ulty, and the general public,” said Anne Bahde, history of science librarian of the special collections and archives research center.

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essentially 12 million women who belong to these organizations. it’s really exciting to

have her here, to give us a view of the scene

from the center of national power and what’s going on with

womens issues.

Marisa chappellAssociate professor of history

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Education that emphasizes critical thinking rather than

rote learning is crucial — i’d rather students understand the big

themes and issues of the past that they can define terms or cite

dates of spceific past events.

MarissachappellAssociate professor of history

The better parts of my fresh-man and sophomore year were spent sipping beer

out of the end of a funnel. There are plenty of embarrassing, harm-ful and regretful moments I don’t remember, and some I do that I wish I could forget.

When I wasn’t drinking or wor-ried about what I’d wear to the next party, I’d play a game with my phone. We’d stare at each other while my phone quietly mocked me as I waited in anticipation for the guy I met the night before to remember me. Making up a story in my mind, I’d convince myself I was more than just another girl in a short skirt and high heels. But, let’s be honest, when you meet like that you’re hardly more than female.

I’d hope for a phone call, and then settle for a late night text.

My phone would chime and I’d be overwhelmed with excitement. As if he’d held a boom box over his head and stood outside of my window like John Cusack from “Say Anything,” I was happy to respond enthusiastically to the eloquence of “Hey, what’s up?” A series of bad relationships, things that couldn’t be construed as relationships and my drunken verbal diarrhea could be strung together with a foggy string of Qdoba and teary-eyed heart to hearts. Every weekend was the same: drunken nights followed by regretful hungover mornings and a progressively unhappy me.

According to the Center for

Disease Control and Prevention, 51 percent of the people who binge drink are between the ages of 18 and 20. The statistics show that the drinking habits you learn then carry over to your adult life. Seventy percent of binge-drinking episodes happen in adults 26 and over. More than that, a study done by New York University showed alcohol was involved in 76 percent of all sexual assaults. With those numbers in mind, what does that mean for the adults here at Oregon State University?

Anyone who has walked up Monroe Avenue Thursday through Saturday has witnessed alcohol act-ing as a social stimulant, and some-times in the most negative ways: men act like jerks and women act like self-entitled brats, young men stand on the balcony of Sancho’s

cat-calling at anything they recog-nize as female, and women allow it to happen, or worse yell back. At this college campus the drink-till-it’s-better campaign has taken over. You find friends, companionship and an evening of love at the bot-tom of a bottle. But, what happens in the morning?

I’m not judging. I’ve sent out many “I’m so sorry, I don’t remem-ber what happened, I was so drunk last night” texts. It took two years and a move across the country for me to get a grasp on how to go out, drink responsibly, have some self-respect and how to appreciate the true friends in my life. In all honesty I still slip up sometimes, but that feeling of regret hits harder now because I know better.

I’ve had to learn a lot of les-sons the hard way here at OSU, and I have no one to blame but myself. I always had someone to hold my hair back, and I was lucky enough to have someone to give me a reality check when I needed it most. I’m constantly grateful for that, because there are plenty of people out there who don’t have those people in their lives.

This type of culture isn’t spe-cific to OSU. All across the country men and women are acting like girls and boys. The stories we don’t remember are often the ones that other people remember the most. Like a handprint in concrete, some things you can’t take back. Sure, the fingers fade, dust and footprints will make it look like just an odd indentation, but those marks are still there.

In four short years we’re expected to join the world, make a difference and fix the things past generations couldn’t figure out how to do. I’m not saying don’t have fun, go out or have a drink now and then. I enjoy pint night as much as the next girl. As a college campus we need to realize these alcohol-induced mistakes don’t disappear once we get a diploma. Unfortunately just because you don’t remember what happened, doesn’t mean the rest of the world forgets.

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Kristy Wilkinson is a senior in political science and new media communications. The opinions expressed in her columns do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Barometer staff. Wilkinson can be reached at [email protected].

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Response to Tyler Pike’s Oct. 30 article

Killing animals is cruelI have no doubt Mr. Pike is a well-meaning,

decent human being, and that he truly believes he is concerned with the well-being of ani-mals used in agriculture. However, his language exposes the futility of animal agriculture being free of cruelty. His defense inevitably comes down to the language of ownership; farm ani-mals are products. In a system of ownership, the owner will care for the property only well enough to keep that property useful to the owner.

The owner will harm the property if it is to his

own economic benefit.If his property is more valuable dead, he

will kill it. Even the controversial practices he claims are not cruel and in fact are necessary, were both justified in terms of their benefits to humans, not in terms of any benefit to the ani-mals themselves. This is telling.

Any transaction where one party kills another for personal gain is inherently cruel. This is the transaction that occurs between 10 billion (with a “B”) land animals and the meat industry every year in the United States. One can finagle over the details, but at the end of the day, it is a discussion on the degree of sadism — not whether it is sadistic or not. Acknowledging the

existence of slaughterhouses, while in the same sentence asserting that the majority of the meat industry respects animals requires a great deal of self-deception.

I suspect the training and research facili-ties at OSU are rather idyllic compared with the majority of CAFOs and factory farms. Perhaps someday, with more exposure to the industry, Mr. Pike will rethink his views, like the Mad Cowboy, Howard Lyman, who went from cattle rancher to vegan activist. The lives of the creatures he holds dear may well depend on it.

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Disney turns to the darksideWith an impending elec-

tion, a hurricane wreak-ing havoc on the East

Coast and a quarterback controversy with the Beaver football team, we know there are some pretty impor-tant topics we could be writing about. However, one announcement yesterday has left us so perturbed here in the newsroom that we feel the full force of the Barometer editorial board needs to weigh in on it.

We condemn wholeheartedly the purchase of Lucasfilm by the Disney Corporation for $4 billion and Robert Iger’s announcement to make a Star Wars Episode VII. This purchase is a trap and could be nothing but a bad thing not only for us as a planet, but the entire galaxy as well.

