Sometimes it can be fun to make fun of Corvallis, Oregon. It’s tiny, it’s quiet—the most frequent crime seems to be public urination and it takes over an hour to get to the nearest city. However,...
Bernie Sanders, the democratic Senator of Vermont, has been described by major news sources since the start of his presidential campaign as an “underdog” and “un-electable.”However, there is no...
Americans are pretty well known for their lack of bilingualism, especially after college. While German children, for example, are learning English at the age of nine, American children are putting glue...
It’s hard to think about applying sunscreen when we live in the often overcast Willamette Valley, we’re young and resilient, and society places so much value on that “summer glow.” But none of...
Summer vacation is approaching rapidly, and if you’re finding yourself without summertime responsibilities, you may be feeling the itch to travel. Of course, travelling can be pricey, but if you’re...
Every year since 1987, Oregon State University and the Corvallis community have observed Holocaust Memorial Week, which “grows from the belief that educational institutions can do much to combat prejudice...
Recently, a healthy fad has taken American adults by storm, and the Oregon State University Craft Center is offering a weekly event to satiate it: coloring.Coloring isn’t just for kids anymore (was it...
By now you’ve probably seen the signs around campus from our friends at Transportation Services warning you to be safe in on-campus traffic situations like looking up from your phones and making eye...
Sunlight streamed through the panoramic windows of the special collections archives as I began my quest for Oregon State University history on Monday, April 25.The Special Collections and Archives Research...
On Wednesday, April 20, the United States Treasury Secretary, Jacob J. Lew, proposed to take the controversial and largely unpopular seventh president Andrew Jackson off the $20 bill and replace him with...
I’ve heard it a lot, and it bothers me every time: something along the lines of “I would have gone with [insert subject that I enjoy here], but it’s not like I could do anything with that degree,...
After classes, homework and extracurriculars, it can be tough to want to carve some more time out to see a lecture or a film screening, especially if attending said event is not a requirement for a class.However,...
Glorious, glorious sunshine, beaming down from the heavens and alighting lightly on the skin of thankful Oregon State University students across campus.Alright, so maybe the warm weather is predicted to...
Although we’re still going to be plagued with occasional rainstorms (this is the Pacific Northwest, after all), the weather is getting increasingly better, and students are coming out of their hibernation...
With online classes more common than ever before, many of you may be mulling over the possibility of switching that 8 a.m. on-campus class for the online version.I am currently taking both forms of classes,...
There’s at least one in every classroom—the person with a planner out, a shiny new notebook and a water bottle and healthy snack at the ready. They look at ease and well-rested. Many of us start out...
On Monday, March 6, I published a column pointing out Hillary Clinton’s wishy-washy, transparently vote-grubbing political stances that seem to change at a moment’s notice. Now it’s time to expose...
If there’s one thing Oregon State University can be counted on to do consistently, it’s raising the cost of college.In February, the tuition and fees subcommittees met several times in order to discuss...
Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is very intelligent.She has very consistently calculated what the majority has felt about important issues, stood by that, and then changed her stances on those issues...
The race for the presidency is upon us, and the youth vote might be more important now than it has ever been.There are now more people in their twenties than there are baby boomers, according to an article...
On Saturday, Feb. 27, the Heartland Humane Society held its annual Wine and Whiskers silent and live auction fund raiser at the CH2M HILL Alumni Center on campus.Since the event was largely run by volunteers,...
The recent death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has sparked a few debates within the American politics scene.As President of the United States, Barack Obama has the right to nominate whomever...
Apple, Inc., arguably the most famous technology and cell phone company America boasts, has recently been the focus of the increasingly frustrated Federal Bureau of Investigation. The issue started when...
The subject of gun control has been a hot-button issue sure to flare the passions of people on both sides of the argument.But no matter what your personal belief about guns happens to be, I think we can...
It seems as though the U.S. government can’t seem to make up its mind as far as what constitutes an American adult.In a Feb. 5 column titled “End conscription in the U.S.,” I wrote about the rights...
So the dreaded time has come.The holiday celebrating couples and romance is around the corner, and you are single. Well, friend, it doesn’t have to be this way. It can be the best day of the year.It’s...
You’re exhausted after a long day of work and face a long walk home in the dark.You drove to your friend’s house and weren’t expecting to drink, but you did, and don’t feel like it would be safe...
On Tuesday, Feb. 2, a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee was held, at which “for the first time, top Army and Marine Corps leaders [...] testified that they think women should register for...
Corvallis is a great town full of great people. Most people here, when they find something of value that isn’t theirs, will turn it into the police or make sure it gets to the rightful owner.But not...
Alas, the worst time of the year is upon us: the middle of winter term.There are no breaks in sight, the weather is cold, wet and unforgiving, it’s almost impossible to motivate ourselves to get out...
We’ve pretty much all been warned about it at this point.Coined “The Really Big One,” a gargantuan, devastating 9.0 (on a 10-point Richter scale) magnitude earthquake is poised to strike along the...
I’m sure you’ve heard the mantra multiple times: “Studying abroad changed my outlook. It was an incredible experience I’ll never forget. You should do it too.”Perhaps you get weary of these proclamations,...
