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Carol Ann Bassett speaks about her experiences as a journalist during Monday’s luncheon. Intrigued by Carol’s message, Clayton
Cone (left) takes notes while Christine Quail (far right) looks at the article that Carol wrote on Native American grave robbing.
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catered food or the infamous
3,200-calorie “Meal Ready to Eat.”
A demonstration of the contents of
the MREs, packaged in nonde
script tan plastic, was given to
civilians attending the exercises.
With the use of an almost
weightless chemical heating ele
ment contained in a plastic bag,
the MRE main dish — chili maca
roni was the dish of the day — can
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be served piping hot. And if the
thought of the visually unappetiz
ing dish is too much, the MRE also
contains vegetable crackers,
peanut butter, a fruit bar, a tea bag
and a small Tobasco bottle. And of
course, a towel and toilet paper for
other situations.
The demand of the exercises in
creased throughout the afternoon.
The cadets were provided with an
enemy situation and placed in
leadership positions to plan and
execute attacks based on their situ
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ations. Missions, such as knocking
out a bunker, were executed to
provide the cadets with a more re
alistic tactical situation.
“It was an all new experience for
[the cadets],” Sgt. Jon Dinsmore
said. “It makes cadets think more
seriously about using proper cover
and concealment and proper tech
niques.”
For cadets, the tactical experi
ence with paintball guns put to life
the skills they’ve been learning in
classes like Military Science 101:
Leadership Training.
“The exercises gave me an idea
of what is expected and what it’s
like from a soldier’s position,”
Reed said. “The paintballing was
invigorating. You know you’re re
ally not going to die, so you go all
out.”
Another highlight of the day for
the cadets was the opportunity to
ride in a National Guard Black
Hawk helicopter, a first for many
of the ROTC students. The heli
copter took cadets on rides
throughout the day around the
Dorena Lake area. The noisy air
craft zipped over treetops, allow
ing the passengers a bird’s-eye
view of the landscape.
“It was a great day and a lot of
fun for the cadets,” Sgt. John E.
Campbell said. “It’s not every day
we get to go out and play army.”
The field training exercise was
the first of three held this the year.
Coinciding with the army’s “crawl,
walk, run” ideology regarding
training, this first exercise was the
“crawl” stage, where cadets
learned basic army skills, Dins
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on in order to avoid becoming bi
ased.
“I don’t think it’s possible to be
100 percent objective in any pro
fession,” she said. “But it is neces
sary to try and maintain neutrality
in journalism.”
Tim Gleason, dean of the School
of Journalism and Communica
tion, said there are unique chal
lenges journalism professors face
when teaching students how to
think critically. He said if students
know a professor’s position on a
certain issue, they often “try to
give back to us what we give to
them.”
Gleason said it is therefore im
portant to provide a full overview
of all aspects of material in class
room discussions to encourage stu
dents’ thinking. This approach,
however, challenges a professor’s
objectivity if he or she is not famil
iar with the material or feels pas
sionate about one side of the par
ticular issue, he said.
Gleason said he is satisfied
when his students do not know
his position on a particular issue
because it shows that he has
maintained objectivity in the
classroom.
Chris Tinequail, a journalism
major and a member of the Gradu
ate Student Association, co-organ
ized the event and said she was
pleased with the faculty’s enthusi
asm while speaking during the dis
cussion.
“I think a lot of good points were
made, leaving me with a better un
derstanding of journalism princi
ples,” she said.
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ROTC cadets are given an opportunity to take an aerial trip on a national guard Black Hawk helicopter around Dorena Lake Saturday
as part of a day-long field training exercise.
more said.
The next two exercises are three
day events in which cadets from
Oregon State University, Portland
State University, the University of
Portland and Western Oregon State
University also participate. The
combination of the longer training
and competition is utilized to
place cadets in more rigorous and
demanding situations to react to,
Dinsmore said.
For Reed, who is in her first year
of the program, the exercise was
her first opportunity to experience
what her future in the service will
be like.
“When I graduate, I have a job,
and I’m only a sophomore now,”
Reed said. “How many people can
say that?”
For students such as junior
Corey Hester, ROTC provided an
opportunity he couldn’t turn
down. In his first year of the pro
gram, Hester has no problem trad
ing in a few weekends for the
peace of mind of having school
paid for by the ROTC.
“When you think about the ben
efit in the long run, a little time is
nothing,” Hester said. “I want to
do this. It’s something new.”
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