Not so long ago, in our very own galaxy, we used to watch Star Wars Episodes IV-VI on grainy VHS tapes over and over again, mimicking the speech patterns of Yoda, watch-ing our sisters braid their hair like Princess Leia and running around hitting our friends with sticks that we used as lightsabers to cut off an imaginary Vader’s arm. But of course, not even Star Wars could remain fro-zen in carbonite like nostalgic mem-ories of childhood.

This news comes as a shock, not only to Disney stockholders, but to us — the kids who bought into Star Wars, whose parents first date was going to see “Return of the Jedi,” who suffered the ignominies of Jar Jar Binks and those abortions of films called Episodes I-III.

We can’t say it is a bad decision by Disney — this move solidifies their supremacy in the realm of anima-tion and superhero movies after their acquisition of Pixar in 2006 and Marvel Entertainment in 2009. But all we can see is the meddling hand of the mouse further ruining something that has already become tarnished in our eyes by creating further films and knockoffs and merchandise sur-rounding the Star Wars universe.

And then there is George Lucas. Not only has he spent the last decade and a half trying to ruin everything that is pure and sacred with Star Wars in the name of more special effects and money, he has now com-pletely sold his birthright. Instead of being content with his creation, he has slowly turned it to the dark side in one bad move after the other until we have more sympathy with Darth Maul than with Lucas.

The sad part about all of this is we’re probably going to see Episode VII no matter how bad it looks. Disney’s marketing and advertising death star will be quite operational by 2015 and we know our star destroyers can’t repel firepower of that magnitude, and most likely we will dutifully wait in line to see it.

But what is Episode VII even going to be about? Are the spawn of Hans Solo and Leia going to reproduce with ewoks to take on some sort of reincarnated Bobba Fett? Do we get to watch Admiral Ackbar deal with the repercussions of environmental damage and debris from the destruc-tion of the second death star? Does C-3PO finally come out of the closet? Does Luke try his luck at another incestuous relationship? Does the Star Wars galaxy get more black peo-ple besides just Lando Calrissian?

But go ahead Disney. Dump a Jabba the Hut sized turd on our childhood. See if we care. We expect you to fail and get eaten up in a Sarlach of eternal pain, along with George Lucas.

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Getting to know... Khiry Shelton

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Throughout the course of the term, The Daily Barometer sports staff will be performing question and answer interviews with various Oregon State athletes. “Getting to know...” provides a new perspec-tive on the personalities of OSU athletes off the field. Men’s soccer beat reporter Sarah Kerrigan met with sophomore Khiry Shelton for a Q & A.

Sarah Kerrigan: What has been the best part of being on the soccer team here at OSU?

K h i r y Shelton: Getting to know team-mates, building re l a t i o n s h i p s with them.

SK: Who are you closest with on the team?

KS: I am pret-ty close with everyone to be honest, I don’t have any favorites; I’m friends with everyone.

SK: Is there a sport you wish you were better at?

KS: Probably just dance.SK: What sport do you like to

watch?KS: I would have to say volleyball.

Just the tempo of the game, it’s fast paced.

SK: Favorite school subject or favorite class you’ve had?

KS: It’s a cultural diversity class, education and democracy.

SK: Do you always wear match-ing socks?

KS: Yes, I do. SK: Puppies or babies?KS: I would have to say babies. I

do have a baby brother, and I mean, everybody is in love with my baby brother, he gives me something to do.

SK: Teddy bear of polar bear?KS: Polar bear.SK: What type of athlete would

you most likely date?KS: I think I would have to say soc-

cer or running.

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Football Power RankingsWarner Strausbaugh — football beat reporter

1. No. 4 Oregon (8-0 Overall, 5-0 Pac-12)

The Ducks have consistently proven to be the class of the conference and it isn’t even close. They’re on their own island at the top, then there’s a steep drop-off and after that the second through seventh teams in the conference are all pretty indiscernible. Oregon didn’t give Colorado

any breaks on Saturday, outscoring them 56-0 in the first half. We all know about the efficient offense,

but let’s give some credit to the Oregon defense. They rank 24th in the nation in scoring defense and are tied for 23rd in turnover margin. And let’s be real, a lot of those points came against the second-team defense after Oregon already had the win locked up.

2. No. 11 Oregon State (6-1, 4-1)I debated putting the Beavers anywhere from

second to sixth in these power rankings. They did not show up to play in Seattle in their first loss of the season, but still hung on and were in a position to tie or win the game. There’s a chang-ing of the guard at QB now with Cody Vaz start-ing, which will be a very interesting storyline for this week’s game against Arizona State. OSU ranks second because it has just played much better than the rest of the teams that could make this spot (Arizona, Stanford, UCLA, USC). The defense is for real and has carried this team in most of its wins and is easily one of the best in the conference.

3. No. 14 Stanford (6-2, 4-1)They don’t win pretty, but they get the job

done. Neither of their two losses were inexcus-able: a road loss at Washington (a team that has proven it can be giant killers twice now) and an

OT loss to Notre Dame. The schedule the rest of the way doesn’t favor the Cardinal though. After Colorado they have Oregon State at home and then road games at Oregon and UCLA.

4. No. 17 USC (6-2, 4-2)I’m still giving the Trojans the benefit of the

doubt. They’ve already looked like a mediocre Pac-12 team all year, and if they didn’t have the crimson and gold colors and the mystique of being Southern Cal, no one would still look at them as a legitimate con-tender for this conference anymore. USC faces Oregon this week in L.A., and if they get humiliated, I can’t see them being ranked higher than seventh next week.

5. UCLA (6-2, 3-2)If not for the awful blowout loss against Cal,

UCLA could be so much higher in these rank-ings. Throwing away that loss, the Bruins’ only other slipup was a seven-point loss at the hands

of the Beavers. Johnathan Franklin is still one of the best running backs in the nation, and UCLA is averag-ing 216 yards on the ground per

game. The Bruins had an impressive road win at Arizona State last week to ensure their relevancy in the Pac-12 South.

