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‘No culture of accountability’: The Pressure creates concern over misconstrued information, targeted content

Emma Coke, Reporter
April 17, 2025

Editor's note: This story has been edited to add clarification.  Concerns have been raised that the anonymous satirical Instagram account @osuthepressure, also known as The Pressure, causes more harm...

Anikia Phuvasate

Student on the street: Where’s your favorite place to hike at the coast?

Emma Coke, News Contributor
September 6, 2023

With fall term quickly approaching and summer coming to an end, there isn’t much time left to enjoy the warm weather at the Oregon coast before we’ve all run out of time. Here are some of Oregon...

A ‘wake-up call:' conservation efforts for wild salmon and steelhead are failing

A ‘wake-up call:’ conservation efforts for wild salmon and steelhead are failing

Emma Coke, News Reporter
September 6, 2023

Around 16 million wild salmon and steelhead used to return to the Columbia River Basin at the Bonneville Dam, but by the 1970s, it fell to less than 1 million, causing conservation efforts to commence. Starting...

PRAx exhibits Artist-at-Sea Rebecca Rutstein’s work

PRAx exhibits Artist-at-Sea Rebecca Rutstein’s work

Emma Coke, News Reporter
September 6, 2023

In the first-floor hallway that runs past a cafe at the Gladys Valley Marine Studies Building in Newport, hangs a series of small, vibrantly-colored, and at first glance, unusual, paintings. The exhibit...

No, the orcas aren’t attacking boats, researchers say

No, the orcas aren’t attacking boats, researchers say

Emma Coke, News Contributor
August 24, 2023

In an unforeseen twist of maritime mayhem, pods of orcas have unleashed a wave of what many are referring to as “boat attacks.” These marine mischief-makers have taken to flipping, nudging and even...

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‘Let Hawaii heal’, Maui fires’ residential impact, environmental cause

Riley LeCocq and Emma Coke
August 18, 2023

The raging wildfires on Maui dropped a heavy weight of panic and uncertainty across the islands of Hawaii with displacement, destruction of homes, history and wildlife. These are the sentiments of Shyanti...

Photo of Otter Rock located north of Newport at Oregon Coast on Jan. 18. Newport is less than 50 miles away from Oregon State University and has many opportunities for activities throughout the summer to keep cool.

Beat the heat at the coast this summer

Emma Coke, News Reporter
August 7, 2023

As the sweltering summer sun intensifies, the soothing sound of waves crashing against the sandy shores and the cool, salty breeze becomes near impossible to resist.  From hikes amongst the headlands...

OSU researchers estimate gray whales consume millions of microparticles each day

OSU researchers estimate gray whales consume millions of microparticles each day

Emma Coke, News Contributor
August 7, 2023

Correction: In the August 7 version of the article, there was misinformation. Microparticles are any particles smaller than five millimeters.    Researchers at Oregon State University estimate...

Phytoplankton blooms along the coasts of New Zealand as captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer onboard NASA’s Aqua satellite. Scientists used images from the satellite to understand changes in the ocean's color.

Climate change affecting the color of the ocean’s surface, study reports

Emma Coke, News Reporter
July 27, 2023

It’s no secret that climate change is impacting ecosystems of the big blue sea in a myriad of ways, and now the big blue sea may not be as blue as it once was due to climate change. The ocean’s...

The interior of the O. H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory’s flume, photographed on July 20 in Corvallis. Oregon State University’s Wave Lab is the nation’s largest wave research lab, designed to host research from universities and corporations from all around the world.

Newly-planted vegetation may actually increase coastal dune erosion, OSU researchers find

Emma Coke, News Reporter
July 23, 2023

A widely held belief is that vegetation helps prevent coastal dune erosion. However, a recently published study involving Oregon State University researchers suggests that may not always be the case. The...

Photo courtesy of Adriene Koett-Cronn, photo taken by Mark Farley.

Tsunami drill prepares Oregon coast in event of ‘The Big One’

Emma Coke, News Reporter
July 12, 2023

Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center recently hosted a tsunami evacuation drill to encourage Newport residents to re-evaluate or establish evacuation plans in the event of "The Big...

Great Oregon Shakeout approaches after jolting start to earthquake preparedness month

Emma Coke, OMN Copy Editor
October 17, 2022

Corvallis residents got a good reminder to practice earthquake preparedness earlier this month when a 4.4 magnitude earthquake shook the Oregon State University Corvallis campus.   The magnitude 4.4...

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