The Daily Barometer

Sen. Smith makes appearance at WSU game

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

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

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

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

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

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

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

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

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

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.

Beavers crush Wazzu

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Oregon State scored fast and often as they put up 66 points in their 66-13 victory over Washington State.

It appeared the Cougars were in for a long game on defense when the Beavers ran only two plays in less than a minute to score the first touchdown of the game on a 30-yard touchdown pass to senior Sammie Stroughter from junior quarterback Lyle Moevao.

Lobbestael knocked around by OSU

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

An injury-stricken Washington State University football team visited Corvallis on Saturday afternoon, only to leave in worse condition than they arrived.

A 66-13 routing of the Cougars resembled that of a Varsity-JV scrimmage rather than the Pac-10 match-up that it was.

Huskies best Oregon State

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The Oregon State men's soccer team lost in a rivalry game to Northwest foe University of Washington Huskies by a final score of 2-1 on Friday night.

The loss drops the Beavers to 0-2-1 in conference play with an overall record of 3-6-3. Washington improves to 2-0-1 in Pac-10 play and is now 7-3-1 on the season.

OSU offense goes crazy on Cougars

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Surely there are not enough words to describe the agony Cougar Nation endured as they witnessed the Oregon State Beavers (3-3, 2-1 Pac-10) hold Washington State (1-6, 0-4 Pac-10) scoreless after the 4:28 mark in the second quarter en route to a 66-13 blowout at Reser Stadium on Saturday.

Does Palin even know what's going on?

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

I have often dreamed of a scenario in which the day before a final, I need only to sleep with my textbook under my pillow so that the concepts, facts and figures will simply seep into my brain. Impossible, you say? I believed it to be impossible, too. That is, until Alaska Governor Sarah Palin came along and opened my eyes and introduced me to the strange and bizarre world of foreign policy by osmosis! I was so happy when I learned that she had the ability to understand Russian affairs because Russia was only separated from Alaska by a narrow maritime border.

Sleeping is often a serious chore

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

I really enjoy those first two weeks of the new college year, but they're definitely an interesting phenomenon. Everyone promises themselves that they'll go to class every day, actually do the readings and will totally start going to Dixon again. Unfortunately, it's the third week of school and the magic of being back at college is starting to wear off.

Energy use and abuse

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

It's October; the days are shorter and the nights are colder. This is the time of year when energy demands increase dramatically and the economic strain of high gas prices and other energy sources force the poor into making choices they shouldn't have to make.