6. No. 22 Arizona (5-3, 2-3)Beating USC was impressive, but I’m still not

buying this team. Matt Scott has elevated himself to be the top quarterback in the Pac-12, and the playmakers on offense are right up there too. Don’t be surprised if three players from this offense are First Team All-Pac-12. But allowing 31.1 points per game on defense is indefensible and that’s why they aren’t higher.

7. Washington (4-4, 2-3)The Huskies once again beat a top-10 team

in the Pac-12. They were on quite the slide, losing to USC, Oregon and Arizona before knocking off the Beavers. When Washington is

at home, they look like a top-25 team. But on the road, they just cannot put it together.

8. Arizona State (5-3, 3-2)After a promising 5-1 start, the Sun Devils look

much more average than they did in the first half of the season. ASU went through this same thing last year where they started off well and then col-lapsed down the stretch. They fired Dennis Erickson for this reason, and now Todd Graham has to try to avoid the same fate.

9. Utah (3-5, 1-4) Utah finally got on the board in the Pac-12

with a 42-27 win over Cal. It took a while, but the bottom-dwellers of the confer-ence have finally revealed them-selves to be Utah, Cal, Colorado and Washington State. Of these four, it’s clear the Utes are the best. They’ve

underperformed tremendously this year, but there is still a chance to turn around their season.

10. Cal (3-6, 2-4)Like Utah, Cal is one of those talented teams

that just cannot win games or put together a team effort for one week. If Keenan Allen were on USC or Oregon State, he would be known nationwide as one of the best

wide receivers. Instead, he has to watch Zach Maynard overthrow him and underthrow him.

11. Washington State (2-5, 0-4)The Cougars played Stanford tough, just like

they did against Oregon State. Mike Leach loves to air it out and it shows, as they are eighth in the nation in passing yards. Other than that, you’d be hard-pressed to find any other

statistical top-10 list WSU is anywhere near.

12. Colorado (1-7, 1-4)At least they kept Oregon from

scoring 100 points.

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The Daily Barometer SportsMiller thriving in final yearn A role player her first 3 years,

Megan Miller has reached new heights as a senior

By Grady GarrettThe Daily BaromeTer

When the Oregon State women’s soccer team is awarded a penal-ty kick, head coach Linus Rhode doesn’t dictate who takes it.

Whoever is feeling it, whoever is confident, steps forward.

In recent games against the University of Arizona and the University of Washington, senior midfielder Megan Miller has been the one to step forward in said situa-tions and has calmly put the ball into the back of the net both times.

Symbolic, really — confidently stepping up and rising to the occa-sion would be an appropriate way to describe Miller’s final collegiate season.

OSU lost seven starters from last year’s team, including leading-scor-er Chelsea Buckland to a knee injury, and it was unknown who would step in and fill those shoes.

It’s been a team effort that’s got-ten OSU into position to potentially advance to a fourth consecutive NCAA tournament, but there’s no better individual example of some-one thriving under the pressure of a new role than Miller.

The Federal Way, Wash. native leads the Beavers in goals (8) and assists (6), and ranks fourth in the Pac-12 in points (22).

“She’s stepped into that role and gone above and beyond,” said

teammate Justyne Freud. “We knew we had [returning starting for-ward] Jenna [Richardson], but with Buckland out, we knew we needed someone to come in and score some goals.”

A role player her first three years in Corvallis, Miller scored one goal and totaled five points while starting 24 of 52 games from 2009 to 2011.

She knew the 2012 season was the time for her to showcase her abilities.

“I know I’ve done the hard work to get to where I am today, it was just a matter of putting it to practice, and this year it’s really showed,” Miller said. “I’ve always had it in me. I don’t think I’ve necessarily improved as a player, I think I’m just capitalizing on

the opportunities given to me.

“I wanted to prove to people that, granted we lost quite a few good players, but our team still has lots of good players and we just needed the opportunity.”

Miller’s confidence is not to be mistaken with cockiness, unless

tAylor hAnd | THE DAILY BAROMETER

Senior megan miller leads the Beavers in goals (8) and assists (6) and ranks fourth in the Pac-12 in points (22). She entered the season with just one goal and five points in three years prior.

Friday, Nov. 2Women’s Soccer @ Oregon, 4 p.m., Eugene, Pac-12 Networks (TV)

Volleyball vs. No. 1 Stanford. 7 p.m., Gill Coliseum

Saturday, Nov. 3Swimming vs. Boise State, 11 a.m., Corvallis

No. 11 Football vs. Arizona State, 7:35 p.m., Reser Stadium, ESPN2 (TV)

Sunday, Nov. 4Volleyball vs. Cal, 11 p.m., Gill Coliseum, Pac-12 Networks (TV)

Women’s Basketball vs. Seattle Pacific, 3:30 p.m., Gill Coliseum

Men’s Basketball vs. Lewis & Clark, 7:30 p.m., Gill Coliseum

Men’s Rowing Head of the Lake Regatta, All Day, Seattle

Monday, Nov. 5Men’s Golf Gifford Collegiate, All Day, San Martin, Calif.

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Football Power RankingsAndrew Kilstrom — football beat reporter

1. No. 4 Oregon (8-0 Overall, 5-0 Pac-12)

You know a team’s pretty good when Lane Kiffin of all people says they’re the best team in the nation. Kiffin usually spends

his time with the media ranting about how much better the Trojans are than everyone else, so the fact that he can be honest about where he thinks Oregon ranks is impressive for the Ducks. Because of Oregon’s weak schedule thus far, they have

somehow quietly started out the season 8-0. If the Ducks beat USC as convincingly as they have won games all season, they should vault higher than their No. 4 ranking in the BCS.

