Higherground Hip Hop: Sellassie at SubZero
Hip-hop is the story of a people overcoming oppression and voicing their expression against adverse odds. To quote...
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Nation’s First Utility-Scale Wave Energy: Newport’s New Pacific Marine Energy Center
Newport, Oregon will be the nation’s first utility-scale wave energy test site, the Oregon State University-based Northwest National...
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Culture Fail: Coming Soon to Portland: The Monsanto Arena?
By next season the Rose Garden, host to Portland’s beloved Trail Blazers, is likely to have a new...
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Picks of the Week!
5th Annual National Squirrel Appreciation Day, January 26, 6 – 10 p.m. Come to Squirrel’s Tavern to celebrate...
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OSU Food: Why Hide the Healthy Stuff? (full article by Genevieve Weber)
For the print version of this article, and the response by Tara Sanders, visit: OSU Food: Why Hide...
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Making a ‘Scene’: Corvallis’ Full Spectrum Productions Brings Out Our Local Gay Community
Katy January was making her breakfast when I came through the door. Sizzling turkey bacon was pulled from...
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Recyclemania is Back at OSU: Help Keep the Winning Streak Alive
If you’re not quite sure what to do with that mountain of empty glass bottles, plastic containers, and...
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Southtown Bike Path’s Slow Progress
The bike lane between downtown and Southtown has inched ever so slightly closer to completion. Last year Corvallis...
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Book Review: This Book is Full of Spiders
Those familiar with Cracked.com perhaps know what to expect from a book by its senior editor Jason Pargin,...
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OSU Folk Club Grant Applications Due Jan. 31: Over 104 Years of Local Philanthropy
The Oregon State University Folk Club has been an integral—and hugely philanthropic—part of the Corvallis community for nearly...
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Idling Your Car: Break the Lose/Lose Fossil Fuel Cycle
The season is upon us—the landscape is cold and barren, the temperatures are low, life slows, and fuel...
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OSU Food: Why Hide the Healthy Stuff?
The two articles below are excerpts from more in-depth pieces (check out the links at the end of...
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A Corvallis Curiosity: Unexpected Art
Next time you’re in the market for tiles, stop by Mid-Valley Tile to peruse the selection, as well...
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OSU Food: Why Hide the Healthy Stuff? (full article by Tara Sanders)
For the print version of this article, and the response by Genevieve Weber, visit: OSU Food: Why Hide...
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Brides Against Breast Cancer: Buy Your Wedding Gown and Support Local Breast Cancer Programs
Are you in the market for a wedding gown? Want that gown to really mean something? Brides Against...
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Get Ready for Jr. Roller Derby’s First Bout: Candy Stripers Take On the Cinder Kittens
On Feb. 9, the Corvallis/Albany junior roller derby team, the Candy Stripers, will skate in its first official...
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Mistletoe in Oregon: Forest Robber or Robin Hood?
Mistletoes, or “tree thieves” as they are known to some, are a diverse group of parasitic flowering plants...
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OSU’s Newest Prof, Dr. Sara Robinson: And Why We Love Spalting
Sara Robinson is not your typical Oregon State University assistant professor—as the newest member of OSU’s Department of...
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