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The OSU Memorial Union and ASOSU Veteran Affairs hosted a Memorial Union Rededication on Friday, November 13th at 4pm. The event was meant to rededicate the union’s war memorial in honor of the students, faculty and staff at OSU who have served our country. Admissions Advisors Christina Nakada and Erin VanAusdal were in [...]

Hello readers!
As a follow up to our post on James, Quizz, Keaton Kristick and Mike Riley handing out doughnuts to the hundreds of students who slept outside to get football tickets on Monday morning, The Athletic Department has posted a video of the good deed on Youtube.

If you think I’m exaggerating the number of people [...]

Corvallis has popped up on The Sporting News Best Sports Cities list.
While this is no surprise to this blogger, some see our size as a hurdle (pop. 50,000) to being a sports mecca. But if you’ve heard the crowds at Reser, legendary Gill, and Goss Stadium when the Beavers are home, you know how [...]

Each year, Oregon State University publishes an Annual Security Report that includes statistics for the previous three years concerning reported crimes that occurred on-campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by Oregon State University; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also [...]

Everything in life is luck.

To whomever is reading this blog, welcome. You have stumbled upon the blog of a freshman at Oregon State University, perchance by luck, and for the next year I will be describing things that happen around OSU that I feel are blog worthy.
In the upcoming entry’s I will be describing myself, [...]

Oregon State University has a reputation for being a very healthy campus.  Even with that reputation, students are always concerned about gaining the notorious “freshman fifteen” during their first year on campus.  I’m here to give a few personal insights on how a new student at OSU can try to avoid that weight gain and [...]

Corvallis is ranked as the 7th best college town under 250,000 people in the American Institute for Economic Research’s annual College Destinations Index. You can get the report from the AIERC website for free but you have to register to get the download link.
Here’s the rest of the top 10:
1. Ithaca, N.Y. (Cornell)
2. State College, [...]

Happy Friday, faithful readers!
Back from a long blogging hiatus…Sorry for the silence. START, OSU’s new student orientation program, is in full swing right now. The newest members of Beaver Nation have been treated to some absolutely fabulous weather as the stroll the gorgeous OSU campus.
Check out the video that’s been [...]

Using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), three student employees of the Dixon Recreation Center and another student successfully resuscitated a heart attack victim who was using the Dixon facilities.
More details here and here.
Well done, Miles Dodge, Michael Tasman, Joey Jenkins and Ben Misley!!!

One of the most common questions I get from prospective students besides admission requirements and costs is: “how’s the food?” I’ve always known that the food at OSU is excellent but now UHDS boasts a very prestigious award to back up what our tastebuds have been telling us for years.
From Life @ [...]