2. No. 22 Arizona (5-3, 2-3)

It’s probably a surprise for most to see Arizona this high in the rankings, but they are tied for the second-longest winning

streak in the conference and they are coming off an entertaining victory over USC. Arizona might still be a work in progress on the defensive side of the ball, but the offense is as good as any in the Pac-12 (save Oregon) and Rich Rodriguez

looks like he has his team believing in his system.

3. No. 14 Stanford (6-2, 4-1)

If you take away an overtime loss to No. 3 Notre Dame on the road, and an upset loss to Washington, Stanford would

be ranked in the top five in the nation and likely ahead of the Ducks due to a stronger strength of schedule. The Cardinal have won two straight games, and get what is basically a scrimmage with Colorado next on the schedule.

4. No. 11 Oregon State (6-1, 4-1)

The first loss of the season drops the Beavers two spots in my power rankings, but a bounce-back win over Arizona

State would do wonders for the fan base’s confi-dence that this team is a legitimate Pac-12 con-tender. Everyone was waiting for the Beavers to drop one, but even in a loss, OSU showed they probably should have won the game. If anything, Oregon State probably likes some

people jumping off the bandwagon, so that they can go back to the quiet, underdog role that they prefer to play within the conference.

5. UCLA (6-2, 3-2)

The Bruins are quietly tied for first in the Pac-12 South, and are 6-2 on the season. With one of their losses coming to No. 11 Oregon State, this is another team that has somehow flown under the radar while being very good this season. The

offensive combination of Brett Hundley, Johnathan Franklin and Shaquelle Evans have been explosive all season, and would scare a lot of the top teams in the Pac-12.

6. No. 17 USC (6-2, 4-2)

It’s obvious at this point that the Trojans just aren’t as good as everyone wanted to believe in the beginning of the season.

They probably deserve to rank higher in my Pac-12 rankings, but the fact that they were ranked No. 1 in the AP preseason poll and have already lost two games to less-talented teams bugs me. Matt Barkley hasn’t been the Heisman candidate

he was supposed to be, and they just haven’t found ways to win the two close games they lost.

7. Washington (4-4, 2-3)

Washington is only .500 on the season, but have two wins over opponents that were ranked in the top eight nationally in Stanford and Oregon State. With a favorable schedule in front of them — at Cal, home for Utah, at Colorado and at Washington State — it’s realistic that Washington could win

out and finish towards the top of the conference.

8. Arizona State (5-3, 3-2)

Before they lost to Oregon, it looked like the Sun Devils could finish in the top three of the conference. Now, the Sun Devils have lost two straight games — and could make it three, with Oregon State as their next test. Arizona State is talented on both

sides of the ball, but lately they’ve struggled with consistency.

9. Utah (3-5, 4-1)

The Utes built on their close loss to Oregon State the week prior, and beat Cal convincingly. They still probably won’t make a bowl game, but with the talent they possess, it’s not completely out of the question.

10. Cal (3-6, 2-4)

Cal has been a pretty big disappointment this season, and it’s starting to look pretty certain that head coach Jeff Tedford will be fired at the end of the season after hanging on to his job for seem-

ingly forever. The Golden Bears will be underdogs in their final three games — against Washington, Oregon and Oregon State — and it’s pretty likely they will finish the season with only three wins.

11. Washington State (2-6, 0-5)

The Cougars jump Colorado only because they had a bye. If it weren’t for the Buffaloes getting embarrassed by Oregon

even worse than most expected, they probably wouldn’t have jumped up a spot. It’s apparent at this point that WSU will not be making the jump to relevancy any time soon like a lot thought going into the season.

12. Colorado (1-7, 1-4)

Frankly, Colorado is a complete embarrassment at this point, and doesn’t deserve to play in the Pac-12. Actually, they probably shouldn’t even be in D-I right now, after allowing 46 points per game while

only putting up 18.1 themselves.

Volleyball Power Rankingsdarryl oliver iii — volleyball beat reporter

1. No. 1 Stanford (20-2 Overall, 12-0 Pac-12) Stanford is the only team left undefeated in

conference play, dominating most opponents along the way. The Cardinal finds themselves ranked first in the nation. Freshman Jordan Burgess leads the way for Stanford.

2. No. 2 Oregon (20-1, 11-1) The Ducks find themselves ranked second in the Pac-12

and second in the nation as well. The Ducks are first in the nation in kills per game, and are led by Lauren Plum (leads the nation in assists per set) and Alaina Bergsma (12th in the nation in kills per set).

3. No. 6 USC (21-3, 9-3)The Trojans are led by junior Natalie Hagglund and fresh-

man Samantha Bricio. They rank in the top 10 in both kills and assists per game. USC is on a roll, having won eight of its last nine matches, with the only loss in that stretch coming against Stanford.

4. No. 5 UCLA (17-4, 9-3)The Bruins rank second in the nation in

kills per set, and fifth in assists per game and hitting percentage. Like USC, the Bruins have been on a nice run with their only loss coming to Stanford.

5. No. 8 Washington (17-4, 8-4)Coming off of two losses to USC and UCLA last week-

end, the Huskies find themselves ranked fifth. Amanda Gil is third in the nation in blocks per set. Washington has been hitting quite the rough patch of late, losing four of its last five, with all four of those losses coming against the

top four in these power rankings.

6. Arizona State (15-10, 4-8)Although the Sun Devils have an unim-

pressive 4-8 conference record, they have defeated Cal twice this season and will go into their match against USC with a little bit of momentum. Of the second tier in the conference, it’s clear ASU is the cream of the crop.

7. Cal (11-11, 5-7)The Golden Bears are coming off of a loss to

the Sun Devils and they have the Ducks next on the schedule. Senior Shannon Hawari and sophomore Christina Higgins lead the Golden Bears.

