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Imprints: Creating a unique feeling of family
Ika Fifita has been working at OSU for 38 years and opens his home to students
On the corner of N.W. 29th St. and N.W. Harrison Blvd. sits a white house with blue shutters wrapped in a picket fence. A stone walkway winds up beyond the swinging gate. In the yard are toys and a swing set. Red stairs lead to the front door where a red sign reads "The Fifitas".
OSU grabs top rankings in agriculture, geosciences
A study by Science Watch evaluates the impact of universities on research fields
OSU ranks No. 1 in agricultural sciences and No. 6 in geosciences, according to a recent study by Science Watch, a publication produced by Thomson Corporation, which provides information about scientific research.
The study tallied the number of times a research paper from a particular university was cited by scientists in peer-reviewed journals, in order to measure the level of impact a university has in a particular field.
New program aimed at helping at-risk teens
The term-long class has student mentors that earn credits and give teens a positive outlook
A dozen people are crowded into one kitchen, laughing and milling among meatloaf, pasta, broccoli, cornbread and brownies. One student, observing a particularly fierce splatter of hot grease, turns around and shouts to the room, "FYI, people - do not cook naked!"
This is Teen Life Skills, a new term-long program that will be holding its first graduation on March 19.
Oregon State department head to go to China
Dave King will lead team to China for technological and credit opportunities
Dave King, the department head for the extension and experiment station communications program at OSU, will lead a five-person team to China in an effort to establish clear and reliable lines of communication between the American Distance Education Consortium and rural areas of China.
Campus gears up for finals
Several resources are available on campus to help stressed students
Many OSU students struggle to find a healthy balance between their academic life and their personal life, often sacrificing sleep for the sake of a grade.
Traditionally a time to relax and review class material, dead week has become riddled with papers, projects and the like.
Police Beat
Arrests
3:34 a.m., Tuesday, Mar. 13 - A Newberg man, 20, was arrested for driving under the influence of intoxicants.
10:50 p.m., Sunday, Mar. 11 - A Monroe man, 60, was arrested for driving under the influence of intoxicants.
3:01 a.m., Sunday, Mar. 11 - An OSU student, 21, was arrested for driving under the influence of intoxicants.
