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A4 THE BULLETIN • TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 2021 Memorial Continued from A1 “I’m not going to let COVID-19 stop our Memo- rial Day service,” said Cusick, a U.S. Marine Corp Vietnam vet- eran and Honor Guard mem- ber. “Our country’s freedom wouldn’t be here were it not for our veterans who were killed in action.” This year, like years past, members of several Boy Scout troops placed American flags on the graves of veterans, Cu- sick said. During the height of the pandemic last year, Cusick still held a service, but only had 15 people in attendance, he said. The 1 p.m. services Mon- day included speeches, a color guard and a sounding of taps in honor of veterans who gave their lives in the line of duty. “I came back from Vietnam without a purple heart. I was not injured,” Cusick said. “We just cannot let Memorial Day slide.” Honoring war dead, president implores nation to heal BY CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. — President Joe Biden honored America’s war dead at Arlington National Cemetery on Me- morial Day by laying a wreath at the hallowed burial ground and extolling the sacrifices of the fallen for the pursuit of democracy, “the soul of America.” Biden invoked the iconic battles of history and joined them to the present as he implored Americans to rise above the divisions straining the union, which he described in stark terms. The president was joined Monday by first lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff in a somber ceremony at the Virginia cemetery’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, which is dedicated to deceased service members whose remains have not been identified. His face tight with emotion, Biden walked up to the wreath, cupping it in his hands in silent reflection, then making the sign of the cross. His eyes were wet. The gathered dignitaries and Alex Brandon/AP President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visit Arlington National Cemetery on Monday. military families were hushed and sol- emn; the chattering of cicadas loud. In remarks that followed, Biden called on Americans to commemorate their fallen heroes by remembering their fight for the nation’s ideals. He focused much of his speech on the importance of democracy, saying it thrives when citizens can vote, when there is a free press and when there are equal rights for all. “Generation after generation of American heroes are signed up to be part of the fight because they under- stand the truth that lives in every Amer- ican heart: that liberation, opportunity, justice are far more likely to come to pass in a democracy than in an autocracy,” Biden said. “These Americans weren’t fighting for dictators, they were fighting for democracy. They weren’t fighting to exclude or to enslave, they were fighting to build and broaden and liberate.” But he suggested these ideals are im- periled. “The soul of America is ani- mated by the perennial battle between our worst instincts, which we’ve seen of late, and our better angels,” he said. “Between Me First and We the People. Between greed and generosity, cruelty and kindness, captivity and freedom.” After the ceremony, the Bidens stopped by a row of gravestones in a cemetery where some 400,000 are bur- ied in the gentle hills and hollows. The Bidens held hands and strolled along the rows of Section 12, one of the primary burial locations of service members killed overseas and repatri- ated to the United States after World War II and the Korean War. With pyramids in danger, Mexico raids a construction project Associated Press MEXICO CITY — Mexico sent in 250 National Guard troops and 60 police officers Monday to seize land next to the pre-Hispanic ruins of Teo- tihuacán where authorities have said bulldozers were de- stroying outlying parts of the archeological site. Mexican archaeological of- ficials reported last week that they had been trying since March to halt the private con- struction project, but work continued on what local media says were plans to build some sort of amusement park. The National Institute of History and Anthropology said the National Guard helped au- thorities put up seizure notices on the property just north of Mexico City. The seizure al- lows prosecutors to take con- trol of the plot while those responsible for the work are in- vestigated for criminal charges of “irreparably damaging” the national heritage. The delay in stopping the project underlined how Mex- OSU-Cascades Continued from A1 “From a young age, women aren’t encouraged as much as men to pursue (computer science.) We’re told it’s not for us,” said one of these soon-to- be-graduates, Marji Symonds. “The more diverse minds that