Are Video Games Art?: The Evolution of Video Games as an Artistic Medium
If you’re a fan of video games, chances are the name Roger Ebert represents more than movie culture....
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Corvallis Gears Up for the Bag Ban: Make Your Own Bags with the Bring Your Bag Coalition
On Midway Atoll, halfway between North America and Japan, 40 percent of albatross chicks die from eating plastic,...
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Scientists Develop Fuel From CO2
Unless you believe the propaganda of auto and petroleum lobbyists, it should be apparent that climate change is...
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Past, Future, Tradition, Invention: The Old World Deli Center is a Corvallis Institution
You can’t walk through the heart of downtown without encountering the odd and delightful landmark of Corvallis history...
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Running, Biking, and Swimming Under the Radar: OSU’s Triathlon Club Wins Nationally
It’s pouring rain and pitch black outside, but a group of athletes congregates in the lobby of Dixon...
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Locally-Sourcing Your Thanksgiving Feast: A Resource Guide So You Don’t Have to Sleuth
Ah, Thanksgiving. If you get back to the root of this American holiday, it’s really all about local...
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Johnny Beaver’s Top 10 B-List Films: John Waters, Bruce Campbell, and of course, Ron Jeremy
Film buffs come in many different breeds. And while a good number of them would praise some of...
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Picks of the Week!
Corvallis-OSU Symphony Orchestra: Chopin, Debussy, & Ravel, November 18th at 3 – 5:30 p.m. The Corvallis-OSU Symphony Orchestra...
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Culture Fail: Two Candidates, Zero Options
While there can be no doubt that there exists a wide rhetorical gap on social policies between the...
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Corvallis Revolutionizes Safe Drinking Water: Wastewater Treatment Plant Pioneers Equipment by Local Company, ZAPS Technology
If we could monitor our water 24 hours a day, if we could know what level of contaminates...
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A Corvallis Advocate Haiku
autumn is tranquil that is, if you like school loans and the &^$#@! rain by Johnny Beaver...
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CIBA Presents: Small Change, Big Change – Investing in Our Community
Calling all Corvallisites! Are you interested in becoming more involved in your local community? The Corvallis Independent Business...
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Mountain Pine Beetles: Disaster for America’s Grizzlies?
Few animals are as revered by Americans as the grizzly bear. With its lumbering posture, powerful stature, and...
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America’s 51st State?: Puerto Rico Votes in Favor of Statehood for the First Time in History… Or Does It?
In the recent election, Puerto Rico may have voted in favor of United States statehood for the first...
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Newspaper News from the Corvallis Advocate
– The Corvallis Advocate has been named the Corvallis Independent Business Alliance (CIBA) Business of the Week! Check us out...
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Playing What He Loves: Tony Furtado, World Class Musician, Comes to Corvallis and Eugene
If you’d like to hear a creative amalgamation of Americana, indie folk/rock, bluegrass, and jazz driven by a...
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Antioxidants May Not be as Effective as We Think
Antioxidants, specifically resveratrol, have been touted as the miracle cure for everything from cancer to aging, wrinkles, and...
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How Corvallisites Die: What Happens When You Kick the Bucket Locally?
Shooting pains filter down my arm, my chest is tight, and I feel myself mindfully drifting somewhere else....
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