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) [...]
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Corvallis Ranked 7th Best College Town in U.S.
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009How not to be small in a large lecture hall- Guest Blogger, Louie Bottaro
Sunday, August 30th, 2009So this is my first foray at writing a blog under a predetermined topic for publication. I have been asked to write about the topic, “How to not be small in a large lecture hall.� Every summer I speak to hundreds of incoming students advising them of the ways of the world at OSU. Some [...]
What Caused the Mysterious Argyle Tree?
Monday, July 27th, 2009OSU, as Oregon’s premiere research university, gets a ton of strange questions. Here is a question submitted to our Department of Forestry then written about by John Howard for the Examiner. What was odd about this particular snag was the strange pattern on its exterior. From ground level to as far as the eye could [...]
OSU alums kick off inaugural PRIDE Corvallis events
Friday, June 26th, 2009Kudos to Tristen Shay and Chelsea Whitlow, OSU alumni, for their efforts on the inaugural PRIDE Corvallis events this weekend. From the PRIDE Corvallis web site: PRIDE Corvallis is a group of community members dedicated to supporting the LGBTQ community of Corvallis and surrounding areas. We are excited to be hosting Corvallis’ first ever PRIDE [...]
First ever footage of an infant Blue Whale captured
Friday, March 6th, 2009For the first time ever, an infant Blue Whale has been caught on film. The expedition, which included Bruce Mate from the OSU Marine Mammal Institute, was exploring a spot of the coast of Costa Rica called the “Dome”. This footage proves that The Dome is a birthing ground for Blue Whales. From National Geographic: [...]
Thanks for 35 great years, Emilio Vejil!
Friday, January 30th, 2009It is with mixed emotions that we say goodbye to one of OSU’s finest administrators. Emilio Vejil, Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships, will be retiring this year after 35 excellent years. There are literally thousands of students who have been given the opportunity at an education that they wouldn’t have been able to afford [...]
Corvallis is America’s Safest Small City…Again
Saturday, December 13th, 2008Farmers Insurance has once again release its safest places to live report. Once again, Corvallis is listed as the safest small city in America: Corvallis is the safest small city in the nation, according to a report released Monday by Farmers Insurance. The company looked into crime statistics; the risk of various natural disasters; the [...]
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