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Friday, October 29th, 2010

Oregon State seniors Joshua and Jeremy Peschka both spent their summer in Atlanta, Ga., as interns for Turner Broadcasting System. Both new media communications majors, they have similar passions for film and production, and even produce their own TV show on campus, “The Watchmen,” on which they review films. They recently directed and won best [...]

Orange Fever…Every Day!

Friday, October 29th, 2010

Halloween is an extra special time of year for Beaver fans. One weekend out of the year, the rest of the country joins in on our Orange and Black fever. To show everyone we own the colors every day, not just on this holiday, we pulled together our favorite orange photos from the past year. [...]

A New Start

Thursday, October 21st, 2010

It was 2 a.m. when Heling “Zero” Cui finally arrived at Oregon State University’s campus in September 2009, after the long trip from her small hometown in northeastern China. She and the group of INTO OSU students she arrived with – also from China – were the only ones on campus who were awake and [...]

Tomorrow, OSU is purple

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010

OSU student Julia Callahan wanted to respond to the recent suicides by gay teenagers who had been abused and bullied in their homes and at their schools. She organized “Wear Purple” day for tomorrow, October 20. Students, faculty, staff and community members are encouraged to wear purple, which represents spirit on the LGBTQ flag. MU [...]

A Moral Ground

Friday, October 15th, 2010

While the scientific and economic evidence for combating environmental destruction may give us compelling reasons for acting, Kathleen Dean Moore argues that there are also powerful moral reasons to act – reasons based on justice, compassion, and care for future generations. More than 80 global leaders writing on the moral obligation to act to mitigate [...]

“Campaign for Understanding” supports LGBT students

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

An Oregon State student is organizing a campus-wide campaign in response to the recent suicide Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi, whose sexual orientation was exposed by a roommate. Craig Bidiman, the current president of the Memorial Union, wants to ensure that the OSU campus offers a welcoming and supportive climate for students of all sexual [...]

Portland Pub Gives Back

Monday, October 4th, 2010

For more than three decades, Paddy’s Bar and Grill at 65 S.W. Yamhill has been a Portland institution, serving up traditional Irish fare and atmosphere, and garnering a reputation for its wide range of whiskeys – a whole wall full, in fact. Now Oregon State University is honoring Paddy’s owner with the “Orange Spotlight” award, [...]

How Spinner Dolphins “Dance”

Friday, October 1st, 2010

Kelly Benoit-Bird, a biological oceanographer from Oregon State University, is one of 23 people chosen as 2010 MacArthur Fellows, which are more popularly known as “Genius Awards.” This video animation is part of her fascinating research on spinner dolphins, which documented for the first time how these animals use teamwork to feed more successfully. Dolphin [...]

Bollywood Flash Mob!

Friday, October 1st, 2010

Oregon State University students and staff turned the Memorial Union Quad into the scene of a Bollywood film on Friday afternoon when more than 70 people participated in a flash mob dance in the middle of the quad. The event, which was staged as a surprise during the annual Beaver Fair for students in the [...]

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