make up these algorithms that make up all aspects of life, the better it is for everyone.” In 2015, women received only 18% of all bachelor’s de- grees in computer science fields, according to the Na- tional Science Foundation. And as recently as 2018, 28% of workers in computer and math sciences were women. These five OSU-Cascades computer science students — Adrianna Guevarra, Shayla Lane, Kristen Orue, Symonds and Natashia White — will soon join that small group of women in the computer sci- ence workforce. Their planned post-grad ca- reers vary from a research in- ternship at the Oak Ridge Na- Graduate Continued from A1 In March, the 12,000 stu- dent members of Oregon FFA elected Baldwin to the position of state reporter. She’ll post- pone college for a year while she travels around the state to visit all 112 FFA chapters along with the five other elected state officers, she said. In October, she’ll attend the National Fu- ture Farmers of America Con- vention in Indianapolis. Baldwin was introduced to FFA in ninth grade during an agriculture class in Nampa, Idaho, where she lived at the time. She quickly fell in love with the program’s unique, hands-on activities and ability to connect with local farmers and ranchers, she said. “When I first joined my very first ag class, I found my place,” Fernando Llano/AP Construction of a private building project is seen on the outskirts of Teotihuacán, just north of Mexico City, last week. The Mexican government said Tuesday the project is destroying part of the outskirts of the pre-Hispanic ruin site and has repeatedly issued stop-work orders since March, but the building crews have ignored them. ico’s unwieldy, antiquated le- gal system makes it hard to enforce building codes and zoning laws or stop illegal con- struction, even on protected historical sites. The Culture Department said last week it had repeat- edly issued stop-work orders since March but the building crews had ignored them. The department estimated at least tional Laboratory in Tennessee, to a cybersecurity position with the U.S. Coast Guard, to being an engineer for a Dallas tech consulting firm. But just a few years prior, none of these women imagined having these careers — or any computer sci- ence career at all. Before Lane, 31, started studying at OSU-Cascades in 2017, she was a hair stylist. She worked for eight years in Seat- tle and Bend, she said. Beauty school left Lane with thousands of dollars in debt, and she knew hair styling wouldn’t pay that off. So she dove into computer science — something she said was terrify- ing at first, but proved to be a rewarding challenge. “I always had this feeling, maybe I had the potential to do more, and the feeling of un- tapped potential made me feel stagnant,” Lane said. “It’s nice to feel like I’m using everything that I have.” All of these women noted that computer science is pri- marily a boys club because young girls aren’t encouraged to join the field as often. “When we were in middle and high school, it never really felt like (computer science) was an option for us,” said White, 25. This difference in life expe- rience was even noted by some of the men they took classes with at OSU-Cascades. “I remember a few times saying out loud while working with men, ‘Wow, this comes so easy for you,’ and they’d say, ‘I’ve been doing it since I was 8,’” said Orue, 34. “’You’re not behind because you’re an idiot; you’re behind because you hav- en’t been doing it as long.’” To help bridge this gender gap locally, these five women started a computer science club, Hacker Refactor. One of the major goals of the group is to encourage young girls to explore computer science, and before COVID-19, they vis- ited local middle schools and high schools to speak with girls about the field. “A misconception is that en- gineering is for men, and nurs- ing and teaching is for women,” said Guevarra, 28. “If we can diversify computer science, we can think about so many solu- tions that represent the world.” Beyond working with local teens, these women also said having each other as a support group at OSU-Cascades helped push them to succeed. “Just looking around the room and seeing someone who identifies with you in some way, it’s so exciting and cre- ates a unique bond,” said Orue. “That’s why it’s important to teach these middle schoolers — it’s good that they’re seeing us.” Lane hopes her group will have an impact at OSU-Cas- cades after they graduate. “Hopefully ... we can get newer women coming in, and maybe create a culture that can last past when we’re in school,” she said. “So next generations of computer science students at OSU-Cascades can have that support.” Meet the graduate Name: Kylie Baldwin Age: 17 School: Redmond High School