The Barometer Online

OSU faculty and staff is pushing the pedal to the metal as they log distances travelled, on bike, for an annual challenge. They are participating in the Bicycle Transportation Alliance's 'Bike Commute Challenge 2007.' The competition started at the beginning of September.

President Ed Ray has been named chair of the Oregon-based Postsecondary Quality Education Commission, created by Gov. Ted Kulongoski through Executive Order 07-13, in late August. In addition to establishing said commission, Kulongoski signed an executive order directing the state to update the methodology for developing funding needs for community colleges.

Students facing schedule conflict problems when registering for classes usually have a couple of options: not take that class, drop the other class to take the latter or take the online course. According to Mark Merickel, OSU Extended Campus associate dean, there has been an increase in students taking online courses.