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From The Oregonian:
A 7-foot beaver will be tearing through the streets of downtown Los Angeles today, piloted by two Oregon State University seniors.
West Linn’s Jeff Woolson and Tigard’s Brian Pavlukovich will hop into their furry vehicle and face off against more than 40 other contestants in the Red Bull Soapbox Race.
Organizers of the race, which [...]

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, [...]

So 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. [...]

Oregon State will be transitioning to an updated version of our student information system (Banner) over Labor Day weekend. Since this is a pretty big update, we are expected to be without access to Banner until September 9th. This means that we will not be able to process, search, review or update any [...]

As a citizen of Beaver Nation, if it’s new, stylish and Orange & Black, I MUST have it! I just stumbled across one of the USPS’s hot new offerings, collegiate stamps. If I do say so myself, the OSU stamps are particularly attractive. Additionally, a portion of the proceeds go to support OSU directly. Check [...]

OSU Students in Free Enterprise fight hunger « Powered by Orange.

The Powered by Orange folks recently held a vote on Facebook that allowed those of us who are Powered by Orange to pick out our favorite designs. You can check out the designs and the results of the vote on Facebook.
If you haven’t joined the Powered by Orange Facebook group or checked [...]

We are excited to announce the launch of a new web site with tools to assist military veterans starting or returning to school. This new veterans web site includes details specific to veterans’ needs regarding attending Oregon State, support services, and links to the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs.
There is also a great Veterans [...]

If you are the typical incoming OSU student, you’ve probably already had a whirlwind summer! Between high school graduation, START, your internship/summer job, hanging out with friends and purchasing decor for your residence hall room…You probably haven’t thought much about some of the nuts and bolts things you need to do to finish up [...]