Hometown: Redmond Post-high school plans: Serve as state recorder for Oregon FFA, then attend University of Idaho Favorite food: Steak, medium-rare Favorite TV show or movie: “Heartland” If you could hang out with a famous person for a day, living or dead, who would it be?: Brené Brown (podcaster, professor) Once COVID-19 restrictions are fully lifted, where do you want to go?: A water park If Hollywood makes a movie about your life, which actor would play you?: Amber Marshall Baldwin said. “It exposes stu- dents to things they wouldn’t get in a traditional classroom.” After her year-long term with FFA ends, Baldwin plans to attend the University of Idaho in the fall of 2022 to study agricultural science, communication and leader- ship. Then, Baldwin wants to be- come an agriculture teacher and foster the same passion she has for farming in the next Reporter: 541-617-7854, jhogan@bendbulletin.com generation. In particular, she hopes to clear up misconcep- tions people have about agri- culture’s impact on the envi- ronment, she said. “People blame the little guy, when we’re not looking at the auto industry and other in- dustries that are bad for the environment,” Baldwin said. “In fact, agriculturalists are the first environmentalists.” Lance Hill, an agriculture teacher and FFA adviser at Redmond High School, said Baldwin would make a great leader of future farmers. “She has a huge passion for telling the story of agriculture,” he said of Baldwin. “She has this innate ability and charisma that even for adults, she has a personality that you’re drawn to.” Reporter: 541-617-7854, jhogan@bendbulletin.com 25 ancient structures on the site were threatened, and said it has filed a criminal complaint against those responsible. Apparently, owners of farm plots are trying to turn the land into a recreation area. The area is just outside and across a road from the site’s famous boule- vard and pyramid complex. The U.N. international council on monuments and sites said bulldozers threatened to raze as many as 15 acres at the site, which is a protected area. The council also said looting of artifacts had been detected. “Teotihuacán is an emblem- atic site declared as World Heritage by the UNESCO, that represents the highest ex- pression of the identity of the people of Mexico,” the U.N. council said in a statement last week. The destruction so close to the capital raised questions about Mexico’s ability to pro- tect its ancient heritage sites. Teotihuacán is the country’s most visited archaeological site, with over 2.6 million vis- itors per year, and Mexico has hundreds of smaller, more re- mote and often unexplored sites. Teotihuacán is best known for its twin Temples of the Sun and Moon, but it was actually a large city that housed over 100,000 inhabitants and cov- ered around 8 square miles. The still mysterious city was one of the largest in the world at its apex between 100 B.C. and A.D. 750. But it was aban- doned before the rise of the Aztecs in the 14th century. Even its true name remains unclear. Its current name was given to it by the Aztecs. But the Aztecs may have actually called the city “Teohuacan” — literally “the city of the sun” — rather than Teotihuacán, which means “city of the gods” or “place where men become gods.” The Pyramids of the Sun or Moon drew tens of thousands of visitors for the spring and fall equinoxes each year, before the coronavirus pandemic hit. Look for Central Oregon events and add your own bendbulletin.com/events OBITUARY Emily Jean Swiney May 25, 2021 Emily Jean Swiney, age 88, passed away at her home in Princeton, Kentucky on May 25th , 2021. Emily was a security guard in Alaska and was also a stay-at- home mother and was of the Christi an faith. She was a special lady that loved her family unconditi onally, spending ti me with them and teaching them how to hunt and fi sh. She loved to paint and had a beauti ful fl ower garden, and would play card games with her family, as well as sing and play guitar with them. She loved her dogs and even taught them to hunt. She was beloved by her family, who will miss her dearly. She is survived by 5 children: Gerry St. John (Portland, OR), Ann Ladd (Princeton, KY), Joseph Aichele (Redmond, OR), Mike Aichele (Madras, OR), and Cliff Swiney (Terrebonne, OR); 5 siblings, Gary Watson, Chloe DeGarmo, Pat Watson, Marge Rainie, and Audrey Rogers; 15 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, George and Dorothy Watson; her husband, Harold Swiney; two brothers, Bill Watson and Kenneth Watson; one sister, Lucille James; one daughter, Mary Hartzell; one Grandson, David Aichele. A celebrati on of life service will be held in Bend, Oregon at a later date. Lindsey Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