8. Arizona (12-11, 4-8)The Wildcats have played a tough schedule

thus far in the relentless Pac-12. In their most recent games against the elite five of the con-ference, they haven’t won a single set. Arizona did, however, have an impressive road sweep of Utah and Colorado.

9. Colorado (14-10, 4-8)The Buffaloes are headed to Washington

to face Washington State. Colorado is riding on its previous win against Oregon State and hoping that momentum carries on.

10. Oregon State (13-11, 3-9)The Beavers are coming off two losses

against Utah and Colorado and are on a four-game losing streak with No. 1 Stanford coming to Gill Coliseum Friday night. The Beavers are led by senior Camille Saxton and junior Becky Defoe.

11. Utah (12-13, 3-9)The Utes have the Cougars scheduled next

and are coming off a loss to Oregon and a win against Oregon State.

12. Washington State (10-14, 0-12)The Cougars find themselves last in the

rankings, and have yet to win a game in con-ference play. WSU has struggled all season to maintain a consistent level of play.

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“This event is going to be one of the very special ones of the 2012-13 calendar year on campus,” De Carolis, a former Michigan softball head coach, said. “It is a who’s who of out-standing former Beaver student-athletes that will be attending. If you are a fan of women’s intercollegiate athletics this is an event you don’t want to miss.”

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she’s bragging about how she can recite every line of every “Friends” episode ever made. Teammates emphasized as much, saying the mild-mannered, generally shy 21-year-old is far from egotistical.

As with most successful athletes, she simply believes in herself.

“She’s always been a confident player, always had the ability to be the player that she is this year,” said senior midfielder Lindsay Meiggs.

Quiet confidence, perhaps, would be the best way to sum up Miller’s demeanor.

“She’s definitely confident in her own ability, but at the same time she’s very modest, and that’s an endearing qual-ity,” said Miller’s boyfriend Angus Brandt, a starting forward on the OSU basket-ball team. “She never doubts herself. She knows she can be the one to kick the win-ning goal like she’s done.”

Miller’s confidence even carries over to the basketball court, where she competes against Brandt in “around the world” and “HORSE.”

“On the basketball court, she’s still very confident,” Brandt said. “She thinks she can beat me, but she hasn’t yet.”

While Miller hasn’t come up clutch on the court, she’s thrived in pressure-packed situations on the pitch. She pro-vided the game-winning assist in each of the Beavers’ first two games this sea-son, and scored a golden goal with less than two minutes remaining in double overtime against Seattle University on Sept. 16. Late in the second half against Southern California, a cross into the box by Miller led to a USC own goal in an eventual 1-1 draw.

Her accomplishments will almost sure-ly earn her a spot on an All-Pac-12 team at the end of the season.

“Stats aside, I don’t care who scores the goals,” Miller said. “My goal this year was just to keep improving as a player, but it’s nice getting a little bit of recognition for 18 years of hard work this year, because everyone deserves that kind of recogni-tion at some point in their career.”

Miller said one key to her success this season was her decision to take five weeks off during the summer and work soc-cer camps for kids across the state of

Washington. She said she was feeling a little burned out heading into the sum-mer, and getting to work with kids for 30 hours a week helped restore her love for the game.

“It was really awesome, really a great experience for me,” Miller said. “I may want to pursue coaching one day, so it was fun in that aspect. And it was fun to see kids first being introduced to the game, because it reminded me how excit-ed I am to be playing Division I soccer like I’d always dreamed of.”

When Miller leaves OSU, she’ll do so as a member of the winningest class in pro-gram history. If she wants to extend her career at least one more week, she’ll likely need to help lead the Beavers to a victory in their regular-season finale against the University of Oregon on Friday.

But win or lose, she’ll one day be able to look back on her senior season with fond memories.

“It’s been a really special senior sea-son,” Miller said.

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Miller scored two goals against the University of Arizona on Oct. 21. It was the first career multi-goal game for the senior, who’s had no problem rising to the occasion for the Beavers this season.

House caught up to speed with help of ADA n The ASOSU House of

Representatives talk with office of equity, inclusion about ADA assessment bill

By ricky ZippThe Daily BaromeTer

In last night’s meeting of the ASOSU House of Representatives, the majority of time was spent looking at of the bills that had been tabled at last week’s meeting, HR 04.01.

HR 04.01, “Resolution to complete a comprehensive assessment and transi-tion plan in order to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act,” which was tabled last week due to lack of rep-resentation for the university, was dis-cussed for almost 40 minutes.

The resolution deals with OSU and Americans with Disabilities Act compli-ance with buildings on campus.

“HR 01.03, the Crews act of January 2010 requested that with the findings of the self-evaluation Facilities Services will complete a thorough transition plan for OSU to comply with ADA standards by June 30, 2011 that will include: cost projections, priorities, and funding strat-egies...this has not happened.”

OSU did send representatives for this meeting: Angelo Gomez and Gabriel Merrell from the office of equity and inclusion. Both sides of the issue were able to voice their opinion and clear up needed details regarding a seemingly complicated situation.

The first came in the form of an amend-ment to the original resolution.

“OSU has not shown its student mem-ber population that it is upholding its responsibility of developing an ade-quate comprehensive assessment plan and transition plan,” according to the

amendment. “…Advises the University to consult with the ASOSU on the matter of completing a comprehensive assess-ment and transition plan, via formalized student-faculty committee.”

This was supposed to help provide a clear resolution for lines of communica-tion to be established between both par-ties on neutral ground.

When the vote was taken, the amend-ment passed unanimously and discus-sion opened on the resolution in its totality.

Gomez took the floor to explain dis-crepancies the university had with the resolution presented before the house.

“I like the idea very much, we need all the help we can get and all the good ideas we can get,” Gomez said. “[But] the premise of the resolution is wrong. It starts off with the ADA requires to the assessment of all facilities. This is wrong.”

