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Mourning for upcoming language loss
Students protest budget cuts, impending loss of Italian in foreign language department
A funeral took place in the Valley Library Quad Thursday.
Students and faculty gathered to promote awareness of the budget cuts currently taking place in the foreign languages and literatures department by carrying signs saying things such as "Viva La Lingua" (long live the language).
Officially officials
Ryan Mann, right, and Kimberly Nickerson are sworn in as ASOSU President and Vice President, respectively, for 2008-09 in the MU East International Forum Thursday night.
Police Beat
Arrests
10:49 p.m., Wednesday, May 21 - OSU student Amanda Lee Taylor, 32, was arrested for driving under the influence of intoxicants and reckless endangerment after she almost hit an officer with her car as he was walking to his patrol car from a previous traffic stop.
Celebrating smoke-free life
Tobacco industry sales hit by World Health Organization, Peer Health Advocates education
World No Tobacco Day was held Thursday in the MU Quad to make students aware of the dangers of tobacco use and the positive effects of quitting.
"[The WHO] try to target a different age group every year," said Emily Steadman, a senior in public health and one of the volunteers with Peer Health Advocates.
Flat Tail Festival returns with Ghostland Observatory
Seven bands of differing genres, food, beer planning to entertain Quad in annual music festival
Pizza, a beer garden and live music will be present in the MU Quad tomorrow from 3 to 11:30 p.m. to celebrate the Flat Tail Festival, an annual concert event formerly known as the Roots, Rock and Reggae festival.
This year, seven bands will perform, including featured artist Ghostland Observatory, who come from Austin, Texas, and played at the Sasquatch Music Festival in Washington last weekend.
OSU's SMILE program grins at its longevity
After 20th year, SMILE hopes to continue science, math outreach to Oregon youth
The Oregon State University Science and Math Investigative Learning Experiences program is smiling because last summer it unofficially became one of the organizations with the greatest longevity at OSU.
SMILE has spent the last 20 years serving high school, middle school and elementary school students through interactive and creative thinking programs and camps offered throughout the year at OSU.
