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Sen. Smith makes appearance at WSU game
Senator's more or less unannounced visit to campaign, watch WSU game doesn't strike a chord with students
As the Beavers played the Cougars for a huge win on Saturday, U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith made his way around the parking lot, speaking with fans as a part of his reelection campaign.
Smith, an incumbent Republican, is running against Democrat Jeff Merkley, the current Oregon Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ONID phishing and blacklisting problem worsens
Email providers such as Hotmail have blacklisted ONID emails from their systems
For weeks OSU students and faculty have been subjected to phishing attacks through the ONID webmail system.
The problem is increasing, and despite warnings from the OSU Technology Support Services many students are still responding to these emails, causing problems for the entire ONID system.
What to do after graduation? Teach for America provides diverse opportunity
Program hires college alumni to teach for two years in low-income areas around the U.S.
There are many questions on the minds of graduating seniors, and a major one is what they are going to do with their life after graduation day.
For those seniors who are hoping to shake loose some ideas for life after graduation, Teach for America may provide a temporary solution.
Vitamin C may potentially kill cancerous cells
Pauling's research, begun 35 years ago, is being investigated by National Cancer Institute
A theory created in 1973 by OSU alumnus Linus Pauling and Scottish doctor Ewan Cameron may prove to be true almost 35 years later.
Pauling and Cameron hypothesized that large doses of vitamin C could inhibit tumor growth in cancer patients by activating an immune response by the patient.
Coach Robinson appears at Obama HQ in Corvallis
Obama's brother-in-law speaks for campaign, voter registration
Last Thursday, Craig Robinson, the OSU men's basketball head coach and brother-in-law of Senator Barack Obama, met one-on-one with the people of Corvallis at a voter registration drive downtown in the Corvallis Democratic headquarters.
At this location, Oregon citizens could register to vote and sign up to volunteer with the campaign.