The conversation ran between two points: the accessibility of buildings on campus versus the accessibility of pro-grams that OSU offers. Gomez discussed how programs can be changed if build-ings do not comply and alternate options do exist.

“The ultimate goal was an assessment of the accessibility of programs,” Gomez said. “It never was a requirement that every building was assessed.”

After Gomez and Merrell finished clearing up details, claiming that the line in the resolution saying OSU is not within in ADA requirements is “false,” Jeffery Evans , a member of the Able Student Alliance, took the floor.

“There is no building on this campus that complies with the ADA completely,” Evans said. “Moving classrooms around doesn’t do it. I can go on this floor and find a hundred violations.”

Representative Nick Rosoff wished to change the wording of “facilities” in the

bill to “facilities in which house pro-grams,” which failed.

Gomez, once again, took the floor and addressed the issue of cost.

“What you are asking is for us to use all the resources to assess all the facili-ties,” Gomez said. “The unintended con-sequence is that [there would be] no resources to make improvements. I will be in opposition [to the bill].”

One last amendment was made to the bill after discussion of a timetable for completion of the comprehensive assessment of the university.

The date that was originally placed on the bill stated, “The ASOSU request that the university complete a comprehensive assessment and transition plan by Sept. 30, 2013.”

After taking advice from Evans, the House passed an amendment stating the finalizing date to be completed by Dec. 31, 2014.

After this amendment, Gomez and Merrell were in greater agreement about the request of the legislation.

In the beginning of Gomez’s address he said that he appreciated the work that was being done by the House but still felt there needed to be cleaning up in the details. After the changed date he said, “that is a lot more realistic.”

After discussion continued the resolu-tion was moved to a roll call vote and passed 9-6.

If anyone is interested in this topic the bill has now moved to the Senate, which will be discussed further on Tuesday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. in MU 211.

The House also had first reading of SB 72.04, “Student Outreach Committee Act.” It will meet again next Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Memorial Union.

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A new poll released Wednesday indi-cates President Barack Obama has a six-point advantage over Mitt Romney in Michigan.

Forty-eight percent of likely voters in the state back the incumbent president, while 42 percent support the GOP pres-idential nominee, according to a new EPIC-MRA poll commissioned by the Detroit Free Press and WXYZ, a CNN affiliate.

While the six point margin falls within the poll’s sampling error, the difference represents a wider gap between the two candidates than when the poll was last conducted after the first presidential debate. An EPIC-MRA survey released on Oct. 8 showed Obama with a three point edge.

The president, however, seems to have regained momentum in Michigan, where Romney’s father served as governor in the 1960s.

Among independent voters, Obama has a 42 percent-31 percent margin over Romney, while nearly 30 percent say they would choose a third-party candidate or stay undecided, the poll shows.

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Results from Wednesday’s poll indi-cate the auto bailout played a big part in voters’ minds as they made their ballot decisions, with half of respondents say-ing the federal loan was a deciding factor. Nearly two-thirds of them were Obama supporters.

EPIC-MRA pollster Bernie Porn told the Detroit Free Press that the auto issues “solidified things for Obama” in the state.

Obama’s campaign confirmed Tuesday it would soon go up with television ads in Michigan, following a recent advertis-ing push by the pro-Romney super PAC, Restore Our Future, which has invested millions in air time in the state.

With 16 electoral votes, Michigan is rated as “leaning Democratic” on CNN’s Electoral Map. However, recent polls that show a tighter race than expected, com-bined with the Detroit News’ endorse-ment for Romney, have caused some politics observers to revisit the state.

But a senior Obama campaign adviser was so confident about the president’s chances in Michigan that he vowed Wednesday to shave his trademark mus-tache if Democrats lose.

In the survey, both Romney and Obama fare well on the question of enthusiasm. About three-quarters of supporters for both candidates say they were enthusias-tic about voting.

The GOP nominee has 46 percent -44 percent edge over the president when it comes to who would best handle the economy, according to the poll. Obama fared better on other issues, including Social Security and Medicare, health care and Afghanistan.

For the survey, EPIC-MRA interviewed 600 likely voters in Michigan by tele-phone from Oct. 26 through Oct. 28. The poll’s sampling error is plus or minus four percentage points.

—CNN

Latest Michigan poll shows Obama leads Romney by 5 percent

How much will be spent on the 2012 federal elections?

A report released Wednesday says the total spending amount could top a record-breaking $6 billion, according to the nonparti-san Center for Responsive Politics.

As CNN reported ear-lier this year, that’s enough money to give 6/7ths of the world’s population $1 each.

The figure includes spend-ing by presidential, Senate and House campaigns, as well as parties, super PACs and convention committees.

Outside groups account-ed for the biggest boost in spending, with indepen-dent organizations drop-ping more than $970 million this cycle. The increase is largely related to the Citizens United Supreme Court rul-ing in 2010 that paved the way for the creation of super PACs, which are allowed to raise and spend unlimited amounts of money as long as they don’t coordinate with

the campaigns.Such groups, the report

says, have been spending “furiously” in the final weeks before Election Day, “rising from $19 million per week in early September to $33 million per week in early October to $70 million during the week beginning Oct. 21.”

Based on filings with the Federal Election Commission, the report esti-mates $2.6 billion will be spent on the presidential race alone, down from $2.8 billion in 2008. More than $528 mil-lion of that is likely to come from outside spending.

The center finds that con-gressional races have experi-enced the largest increase in spending. House and Senate candidates combined will spend about $1.8 billion, with the increase mainly coming from Republican candidates.

The report also shows that Republicans have raised more than Democrats in House and the Senate campaigns.

—CNN

Election price tag could reach $6 billion

Devastation is devastation, whether a hurricane rips up your home or a tornado takes the person you love most in the world. It’s loss, shock and confusion. It’s anger and sad-ness and resentment. It’s being flustered like you’ve never been flustered before.

