OSU’s Newest Hazelnuts: Oregon, Meet the Wepster
A new breed of hazelnut, developed at OSU, has just been released. Called “Wepster,” it’s the result of...
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Hopstories Local Documentary: Every Brewery Has a Story
If you’ve ever wanted to know the ins and outs of your favorite local brewery, you may just...
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Culture Fail: When Due Process Fails: Assassinating US Citizens
A memo justifying the Obama administration’s policy of killing U.S. citizens without due process was leaked earlier this...
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Tuition Equity for Undocumented Students in Oregon: Growing Our Educated Workforce
Currently, undocumented immigrants who wish to attend college in Oregon State are required to pay out-of-state tuition, regardless...
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Thoughts on Minorities in Corvallis: Does a Lack of Diversity Breed Misconceptions?
February is National Black History Month—a fitting time to ask, what is the extent of equality in Corvallis?...
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Majestic Director Pearlstein Resigns
Majestic Theatre Executive Director Corey Pearlstein will be leaving his post according to one source on the theater’s...
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Craigslist Corvallis: Best of Missed Connections
All people share common bonds, and perhaps the most common of them all are matters of the heart...
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New Issue: February 14th, 2013
In this week’s Corvallis Advocate… Corvallis 2063: The Arts Center Calls for Exhibit Proposals Majestic Tries to Intimidate...
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Shingles the Sad Clown’s Cavalcade of Sorrow: Blue Comedy at Cloud and Kelly’s
Sorrow and laughter join forces at Cloud and Kelly’s Public House the night of Friday, Feb. 15, starting...
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Culture Fail: Sex, Chromosomes, and Outdated Gender Roles
It’s Valentine’s Day, and across the country men have been buying roses, penning poems, and taking loved ones...
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The Non-Bar Guide to Being Single in Corvallis: Papa’s Pizza and a Fear of Tango
Last fall my friend asked me to join her young family and friends for their Friday night gathering...
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Corvallis’ Iconic Peacock Bar and Grill: An Anthropological Study
I first fell in love with The Peacock years ago, when overhearing a group of smokers—three men who...
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Corvallis 2063: The Arts Center Calls for Exhibit Proposals
The Corvallis Arts Center, celebrating its 50th year, has put forth a request for proposals for an exhibition...
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Majestic Tries to Intimidate The Advocate: Theater Harasses Advertisers
Drama visited Corvallis Advocate advertisers this week as the paper sent notices that The Majestic Theatre may contact...
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Shipping Midwest Coal Through Oregon: Albany Fights Back
If coal and shipping companies get their way, Oregon’s Coos Bay, along with four other Pacific Northwest ports,...
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Green Giant Project: Local Puppets, Larger Than Life
Question: What do you give the city that has everything? If the first thing that pops into your...
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Hip Hop Icons Bone Thugs-N-Harmony with Corvallis’ Own F.O.B. at Impulse Nightclub
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, the Grammy award winning Hip-hop group from Cleveland, Ohio, is coming to Impulse Nightclub this Saturday,...
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Sign Here and Here and Here: Exploring the Legality of Polyamory
HBO’s Big Love, TLC’s Sister Wives, and Showtime’s Polyamory—non-monogamous relationships seem to make for gripping television viewing. Certainly...
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