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Covered bridge deemed historic

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 12:00am


The Irish Bend Covered Bridge, popular with locals, reemerges on National Register of Historic Places   ...

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Hinrichs proposes bill to eliminate positions

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 12:00am

By: Don Iler

Bill would eliminate 2 positions, consolidate 3 other task force directors   ...

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How can Andrew Moore be so good so young?

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 12:00am

The freshman wasn’t expecting to pitch in the starting rotation this season, but has exceeded all ex

Coming into the season, 18-year-old Andrew Moore was hoping to see action out of the bullpen. Oregon State was returning four players that started regularly last season, and senior left-handed pitcher Matt Boyd was making the transition to the starti...

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American sports culture still not satisfactory, needs inclusivity

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 12:00am

By: Editorial Staff

Jason Collins, a professional NBA athlete, made headlines this week. Collins is the first active male professional athlete to come out about his sexual orientation in a major U.S. team sport. We are excited about and supportive of Collins and his dec...

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Proud to be queer, human

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 12:00am

By: Irene Drage

The news broke on Monday: Jason Collins is the first active male player in a major American team sport to come out. Collins, a center for the Washington Wizards in the NBA, came out in

Abortion is a human right that should not be infringed upon by anyone

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 12:00am

By: Hunter Murga

The abortion issue is in the news again. Yes, an abortion provider in Philadelphia, Dr. Kermit Gosnell, is on trial for murdering live-born infants. I would like to clarify that this is a case o...

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Furthering culture, medicine

Tue, 04/30/2013 - 12:00am

By: Gabriella Morrongiello

Author Anne Fadiman speaks at LaSells Stewart Center about epilepsy, western medicine, cultural differences ...

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OSU lures Linfield’s CFO

Tue, 04/30/2013 - 12:00am


Glenn Ford, Linfield’s VP of finance and administration, will move to OSU in July ...

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Enactus constructs homes, revitalizes Nicaragua

Tue, 04/30/2013 - 12:00am


Enactus’ Suenos de La Tierra commits to helping improve Roger Deshon community ...

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Confessions page vile

Tue, 04/30/2013 - 12:00am

By: Editorial Staff

The Oregon State University Confessions Facebook page is a vile example of the worst aspects of social media. Its creators, avid followers and anonymous submitters should feel ashamed of themselves. The vulgar and demeaning posts have popularized hat...

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‘Dancing Mike’ is upbeat, unique homeless man

Tue, 04/30/2013 - 12:00am

By: Alexander Vervloet

While the homeless population in Corvallis rarely confronts passersby by asking for spare change, at least compared to larger cities like Portland and Eugene, that doesn’t mean they’re struggling any less. Many of them sit in groups in alleyways ...

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Letter to the editor April 30

Tue, 04/30/2013 - 12:00am

By:

Nick Rosoff Personable, approachable leader Last year, I met Nick Rosoff during a United States Students A...

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Guest column: Students should have been consulted about new Beaver logo

Tue, 04/30/2013 - 12:00am

By: Lydia Myers

Recently, a new Beaver logo was rolled out. It was a big production. It was a lot of hype. For many of us, it was a letdown. I sat in class after class, listening to people — including professors — complain about the ugly logo, wonder why we didn’t get...

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OSU looks to keep win streak alive against PSU

Mon, 04/29/2013 - 12:00am

The Beavers play a doubleheader at Portland on Tuesday

The Oregon State softball team will look to extend its current winning streak from four to six games when it takes on Portland State University on Tuesday in Portland. The nonconference doubleheader is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. at PSU’s

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Column: OSU better without Starks?

Mon, 04/29/2013 - 12:00am


To be fair, Victor Robbins probably didn’t expect to be stopped by a reporter Friday evening at the Oregon State spring football game. The news that Robbins’ teammate, Ahmad Starks, had decided to transfer had been made public just hours earlier, and...

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Athlete of the week: Andrew Moore (baseball)

Mon, 04/29/2013 - 12:00am


Freshman right-hander Andrew Moore has been fantastic all season for Oregon State, and was once again on Saturday. The Eugene-native needed only 81 pitches to throw 7 2/3 innings of scoreless baseball against USC, getting his eighth win of the season...

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Column: Wetzler back to 2012 form

Mon, 04/29/2013 - 12:00am

By: Warner Strausbaugh

Ben Wetzler has re-emerged as the dominant starting pitcher he was a year ago. And now, he’s better than we’ve ever seen him. After the junior left-hander threw his first career complete-game sh...

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Oregon State men’s, women’s rowing have competitive weekend

Mon, 04/29/2013 - 12:00am

By: The Daily Barometer

Both men’s and women’s rowing teams took home second-place finishes on their weekend races. The No. 19 Oregon State men took on No. 2 California on Sunday morning on Vancouver Lake in Washington. The Beavers were unable to come away with a win. The...

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OSU enjoyed dominating pitching over the weekend, surrendering only 5 runs in 3 games

Mon, 04/29/2013 - 12:00am

First Pac-12 series sweep of USC in OSU history

After losing its first Pac-12 series of the season to Washington last weekend, No. 5 Oregon State bounced back with its first conference sweep against USC in program history. The Beavers (34-8, 14-4 Pac-12) remain in first place in the Pac-12 standin...

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OSU football player hosts benefit art show

Mon, 04/29/2013 - 12:00am

By: Andrew Kilstrom

Steven Christian puts art skills on display, raises money for the American Cancer Society ...

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