But it’s going to be OK: Take it from the people who sur-vived Hurricane Katrina and the Missourians from Joplin whose town was leveled by the worst tornado in U.S. history.

They want Sandy survivors to know a few things:

You’re probably on auto-pilot right now. You’re mov-ing through it. Stand in the ruins of the life you had before the disaster. Understand that was before. The after is when you’re good and ready.

Hours will still go by though. Days will happen. You might not remember to eat because you’re filling out paperwork and talking to insurance oper-ators. You will get put on hold.

Your life will feel forever on hold.

At some point, when you think you’re handling it, you will stumble on something that reminds you of that old life, maybe it’s a thing or it’s a memory. Maybe this will happen when you finally get the sleep you’ve gone without since the disaster. You’re going to feel really, really awful again for awhile.

Make yourself anewEileen Romero still feels the

weight on her chest. It has just gotten a little lighter in the years since Katrina. As a nurse, she saw heinous things in the hospital where she worked. Eight years on, it’s hard to speak in full sentences with-out crying.

She watched the wall-to-wall television coverage of

Hurricane Sandy, transfixed by the nurses who manually pumped air into newborns after carrying the infants down nine fights of stairs at NYU Langone Medical Center.

“I was right back in that hos-pital in New Orleans,” Romero said. “I know those people. I felt that.”

There are always burdens and rewards of being a care-giver. But in an emergencies, they are tenfold.

“They need to know it’s going to be hard,” Romero continued. “I mean, they saved those babies and they should feel good. But later it might hit them what they were able to get through just because they were trained to do that. And I would tell them, ‘It’s alright to be upset and to take time out to understand what you’ve been through.’ “

It was comforting to Romero to watch the coverage of Sandy. While she was in the middle of Katrina, she didn’t consider that it was the world’s focus for days.

“I didn’t even realize that we were being covered 24 hours a day,” she said. “It was only months later that I compre-hended that New Orleans was on TV all the time, that people cared so much about it.”

Then again, there’s another side to massive media cover-age. People might feel obligat-ed to talk about their pain if a reporter asks.

If you don’t have the words, you don’t have to conjure up something for anyone. No one else has the right to your story. Tell it when and how you want.

Romero became a photog-rapher after Katrina because words kept failing her. When she tried to talk about it, her words were inadequate.

“Understand that the life

you had before something like this isn’t coming back, and that’s not always a bad thing,” she said. “Discover and make yourself anew.”

Look for what’s funnyEvery day, Romero takes her

Yorkies out for a walk. It’s a sim-ple, effortless routine that has nothing to do with bad things in the world. Find something like that, or keep doing that one, pure, sweet thing that you always did, she said.

You’re going to need light-ness. Your sense of humor will be tested. Use it a lot.

You might have to move into a place that you’d never imagined you’d ever have to live, like a trailer or someone’s garage. This could last for months, maybe a whole year. Your kids, spouse, in-laws and maybe some strangers will all be crammed in there. They might snore.

There are going to be fights and moments where you swear your head is gonna pop.

Writer Michael Tisserand and his wife, Tami, took dam-age to their home in Katrina. They and their two kids — now 11 and 14 — moved in with a friend.

“We were laughing about sleeping in these two twin beds that were squished together,” Tisserand recalled. “We were getting food stamps for food banks for the first time. When you’re learning about how it feels to be suddenly dependent on others, you have to look for what’s funny.”

Ask for help, give helpDon’t be afraid to give or

receive help, he said. Don’t sit inside.

Try not to compare your pain or loss to someone else’s. You don’t have to swim through your living room to say you’ve been through hell.

Tisserand remembers being stunned and then weep-ing uncontrollably when he received a package from a friend.

It was a new laptop.“You will feel helpless. I just

felt like I was not the agency of my life then,” he said. “It was so unbelievable to me that some-one did that for me.”

When anyone gives you any-thing, small or large, cheap or expensive, know that they are trying to be there for you.

The Tisserands are at home in New Orleans, a city they never want to leave. For many disaster survivors, the trag-edy redefines their definition of home.

Take pictures of everythingKelly Maddy grew up in

Joplin, Missouri. The 29-year-old and his wife thought it would be fun to go out and chase a tornado that was set to hit in April 2011. Tornadoes got little more than a shrug in Missouri, so this wasn’t really the craziest decision.

It’s like choosing to stay at home when there’s a Category 1 hurricane forecast for your area. You’ve gotten through nor’easters before, so what’s the harm?

When the Maddys finally made it back to their house, it was kindling. Their cars were gone.

“The night was a blur,” he said. “You just stare and won-der what happened to my life? Then the panic.”

“Document everything,” Maddy said. “Every single insurance person you talk to — and you’ll be bounced around from person to person -- write their name down, write down everything they say. Use your iPhone. Take pictures of everything.”

—CNN

Katrina, Joplin survivors offer advice to Sandy victimsSyrian warplanes pounded

rebel fighters and car bombs went off in the Damascus suburbs Wednesday as the architect of a failed cease-fire huddled with Chinese offi-cials in Beijing.

At least 121 people died in the 19-month-old conflict on Wednesday, opposition activists reported. Russian-built MiG jets and artillery targeted neighborhoods in and around Damascus, the commercial capital of Aleppo and the southern city of Daraa, according to the Local Coordination Committees of Syria, a network of opposi-tion activists.

Rebel groups accuse Syria’s longtime ally, Iran, of sup-plying surveillance drones to help direct the airstrikes, displaying what they say are captured aircraft and oper-ating manuals. Iran says it’s

not providing military aid to Syria.

A rebel group, meanwhile, claimed responsibility for a bombing that Syria’s state news agency SANA said killed 11 people in the Damascus suburb of Saida Zaynab. The group said the blast killed eight Syrian troops and no civilians, but another rebel faction said three children were among the dead.

