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Dixon student employees save heart attack victim
Student informs Dixon Rec Center staff of man in cardiac arrest, student employees step in to save his life by using Automated External Defibrillator
Three student-workers of the Dixon Recreation Center used an Automated External Defibrillator Wednesday morning to save the life of an OSU faculty member found lying in the men's locker room unconscious, not breathing and with no pulse.
An AED is used to administer electrical shock to restore a victim's heart beat in a situation of sudden cardiac arrest.
Power outage leaves 11,800 in the dark
Transmission line fails because of faulty crossbar, Pacific Power restores power in 20 minutes
After nearly 20 minutes in the dark, power was restored around the city of Corvallis as well as to the OSU campus on Thursday at 4:49 p.m.
A power outage, which affected as many as 11,800 Pacific Power customers, was caused by a faulty crossbar.
This crossbar held up a transmission line that fed power to parts of Corvallis, Albany and as far as Mary's River, according to Pacific Power spokesman Tom Gauntt.
Video game fame
Fifth-year senior participates in reality TV show Ultimate Gamer
In academia, students who admit to skipping out on homework to spend time playing video games don't typically get ahead. But in the gaming world, that kind of confession can land you on national television with a check in your pocket.
"Gaming fits in every second I can possibly get it in," OSU student Geoff Robinson said to a panel of judges during an interview to be on World Cyber Games reality TV show, Ultimate Gamer.
Corvallis ranks 25th best small place for business, careers
Forbes rates areas with less than 240,000 people; Corvallis was ranked No. 67 last year
Forbes Magazine has ranked Corvallis No. 25 on the "Best Small Places for Business and Careers" for small metro cities in the U.S.
The magazine's 11th annual survey takes areas that have populations of less than 240,000 and focuses on nine primary factors (costs, crime, educational attainment, four-year colleges, income growth, job growth, net migration, subprime mortgages and cultural and recreational opportunities) to determine the city's ranking.
