The Daily Barometer

INTO orientation brings hope for productive future

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

By Andrew Soltis
The Summer Barometer

Last Monday the CH2M Hill Alumni Center was buzzing with activity as international students talked amongst themselves and INTO faculty during the first orientation for OSU's newest students.
The international students would begin their first English language courses on United States soil later that day.

Oregon drivers required hands-free cell phones

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

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The Summer Barometer

The Oregon Senate recently approved legislation that requires drivers to use hands-free devices with their cell phones when operating a motor vehicle. House Bill 2377 will take effect on Jan. 1, 2010.
"This is a common sense safety issue," said Senator Ginny Burdick (D-Portland), who carried the bill on the floor.

Student wins tuition, OSU wins ideas

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

By Gail Cole
The Summer Barometer

The chance of winning a year of tuition certainly draws attention, something Terryl Ross and the OSU Office of Community and Diversity hoped for when the "This is My OSU: A Destination of Choice" essay contest was developed last winter.

OSU CAMP beats 11 universities, receives funding

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

By Ryan Gunderson
The Summer Barometer

The OSU CAMP - College Assistance Migrant Program - has recently had their grant request approved by the Department of Education for nearly $420,000 annually, which will keep the program running until at least 2013, when they will once again have to apply for funding.

In OSU return Simmons pegged to lead men's soccer team

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Steve Simmons, a former associate head coach at Oregon State who has served the last six seasons at the helm of the Northern Illinois men's soccer program, has been named OSU head men's soccer coach, Director of Athletics Bob DeCarolis announced on Friday.

Knights streaking through summer

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Ever since the Corvallis Knights season began, the goal has been simple - repeat.
Last season the Corvallis pitching staff and defense dominated the West Coast League on their way to a championship series victory over the Wenatchee AppleSox. This year, while the season is still very young, the Knights are putting themselves in a position to match up once again with the AppleSox in the 2009 version of the league championship.

Dam News

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

All-American Sam
Oregon State freshman right-handed pitcher Sam Gaviglio has been named to Baseball America's Freshman All-America Second Team, announced Tuesday.
The Ashland, Ore., native set an Oregon State freshman record by going 10-1, collecting a 2.73 earned run average in his first season with the Beavers.

K-12 education needs attention, too

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

We've heard all about how the current economic conditions will affect OSU in the upcoming years: Enrollment tends to increase during a recession, but potential tuition hikes as forecasted by the Oregon legislature may hinder future students from attending a university or even force some to leave.

The challenges of space will lead to innovation

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Innovation is often said to be a function of necessity. In war, in business competition and in exploration, innovation frequently emerges as a solution to a specific problem, and only later becomes known as a revolutionary change.
In the near future, the advent of space exploration will be likely lead to a similar situation, in which the rigors and rewards of space will lead to a peculiar set of environmental pressures.

Oregon's opportunity: chance to transform transportation

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

If it would please the reader, I would like to discuss a subject that has been near and dear to my heart for almost 10 minutes: dinosaur bones and civil construction. Those pesky remnants of bygone beasts always seem to show up in the most unwelcome places, don't they?
Such was the case when the ancient Greeks decided it would be a good idea to build the Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis.

College place to find self, not soulmate

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Summer is the season of weddings. I've spent a lot of days of my life being forced into frilly little dresses and dragged to weddings by my parents, but this is the first year that I've crossed that threshold of true adulthood and attended the weddings of my own friends.