Brahimi in BeijingLakhdar Brahimi, the U.N-

Arab League special envoy tasked with finding an end to the long-running conflict, was in Beijing on Wednesday for talks with Chinese offi-cials. China has offered a four-point plan to end the war, calling for a cease-fire, plans for political settlement and transition and interna-tional humanitarian aid.

—CNN

China urges resolution to Syria

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They’ve lost their homes, their businesses and many are still stranded, but residents in the battered Northeast are overcoming the aftereffects of Superstorm Sandy with a gritty resolve.

“It’s sort of like the transit strike a few years ago,” said Elizabeth Gorman, 40, a Queens resident, who walked across the Queensboro Bridge on Wednesday.

Gorman was part of a steady stream of commuters forced to walk or bike into Manhattan after Sandy roared ashore barely two days ago, wiping out roads, bridges and mass transit systems across the region.

Commuters, homeowners and businesses struggled with the loss of power and water-logged or burned homes.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a “transpor-tation emergency” Wednesday night, saying New York City subways, buses and com-muter rails would be free of charge Thursday and Friday as a way to encourage people to use mass transit. Gridlock on Wednesday was “dangerous,” he said.

But not all of the city’s tran-sit was operating. Fourteen of the city’s 23 subway lines are opening Thursday, with buses helping to cover the unserved areas, Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Joe Lhota said.

But there will be no subway service to lower Manhattan, which is still dealing with flooding and power outag-es, he said. And bus service, which resumed Thursday, was stopped below 23rd Street because the area is still dark and too dangerous, Lhota said.

The three major New York-area airports will all be open Thursday, albeit with limited service, authorities said. John F. Kennedy and Newark Liberty reopened Wednesday with limited service, and LaGuardia — where floodwaters covered runways and taxiways — will reopen Thursday.

Many people across the region are still in need of basic supplies. President Barack Obama visited a shel-ter Wednesday in the hard-hit town of Brigantine, New Jersey, where he said he met a woman with an 8-month-old who has run out of diapers and formula.

“Those are the kinds of basic supplies and help that we can provide,” he said.

Obama promised the fed-eral government “will not quit” until communities are cleaned up.

“We are not going to toler-ate red tape, we are not going to tolerate bureaucracy,”

Obama said. “And I’ve insti-tuted a 15-minute rule, essen-tially, on my team. You return everybody’s phone calls in 15 minutes, whether it’s the mayor’s, the governor’s, coun-ty officials.

“If they need something, we figure out a way to say yes.”

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie asked for patience as crews worked to turn the power back on for more than 2 million people still in the dark. He toured Brigantine with Obama, who said utili-ties from across the country have pledged to send crews to New Jersey as soon as possible.

Sandy came ashore late Monday in southern New Jersey, wiping out houses, pushing sand four blocks inland in places and leaving people stranded.

Seventy people were res-cued Wednesday from the bar-rier island in Toms River, New Jersey — people who ignored orders to evacuate, Police Chief Mike Mastronardy said.

“Everyone that we’ve encountered during evacua-tions today wish they’d left prior to the storm,” he said.

Authorities are still working to extinguish 11 of 30 gas fires that broke out in the storm, he said. Flooding was still a problem in many areas.

Over its entire path, the storm killed at least 124 peo-ple — 67 in the Caribbean, 56 in the United States and one in Canada.

The fire that broke out in the Brooklyn neighbor-hood of Breezy Point dur-ing the storm destroyed 110 homes, Assistant Fire Chief Joseph Pfeiffer said. Search and rescue teams were going through each home to check for victims.

“The number of homes lost in Breezy Point by fire is just tragic,” Cuomo said Wednesday. “That no one lost their life in Breezy Point is a miracle.”

Staten Island saw no such miracle. Half of the state’s 28 deaths were on Staten Island, and two boys were missing.

Borough President James Molinaro said the waters have mostly receded, but the dam-age is severe.

In Seaside Heights, New Jersey, Mayor Bill Akers said his hard-hit town will tough it out.

“We’re going to just do the best we can and give the support,” he said. “When it’s tougher, we’re the best community.”

On Wednesday, the storm sputtered over the Great Lakes region, where its strong winds are expected to trig-ger some lakeside flooding

as well as additional snow-fall in parts of West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania.

More than 5.3 million cus-tomers across the eastern United States were still in the dark Wednesday, down from the nearly 8 million who lost power shortly after the storm hit.

Christie described the damage along the Jersey Shore as “unthinkable.”

Akers said crews are trying to get each and every person to shelters from his battered community, which he called he the storm’s “ground zero.”

Speaking to CNN, Akers’ voice cracked a bit as he described the enormity of the destruction and the resolve to rebuild.

“I just want to try to keep the emotion out of it,” he said. “For everybody, it’s — this is a loss for everybody ... not just Seaside Heights.

“If there’s any good news,” he added, “the water (has) receded, the roadways are accessible. But we still have downed power lines. We are not letting anybody in at that particular time.”

Some 10,000 Army and Air National Guard forces were on duty in the 13 states affected by the storm.

The Army Corps of Engineers was also help-ing, deploying water pumps and generators to New York and New Jersey, the U.S. Defense Department said. They’re also going to send 80 truckloads of water to West Virginia, where snow gener-ated by the storm has left some areas inaccessible.

Other military branches have also been deployed to help in the storm’s after-math. The U.S. Coast Guard sent airboats normally used for ice rescues in the Great Lakes, and the U.S. Navy was moving three landing ships to the affected coastlines.

Some 730,000 New Yorkers were still in the dark Wednesday night, with util-ity Con Edison estimating another three days before it can restore power to Manhattan and Brooklyn, and as many as 10 days for other boroughs and the sub-urb of Westchester.

Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan evacuated its 700 patients because the pumps that supply oil to the generators are in the base-ment under 8 feet of water, a source familiar with the evacuation plan said.

New York University Langone Medical Center had to evacuate more than 200 patients because of a genera-tor problem a day earlier.

—CNN

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