Culture Fail: Caught in the Middle… Debunking the ‘Monsanto Rider’
From the state that brought you Todd “legitimate rape” Akin (R-Mo), comes a new breed of awful in...
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Summer of Rob: Zombies in Timberhill (Fiction)
We’d gone down to the playground to mess around, but somebody was already there. He looked homeless. “Maybe...
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The Evolution of Zombies in Media: From Blood-Curdling Terror to the Inevitable Zom-Rom
Look around. We live in a golden age of zombies: anonymous, mindless, and completely incapable of using their...
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OSU Study Finds Earth’s Temp Among Highest in 11,000 Years: Will Humanity Beat the Heat?
Climate change. We know it’s happening, but how much of an exception is it from the normal cycles...
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Breathing Life into Bones: Avery Park’s ‘Dino Bones’ to Be Repaired
Avery Park’s “dinosaur bones” have seen better days. Originally designed as an art piece by OSU students in...
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Fifth Street Growlers: Brews to Go… Variety and Speed in the Local Beer Scene
Oregonians love their craft beer, but driving to a distant microbrewery to obtain a favorite drink can prove...
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OSU’s Science Librarian, Hannah Rempel: Super Hero in the Stacks
What does it mean to be a librarian in the 21st century? Instead of a brick and mortar...
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Local Art Zine Midnight Muse Launches Issue 6 at Imagine Coffee, April 13
Midnight Muse Magazine, a free digital publication that highlights talented local artists, will be celebrating its 6th Issue...
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Dislike: Removing Offending Facebook Photos Makes Me Feel Like A Toddler
For the most part, none of us are really surprised anymore when it comes to large corporations lobbing...
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A Corvallis Writer’s Almost Kitchen Fire: Of Stove Tops and Smoke Alarms
It was a dreary February evening, a noticeable chill in the calm, motionless air. My wife and I...
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Volunteer Gigs We Love: Snap Out of the Winter Blues With a Local Non-Profit
Spring is here! At least, it’s trying pretty hard in between all that frost and icy rain. But...
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Quantified Self: Digital Self-Tracking… From Pedometers to Urine Tests
Have you weighed yourself lately? Kept track of your calories? Tracked how many steps you took? Weighed your...
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Wolves vs. Moose: 50 Years of Predation Research on Isle Royale, April 1s Seminar
John Vucetich, co-director of the Isle Royale Wolf-Moose Project (IRWMP), the longest continuous study of a predator-prey system...
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Frank Bretl’s VelEau Bike Hydration System: No More Hydration Pack Back Sweat
“I built prototype after prototype after prototype,” said Frank Bretl, local entrepreneur and inventor of the bicycle-mounted hydration...
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Picks of the Week!
Temporary Artists’ Guild Art Sale, March 30 – 31, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. This event at Corvallis’...
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Midwifery Birth Center for Mid Valley? Corvallis Group Gains Ground
The Heart of the Valley Birth Center (HVBC), an independent new midwifery-based birth center which will serve Benton...
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