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Turning a daughter's death into activism
Parents of Rachel Corrie from "My Name is Rachel Corrie" speak before and after play
By Lauren Sigel
The Daily Barometer
Dealing with the death of a loved one is often a difficult task in itself, but when it comes to dealing with the death of a child, a parent's grief is often too unbearable to think of anything else. But for the parents of Rachel Corrie, of the play "My name is Rachel Corrie," they took their grief and turned it around into activism.
OSU Homecoming 2009 is "Haunted by Orange"
Popular events include tug-o-war, annual Homecoming bonfire and parade
By Ryan Gunderson
The Daily Barometer
It's becoming chilly and gray in Corvallis as October comes to a close. As Halloween approaches, so does Homecoming 2009 at OSU and all the festivities that go along with it.
This year's homecoming theme is "Haunted by Orange: Bury the Bruins," as the football team will play UCLA at Reser Stadium, Saturday, Oct.
Pure Water Distributors installs eight new filtration systems on campus
Systems will help reduce bottled water waste; OSU first school to approach Pure Water
By Kate Welter
The Daily Barometer
The average U.S. citizen spends over $400 per year on bottled water, which is equal to 17 million barrels of oil used to produce those plastic bottles. There is also a toxic, carcinogenic chemical, bisphenol A, found in the plastic used to create water bottles.
